Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUPDATED: As streaming and other digital formats have made the music industry more song-based after decades of being centered around albums, there has been much talk about the “death of the album” and the consequent loss of a complete artistic statement that comes with it.Well, Adele has tackled that issue head-on by asking Spotify to remove the “shuffle” button from album pages in order to preserve the artist’s intention, saying the songs are placed in a certain order to “tell a story” — and the streaming services has obliged, at least partially.The shuffle option is no longer a default on the platform, according to a Spotify rep, although it remains an option, and listeners clicking the shuffle button on their.
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