System and method for organizing information

An audio player device (30), and method (52, 57, 58, 59, 62, 66, 70) of controlling an audio player device (30), including a microprocessor (32) for manipulating music content wherein the music content includes songs and classification information associated with the songs, a storage device (36) connected to the microprocessor (32) for storing the music content, a user display device (38) for displaying one or more classification categories associated with the music content, wherein the microprocessor (32) is adapted to permit the user to select one or more classification categories associated with the classification information of the music content and is adapted to play all of the songs associated with the one or more selected classification categories without requiring the user to filter (58) the one or more classification categories. A method (52, 57, 58, 59, 62, 66, 70) is also disclosed for presenting hierarchal information to a user including presenting to a user one or more classification categories of information associated with music content, presenting to a user one or more selection options within the one or more classification categories (57) and one or more filters and prompting the user to make one or more selections from the one or more selection options. If the user does not select at least one filter (60), a playlist is compiled (59) of all songs encompassed by the specific selection made by the user. If the user does select at least one filter (64), the at least one filter is applied (66) to the selected options.