{"id":88977,"date":"2021-11-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=88977"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:03:40","slug":"albums-on-spotify-no-longer-shuffle-by-default","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/albums-on-spotify-no-longer-shuffle-by-default\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify shuffle button no longer default for albums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/spotify.com\">Spotify<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Why has Spotify hidden the shuffle button from albums? One word \u2013 Adele. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One request from global superstar Adele was all it took to change the way <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-upload-my-music-to-spotify-yes-and-its-free\/\">Spotify <\/a>plays albums. Now shuffle is hidden from view, no longer the default setting when you listen to a new album on the streaming platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best albums have a narrative running through them, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-structure-a-song\/\">songs <\/a>arranged to flow from one to the other. Adele\u2019s new album <em>30 <\/em>is a highly emotionally charged journey for both artist and listener, so it\u2019s easy to see why she would be passionate about the intended running order being honoured on streaming services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Adele\/status\/1462260324485242881\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Anything for you,&#8221; was the response from <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-spotify-artist-profile\/\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommendation algorithm which learns what you like and dictates what track plays next on <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-on-spotify-playlists\/\">Spotify<\/a> has incredible accuracy and almost always leads to fantastic new music discoveries. 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