September 29th: Spotify shutdown for awhile

Many Spotify users (both creators and listeners) have confirmed today that the app and website stopped working. In fact, the streaming platform also confirmed this issue. "We're currently aware of the situation and the relevant teams are working on it," Spotify announced on it community page.

The platform also confirmed the issue on its X profile. "We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!"

We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!

— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) September 29, 2024

The outage affected both the Spotify app and the web platform. While the app wouldn’t play music, the website was having trouble loading.

Spotify users were flooding social media with complaints about various problems. Some say their songs keep pausing for no reason, while others are finding themselves completely locked out of their accounts; that's, they're unable to access the app at all.

According to check by "Downtime Detector", the Spotify downtime started a little before 11AM ET. According to Engadget, "users were still encountering issues as of 1PM."

While message from Spotify indicating the problem has been fixed, some users are still receiving a server error — "let us know if you’re still having any problems". At this moment, Spotify hasn’t released any statements regarding the outage.

However, it's important to let you know that this is not the first time Spotify has paused the music due to an error. The same happened on September 8, August 4, and April 19. Hiccups pop up from time to time, but Spotify has a solid track record of restoring service quickly — usually within a few hours.

What do you think about the "Spotify Server Downtime?"? Do you think it’s just a technical issue, or it's a hack? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.