Spotify says things are working again after an outage
If your go-to Spotify podcast or playlist wasn't loading on your morning commute on Wednesday morning, you weren't alone.
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- Spotify wasn't working for many users on Wednesday morning.
- Outage reports spiked, with users encountering issues on iOS, Android, and the web player.
- Spotify said normal service had returned as of 11:45 am ET following an "outage."
If your go-to Spotify podcast wasn't loading on your morning commute today, you weren't alone.
On Wednesday morning, the music streaming service said it was aware of "some issues" and was investigating.
"We're aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!" the company posted on X.
We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) April 16, 2025
There was a large spike in outage reports on the third-party website DownDetector around 8:45 a.m. ET. Downdetector
The outage issues seemed to span across multiple platforms — Business Insider tried to access Spotify's web player, but the site returned only an error message. When attempting to load up the iOS app, BI encountered a pop-up that reads, "Something went wrong," followed by "Have another go?" with an option to refresh the page. We also ran into issues accessing Spotify on the Android app.
In a statement to BI, a Spotify spokesperson said that the service experienced "an outage today beginning around 6:20am EDT" but that normal service had resumed.
"As of 11:45am EDT, Spotify is back up and functioning normally," the spokesperson said. "You can check @SpotifyStatus X channel for any additional updates."
