Following the release of her fourth album “30”, the shuffle button is no longer the default option for listening to albums on Spotify – instead listeners will hear tracks in their listed order.
“That was the only request in our changing industry!” Adele wrote on twitter Sunday. “We don’t make albums with so much care and thought into our track list for no reason. Our art tells a story and our stories should be heard as we wish. Thanks Spotify for listening.”
Looks like Spotify was more than happy to oblige you to write “anything” In reply On the singer’s tweet.
CNN has reached out to Spotify for comment.
The album “30”, which was released on November 19 and focuses on Adele’s healing process after her divorce from ex-husband Simon Konecki, widespread acclaim from critics, The singer has described it as a closest to his heart,
Premium listeners can still shuffle individual tracks if they want, but many fans have thanked Adele online for the update, saying they’ll never hear an album exclusively on shuffle for the first time.
A significant portion of users appear to be annoyed by the move, with many fans criticizing Adele for requesting the removal of the default shuffle.
Taylor Swift previously criticized Spotify for its free service, arguing that the artists were not paid enough royalties and pulling up his full list off the stage in 2014 — although he reversed course in 2017.
However, Adele’s own relationship with Spotify hasn’t always been so sweet. When she released her last album, “25”, she decided stay away from streaming, saying it was “a bit disposable” and that “music should be a phenomenon.” The album was later added to streaming.
Last month, “Easy on Me,” the lead single of “30,” Spotify broke the record for most streamed songs in a single day, and broke the UK record for most streams in a single week.
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