Systems and methods to optimize music play in a scrolling news feed

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:
• presenting an audio content item associated with cover art having a shape in a news feed to be displayed on a screen of a computing device associated with a user;
• receiving an input by the user for scrolling the news feed and the audio content item on the screen;
• presenting a pop out player in response to disappearance of the audio content item from the screen based on the scrolling, wherein the pop out player displays at least one of title, artist, or third party content source, wherein the pop out player displays a play/pause button;
• presenting, by the computing system, a rotating playback shape on the screen in response to the user selecting the play/pause button, wherein the rotating playback shape includes a transformation of the shape of the cover art;
• and
• transferring, in response to a reappearance of the audio content item, operation from the pop out player to the audio content item.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

• presenting an audio content item associated with cover art having a shape in a news feed to be displayed on a screen of a computing device associated with a user;
• receiving an input by the user for scrolling the news feed and the audio content item on the screen;
• presenting a pop out player in response to disappearance of the audio content item from the screen based on the scrolling, wherein the pop out player displays at least one of title, artist, or third party content source, wherein the pop out player displays a play/pause button;
• presenting, by the computing system, a rotating playback shape on the screen in response to the user selecting the play/pause button, wherein the rotating playback shape includes a transformation of the shape of the cover art;
• and
• transferring, in response to a reappearance of the audio content item, operation from the pop out player to the audio content item.