Spotify down as thousands of users reporting issues with music app

Spotify has acknowledged the problems in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter

Thousands of Spotify users have reported issues with the music streaming platform this evening, with many saying they are unable to use the app or stream music.

Outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 10,000 reports from users experiencing problems, with the majority linked to the Spotify app itself. Others reported issues with audio streaming and server connections.

Frustrated users took to social media and online forums to share their experiences as the disruption appeared to affect people across multiple devices.

One Reddit user said: “Yeah I guess, the server is really slow – the playlists in the app don’t load and the website is unreachable.”

Spotify later acknowledged the problems in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter.

The company said: “We’re aware of some issues right now with the app and are checking them out!”

The disruption was not limited to the UK, with users in the United States also reporting widespread problems.

According to Downdetector, more than 15,000 outage reports were logged in the US within a short period of time. Data from the site suggested that 54% of complaints were related to the Spotify app, while others involved streaming and server connection failures.

It remains unclear what caused the outage or when normal service will be fully restored.