Spotify hides shuffle button after Adele says albums should ‘tell a story’

Singer highlights importance of track listing and says albums should be listened to as artists intended

Spotify has removed the shuffle button from album pages after Adele commented that the order tracks were placed in was supposed to tell a story".

The singer thanked the streaming service after it made it less straightforward for users to listen to the songs of her new album, 30, in a random order.