Over 20,000 people have reported issues accessing Spotify today.
When we tried opening it up, we were also unable to access the app, which just showed a black screen with loading bubbles.
Spotify Status said in an update: ‘We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!‘
DownDetector, a website which tracks web outages, showed 21,000 reports, with problems spiking from 1pm.
Frustrated users who struggled to access the app turned to social media to express their annoyance, with some saying they had tried on multiple devices with no luck.
‘My morning run is gonna be awful,’ one commented.
Writing on DownDetector, user ‘meow’ wrote: ‘Spotify is down for me – using it on PC Desktop. Wouldn’t play music, suddenly signed me out and when I’m redirected to log back in, it says 502 Server error.’
It comes after the streaming platform also had problems on April 9.
A spokesperson wrote: ‘We’re aware of some recent issues that should be all clear now! Thanks for your patience, you rock. Give @SpotifyCares a shout if you need anything.’
Responding to issues today, the same account advised users to ‘try logging out > restarting the device > logging back in to see if it makes any difference’.
Right now, you probably won’t be able to listen to anything at all now that Spotify has confirmed issues, so you’re in luck if you’ve got a vinyl collection, or an old Walkman kicking around.
Once it’s up and running again, you’ll be able to breathe easy with background tunes again.
Maybe Birds of Feather by Billie Eilish, which confirmed as the most streamed song on Spotify in 2024.
Or ‘Stick Season’ by Noah Kahan, which was the most streamed song in the UK specifically.
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