APPLE MUSIC IS DOING A BETTER JOB AT SHOWING ARTISTS

Apple has fixed one of the biggest problems with Apple Music: the unhelpful way that a given artists’ releases were listed and displayed on the service.

Previously, singles and collections were lumped together with studio albums, so if you wanted to put on a particular album you would usually have to scroll through dozens of unrelated or redundant releases to find that special one. This also meant it was hard to get a sense of what an unfamiliar artist's most significant records were.

Now, things are much better for Apple Music (THANK GOODNESS). Studio albums get their own section and are displayed first, while there are separate sections for live albums, compilations, and singles/EPs. There’s also a new "Essential Albums" pick that is displayed for most major artists right under their top songs. The picks are subjective, of course, but might seem on point to some.

It’s not quite perfect – things like deluxe editions and remasters still clutter up the albums view, which makes it less of a neat picture of an artists' history. But it's still overall a huge improvement in navigation, and one most users' have been hoping would happen forever.

The update to Apple Music seems to have been made server-side and doesn't require any user action.