Spotify connect not working right

[AbstractLabs]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Mac Pro and Android Pixel XL, Onkyo TX-NR777

Operating System

OSX 10.14.4,  Android 9, 

Spotify Version

1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f

8.5.0.375

My Question or Issue

What the H** is going on Spotify connect today (4/11) it is all jacked up I can't cast to a device without it disconnecting after 10 seconds of play. The only way I can keep my device casting (Onkyo TX-NR777) is to use the remote to initiate the play... And then remember to turn the shuffle off (thanks.. for that... guys... that is not a "feature" and more of a way to maybe save money on content licensing while I still pay for premium?). My active playing song is not updating on all devices something is not working right.

(I have tried restarting the app on both devices and the stereo) same issues persist.