Breaking News: Spotify Experiences Outage

Attention all music lovers: Spotify, the popular music streaming service, experienced an outage this morning, leaving many users unable to enjoy their favorite tunes. According to reports from Downdetector, a site that tracks online service disruptions, the issues with Spotify started around 6 a.m. PT and have continued throughout the morning. Our team at IGN also encountered difficulties accessing the service, and even when we managed to open the app, it failed to play any music.

Spotify has officially acknowledged the problem and is actively working to resolve it as quickly as possible. The company has also debunked rumors circulating about the outage being linked to a security hack, confirming that these reports are false.

We are aware of the outage and working to resolve it as soon as possible. The reports of this being a security hack are false.

— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) April 16, 2025

IGN will keep a close eye on the situation and provide updates as new information becomes available. Stay tuned for more details on when you can expect to get back to streaming your favorite tracks on Spotify.