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Spotify has removed shuffle play as the default option on albums if you're a premium user and you choose to

click to listen to an album so tracks play in the order that artists intended and

Spotify did this apparently after Adele requested the change quoting the BBC.

The singer tweeted, we don't create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing

for no reason.

Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended.

Thank you Spotify for listening."

The streaming service replied, anything for you?

A statement later held their quote, new premium feature to make play the default button on all albums, end quote.

A Spotify spokesperson said they were excited to be rolling out the feature which was quote,

long requested by both users and

artists end quote the spokesperson said Spotify users could still choose to

shuffle an album but the system would default to playing tracks in the order chosen

by the artist as always we will continue to

iterate our products and features to create the best experiences for both

artists and their fans, the statement concluded. Adele's 30, her first album in

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