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Spotify Down Today: Global Outage Hits Songs, Search and Web Player as Company Investigates

Spotify Down Today: Global Outage Hits Songs, Search and Web Player as Company Investigates

Spotify experienced a widespread outage Tuesday, blocking users from playing songs, searching tracks, or loading parts of the app across Europe and the U.S. Downdetector logged over 30,000 reports by late morning Pacific time. Spotify acknowledged the issue but gave no cause or timeline for recovery. Shares rose 3.3% in early U.S. trading despite the disruption.
May 12, 2026