Spotify no longer shuffles albums by default because Adele has spoken

Following the release of her album latest album, 30, Adele has had a greater impact on Spotify than the artist -- or anyone else -- expected. The new longer player has already been streamed millions of times, and this is hardly surprising for Adele's first album in six years. But the singer has also managed to convince Spotify to make a big change to the platform. The streaming music service has stopped shuffling albums by default, in recognition of the fact that bands and artists craft albums with a great deal of attention to detail, carefully curating track order to… [Continue Reading]