I love clicking around on Spotify but as artists have released more music over the years in different formats, it’s getting a little messy.
The song is released as a single, then it’s on the EP, then on the album, then re-released as a single with acoustic versions and remixes, then on the deluxe album…Each one of these releases getting it’s own heading and time stamp.
And since it’s the biggest song for the artist it appears at the top of the page in the Popular section.
Underneath the Popular section are the artist full length albums from newest to oldest and then underneath that, the time line starts over again with EPs and singles from newest to oldest.
Confusing? Yeah, it’s a bit of a scrolling/information nightmare.
The most common information I want to have quick access to is…when did an artists most popular songs get released and what’s the corresponding single/ep/album?
So a few suggestions to clean and clear things up…
-a button next to each track that pops up the artwork for all the places the song appears (I know you can click the three buttons and select ‘go to album’ but that doesn’t solve the problem)
-put all releases into one overall timeline AND/OR give artists control panel where they get to decide what their timeline looks like
-when an artist releases a single and it also appears on a subsequent ep or album, the artist has the ability to remove it as a single from the timeline
-if the the song is listed in the artists Popular songs, the artist can choose which artwork (the single art, ep art or album art) is shown next to the song title at the top of the page.
»» The better line which should have concluded yesterday's post: This time is next time's last time.
I thought of it today. Too good not to include.
