Spotify Hits Trouble Again with Second Outage in a Week
Music streaming giant Spotify suffered a fresh outage on Monday, marking its second blackout in less than seven days. Nearly 2,000 users flooded outage tracker Downdetector with reports of problems during the early afternoon.
Thousands Impacted in Major US Cities
The disruption kicked off around 2:15 p.m. ET, with 1,946 reports mainly from frustrated users in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. By 2:26 p.m., that number eased slightly to 1,767, but complaints kept coming:
“Spotify down yet again,” one user griped.
Another shrugged with a simple, “Oops.”
Less Severe Than Last Week’s Meltdown
This latest glitch echoes a much bigger crash on April 16, when tens of thousands reported Spotify failing to launch or stream music on both app and desktop. At the time, Spotify reassured fans via X (formerly Twitter) that there was no security breach and promised a fix.
That previous outage took roughly five hours to resolve, with services restored by 11:45 a.m. ET. Monday’s hiccup appears less severe, dropping to just 107 reports by 2:45 p.m. ET, signalling a swift comeback.
Spotify Silent on Latest Issues
As of now, Spotify has yet to comment publicly on the newest dip in their service. The Swedish streaming behemoth boasts over 675 million users worldwide, including 263 million paying subscribers, making it the globe’s most popular music platform.
Fans affected are urged to keep an eye on Spotify Status on X or check Downdetector for live updates.
