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Was Spotify down? Music streaming issues reported

By Megan Ziegler
Published  September 29, 2024 1:52pm CDT
Entertainment
FOX TV Stations
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FILE - The Spotify app can be seen on the display of a smartphone. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Downdetector received a spike of outage reports for music streamer Spotify Sunday morning.
    • A Spotify status account tweeted it was aware of some issues and was investigating.
    • As of 1:30 p.m. ET, Spotify said it had resolved the issues. 

Spotify appeared to be having issues Sunday morning with its music streaming services. 

A spike in outages reported to Downdetector began around 10:30 a.m. ET and reports continue to pour in still several hours later. 

Just after 12:15 p.m. ET, the X account that provides updates about Spotify’s current status tweeted that the company was aware of some issues right now and was investigating. 

Spotify was also giving problems for those who tried at FOX Television Stations.

Songs would not play on the app and the website version rendered a "Page not available" message. 

Just after 1:30 p.m. ET, Spotify said it had resolved the issues. 

The Source

  • Information in this story was used from Downdetector, a website that collects self-reported status of online services and provides real-time information about outages, and an X post from Spotify Status. This story was reported from Detroit.