Alphabetical sorting of albums and artists in CarPlay

Hi Anthony ​@awesomemac  !

Deezer rolled out a forced update that harmonized the display and sorting across Apple CarPlay. Your favorite albums, playlists, and artists are now strictly ordered by recently added (most recent first) and grouped by year.
So ,albums and artist cannot be shown in alphabetical order on CarPlay.

Apple CarPlay enforces strict layout rules to minimize driver distraction. Grouping large libraries into chronological "year blocks" is meant to reduce long, unstructured alphabetical scrolling while the car is in motion.

You can bypass manual screen scrolling entirely by pressing your steering wheel's voice button and asking Siri to play a specific Deezer album or playlist by name.

How do I use Siri to control CarPlay?
Depending on your car, there are two ways to use Siri to control CarPlay:
Press and hold the voice-command button on your car's steering wheel or hold the CarPlay Dashboard or CarPlay home button on your touchscreen
Tip: Using a voice command, ask Siri to play general requests, listen to music and, depending on your country, listen to podcasts or radio.

Thank you, Nina, for your clear explanation and helpful reply.

I do sometimes use Siri to request an artist, but Siri often picks something completely different from what I asked for. Either my Dutch accent is too strong when I speak English, or Siri simply struggles with it.

I understand the reasoning behind sorting by the year something was added, as you explained. However, it is a bit odd that Apple Music doesn’t do this. There, you can browse albums and artists in the “normal” alphabetical way. See the example.

Thanks again for your help.