The music streaming service is still suffering issues that are making features unavailable to some.
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Our ears are suffering this Wednesday, as music streaming service Spotify suffers “ongoing issues” that are making features unavailable for some people.
At around 6 a.m. PT, a massive spike in reports appeared on DownDetector, with well over 45,000 people affected in the US at the time of writing (Downdetector is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis). Spotify has also acknowledged the problem, posting on its status account: “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!”
A spokesperson for Spotify pointed back to the post on X when approached for further comment on the situation.
Different people are reporting different problems with Spotify. The most common complaint seems to be that the search tool isn’t working. I’ve been listening to Spotify for the last few hours without any issues via the mobile app, but I haven’t been able to get the web player to load.
Over on X, people have been quick to post memes about the outage.
spotify is down pic.twitter.com/cHHcIhoD51
— music struggles (@musicstruggles1) April 16, 2025
Spotify down? No problem! pic.twitter.com/FHi23JcGY7
— Duke of Preston (@DOPreston) April 16, 2025
Spotify will likely put a fix in place quickly following today’s issues, but if the outage has caused you to second guess your loyalty, do take a look at our guide to the best music streaming services.
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