How do I play all albums by one artist?

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How do I play all albums by one artist?

Can't seem to find how to play all the albums by one artist on my iPhone 6 iOS 10.2 with the music app and all songs loaded on my phone.

I want to select an artist and start with the first album and have it play through each album by that artist until they have all been played with out using shuffle. When I select an album it plays but at the end instead of going to the next album by that artist it stops playing and I then have to go back to my phone and select the next album. I was able to do this in the past but I think it went away when I updated to iOS 10. Am I doing something wrong or is this really not an option anymore? Thanks, Robert

Posted on Feb 12, 2017 1:34 PM

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OriginalName022

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Feb 12, 2017 2:20 PM in response to RCHIPKE

A workaround is to add entire albums to your Up Next queue. If your device has 3D Touch (6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus), press on an album, if not, tap and hold on an album. Choose either Play Next (will add these songs before the other songs already in the queue) or Play Later (will add these songs after the other songs already in the queue).

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warren_r

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Feb 12, 2017 1:54 PM in response to RCHIPKE

I cannot find a way to play all music by an artist either, I think it might be a good idea to submit this as feedback to Apple to get this option added in.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-music.html

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warren_r

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Feb 12, 2017 2:05 PM in response to RCHIPKE

Looks that way to me 😟

The closest I could get is using the "Shuffle All" button and then turning off shuffle from the now playing panel (Use Apple Music in the Music app - Apple Support) but this may have skipped some songs.

It actually seems that the suggested way to listen to all of the music of an artist from that support article is to use the shuffle all mode, but that's not what we want at all! Hopefully this gets added in.

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RCHIPKE Author

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Feb 12, 2017 2:18 PM in response to warren_r

Ok I just tried the Shuffle All and then turned it off and that did not work. When you turn off Shuffle from now playing the songs stay in the shuffle order on the Up Next list. I was optimistic that would be a work around but no luck.

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RCHIPKE Author

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Feb 12, 2017 2:24 PM in response to OriginalName022

Ok this is a work around. After I start the first album then tap and hold each album and use Play Later it puts them on the Up Next list in order and will play all from beginning to end in order. Thanks.

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RCHIPKE Author

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Feb 12, 2017 1:56 PM in response to warren_r

Thanks for the idea. So you are saying this is a feature that is no longer an option?

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