Breaking News: Spotify Outage Reported

Heads up: the popular music streaming service, Spotify, experienced a widespread outage this morning, leaving many users unable to enjoy their favorite tunes. According to Downdetector, a sister site of IGN, reports of the Spotify outage started pouring in around 6 a.m. PT today. Our team at IGN also faced difficulties accessing the service throughout the morning. Even when we managed to open the app, it refused to play any music.

Spotify has officially acknowledged the issue and is actively working to resolve it as quickly as possible. The company has also debunked rumors circulating about the outage being caused by 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.