Spotify Outage Disrupts Streaming for Thousands on Tuesday

Overview

• Users said the service would not play non-downloaded songs Tuesday, and Spotify acknowledged the problem on X.
• DownDetector recorded 4,652 issue reports between 1:50 p.m. and 3:20 p.m., according to G1.
• Spotify said it is investigating the app issues and has not provided a cause or confirmed a full fix.
• People reported that downloaded playlists still worked, pointing to a streaming or connectivity fault rather than local playback.
• The disruption coincided with heavy interest in 20th‑anniversary retrospectives that invite listeners to review their music history.