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Q: How do I shuffle play all music from one artist?

Before the newest Apple Music App update I could shuffle play ALL my music or all music by one artist.  Now it appears that I can no longer do this.  If this is still an option, how do you do it?

Posted on Aug 12, 2015 10:48 AM

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Q: How do I shuffle play all music from one artist?

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  • by anypats,

    anypats anypats Aug 12, 2015 1:00 PM in response to 01halostang
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    Aug 12, 2015 1:00 PM in response to 01halostang

    When in Artist view, click the icon/picture/album art to the left of the artist's name to start playing a song. Click the mini player below and make sure that shuffle is toggled on.

  • by Everest88,

    Everest88 Everest88 Aug 12, 2015 5:04 PM in response to anypats
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    Aug 12, 2015 5:04 PM in response to anypats

    I tried that. It only shuffles the songs in that album.  How do I get it to shuffle ALL the songs I have for that artist across multiple albums? 

  • by swandy,

    swandy swandy Aug 12, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Everest88
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    Aug 12, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Everest88

    Right now you can't in the iOS version of iTunes (you can still do it on the Mac and I assume Windows versions), unless you use Siri and say "play the beatles". Or you can make a playlist based upon that artist and then shuffle the playlist.

  • by anypats,Helpful

    anypats anypats Aug 12, 2015 6:12 PM in response to swandy
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    Aug 12, 2015 6:12 PM in response to swandy

    swandy wrote:

     

    Right now you can't in the iOS version of iTunes (you can still do it on the Mac and I assume Windows versions), unless you use Siri and say "play the beatles". Or you can make a playlist based upon that artist and then shuffle the playlist.

    This is incorrect. If you are in Artist view and click the picture to the left and then click the mini player to verify shuffle is on it WILL shuffle all songs by the artist. You can verify by clicking the Up Next and you will see songs from all their different albums in random order. I have tested this with many different artists on both 8.4 and 9.0 beta.

     

    If it is only shuffling an album you are either in Album view or you are clicking the artist and selecting an album first. When you have a list of all the artists click the picture of the artist to the left of their name and the method will work. Let me know if you still can't get it and I'll do some screen shots tomorrow.

  • by swandy,

    swandy swandy Aug 12, 2015 6:16 PM in response to anypats
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    Aug 12, 2015 6:16 PM in response to anypats

    Was about to write back that I read your solution in another thread. Did not realize this was possible.

  • by 01halostang,

    01halostang 01halostang Aug 13, 2015 8:14 AM in response to anypats
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    Aug 13, 2015 8:14 AM in response to anypats

    This worked!  THANK YOU!!