(Hypebot) — Streaming and the promotion of playlists have contributed to the demise of the album, alongside shorter and shorter attention spans. But recently, Spotify added insult to injury by eliminating a popular feature.
As tech companies often do when they are taking something away, without the fanfare of notice. Spotify has eliminated the option on its mobile app that allowed users to add entire albums to their custom playlists with the tap of a button.
Spotify users were not happy
Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, President of the Skyline Artists Agency, and a professor for the Berklee College Of Music.
