(New York) Listening to an album in the original order of its songs has become the ‘default’ mode for paid Spotify subscribers, which granted a request from British pop diva Adele and made it less accessible the “random” mode.
Sunday, a paying Spotify subscriber choosing to listen to any album was only offered a single play mode, not the shuffle or “shuffle” feature, characterized by two intersecting arrows.
On Twitter, Adele, whose latest opus 30, released on Friday, is a global event, applauded the change.
“It was the only request I had for our ever-changing industry! She wrote. “We don’t put so much care and thought into the title list for no reason. Our music tells a story and our stories should be heard as we intended them. Thank you Spotify for listening, ”added the British artist, who concludes his message with two emoticons representing a glass of wine and a heart.
In 30, a reference to the age she was when she started writing this album, Adele confides in particular on her divorce and the consequences it had in her son’s life.
“As Adele said, we are happy to announce that we have launched a new Premium service, long demanded by artists and users, which makes ‘play’ the default button on all albums,” confirmed a spokesperson for Spotify.
“Those who still want to randomly play an album can go to the ‘now playing’ view and select the shuffle button,” Spotify adds.
30 Adele, 33, is back on the music scene after several years of silence. In October, the single Easy on me hit over 24 million UK listeners in the first week, breaking the record for the most listened to in the country when it was released.
Read our album review 30 Adele