Spotify is down — live updates on the outage

Spotify seems to be having problems, so if you're struggling to access your favorite tracks and playlists, you're not the only one.

Problems spiked earlier this morning, starting at around 8:15 a.m. ET according to Down Detector. Spotify hasn't officially acknowledged the outage yet, but based on the number of reports from users, there appears to be an issue.

We'll be keeping an eye on Spotify to see how things might change over the day. So be sure to stay tuned for the latest live updates.

Spotify down — live update report

2025-05-27T12:41:56.652Z

Status Gator "Possible outage"

Status Gator, another service we use to monitor outages, also reports that a possible Spotify outage is underway. It acknowledges that it has detected issues with the popular music streaming service, but that Spotify hasn't officially said anything.

2025-05-27T12:37:21.918Z

Users have started taking to Down Detector's comments section to report what's happening with their favorite music streaming service. Some have said their playlists are disappearing, and others have said the homepage is blank. One said their Spotify search said the artist was not found.

2025-05-27T12:34:59.156Z

Spotify is down — the outage begins

Reports are rolling in quickly on Down Detector. It started at 2,000 reports and quickly jumped to 14,000 — an alarmingly high number of reports in a very short time.

As always, we'll continue to monitor the Spotify outage for any changes and to see if it gets better (or worse).