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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic troubleshooting Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows are...

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Solved!! Not displaying or playing any music.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows Desktop CustomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify refuses to load any of the music from my library, it just redirects me to browse in all of my categories, Albums, Artists, Songs etc...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows Desktop Custom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify refuses to load any of the music from my library, it jus...

Angelsigu

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slow loading on pc

one of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Yes my spotify loads slowly and 1 station only has 1 song when before it had 3 hours worth. What do I do and how do I fix it ? windo...

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one of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Yes my spotify loads slowly and 1 station only has 1  song when before it ha...

Loxer

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Radio stations not available/Can't create new ones

My Question or IssueHi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations. PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows ...

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My Question or Issue Hi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations.  ...

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Unable to see any songs or play music through desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have always had a problem using the radio feature. It says "Error Failed to load", so i uninstalled Spotify and tried a fresh install from the website. Now nothing wi...

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Plan Premium Country US Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have always had a problem using the radio feature. It says "Error Failed to load", so i un...

Mantisentil

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Solved!! Empty playlist

I have recently reinstalled spotify on my laptop and I found that all my playlists were showing empty while their names were all right. Spotify on my phone shows everything same as before.

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I have recently reinstalled spotify on my laptop and I found that all my playlists were showing empty while their names were all right. Spotify on my phone shows everything same as before.

Mantisentil

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Solved!! There is no podcasts section in "my libary"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAlgeriaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest version of spotify.

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Algeria Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest ...

Sebasty

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Local Files do not lock / sync with corresponding Spotify files

I have attempted to post this but was marked as spam. Here is the issue in full detail: https://justpaste.it/2g0r9 Ultimately, the issue is: Synced local files are working fine on my Desktop AND Phone in some cases, but in other cases they are ONLY w...

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I have attempted to post this but was marked as spam. Here is the issue in full detail:   https://justpaste.it/2g0r9   Ultimately, the issue is:   Synced local files are working ...

Kadejr

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Spotify Premium stops playing at random.

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDell i7 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue My Spotify randomly stops playing music. The progress bar continues as if it is playing but there is no sound. If I attempt to change tracks it starts giving m...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Dell i7 Laptop Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue  My Spotify randomly stops playing music. The progress bar continues as if...

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Spotify won't launch

Hello. I've been trying to turn Spotify on, and all I got was a black screen with few buttons on top but nothing more, I've got no downloads in the background, and no running apps. I've got Spotify premium. been waiting for 10 minutes, still nothing.

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Hello. I've been trying to turn Spotify on, and all I got was a black screen with few buttons on top but nothing more, I've got no downloads in the background, and no running apps. I've got Spotify p...

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Spotify freezes after pc suspend or when default playback device changed

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceDell Latitute 7440Operating System Windows 7 Ent SP1 64-bit My Question or IssueI have been using Spotify for years, but recently it started to misbehave. Each time something is changed in audio devices e.g. I connect a...

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Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Dell Latitute 7440 Operating System   Windows 7  Ent SP1 64-bit  My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify for years, but r...

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Not Importing Certain Album

PlanPremiumCountryUSA.DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Home Edition My Question or IssueSpotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my local files. I re-uploaded them/re-synced them, and all was fine. But, now, I cannot play one artists a...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA. Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Home Edition   My Question or Issue Spotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my local files. I re-uploaded ...

Kadejr

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Awful bass overwhelming listening Spotify open

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWorkstationOperating SystemW7 My Question or IssueTerribly basses ovewhelming with Plantronics Brackbeat Pro 2 listening to Spotify web with cord (no BT).Any resolution ?

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Workstation Operating System W7   My Question or Issue Terribly basses ovewhelming with Plantronics Brackbeat Pro 2 listening to Spotify web wit...

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Solved!! Can't play music anymore

Hello everyone, a few days ago I realised having issues with my spotify web player and program on my Windows 10 pc.As you can see I am clicked on the play button of the playlist but there is no music playing and no title of the song is showed. First ...

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Hello everyone, a few days ago I realised having issues with my spotify web player and program on my Windows 10 pc. As you can see I am clicked on the play button of the playlist but there is no mus...

Mantisentil

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Thumbs up and down missing?

Has the Thumbs Up and Down icons and associated capability been removed from Spotify? I no longer have them for followed Radio playlists on both the Spotify Desktop program and the iOS app. Edit: It appears if I create a new Radio playlist and am not...

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Has the Thumbs Up and Down icons and associated capability been removed from Spotify? I no longer have them for followed Radio playlists on both the Spotify Desktop program and the iOS app.   ...

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Local Files do not lock / sync with corresponding Spotify files

Not all of my Local Files are syncing / locking to the corresponding Spotify file. I fully understand the process required to add local files, and I've successfully added 1000+ local MP3s to Spotify synced / locked them to the corresponding Spotify f...

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Not all of my Local Files are syncing / locking to the corresponding Spotify file.   I fully understand the process required to add local files, and I've successfully added 1000+ local MP3s to...

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[Windows] Open Spotify automatically after you log into windows (set to Minimised) does not work

VersionLatest Windows Desktop App Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I open the Desktop Spotify App, and go to my Settings. Then scroll to the botom and choose Advanced Settings, there is an Option under the Startup and Windows Behavio...

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Version Latest Windows Desktop App   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If I open the Desktop Spotify App, and go to my Settings. Then scroll to the botom and choose ...

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Can't remove an artist from my library

PlanPremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueHello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any song of him in my playlists nor my song library. I tried followed/unfollowed,...

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Plan Premium Country Canada     My Question or Issue Hello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any s...

Sebasty

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Find Friends stuck loading

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDell / Surface BookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't know if I've ever been able to use the "see what your friends are playing" or "find friends" feature on Spotify. I click find friends and ...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device Dell / Surface Book Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I don't know if I've ever been able to use the "see what your fri...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 'Go to Playlist radio' not showing up anymore

Hi 'Go to Playlist radio' not showing up. Did it get remove overnight? Premium, Desktop PC with Windows 10

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   Hi  'Go to Playlist radio' not showing up. Did it get remove overnight?   Premium, Desktop PC with Windows 10    

Peter

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Ma musique ne se lance pas.

Bonjour,J'ai un problème sur mon PC sous window 10, Spotify bug et ne lance pas de musique. j'ai aussi toutes les playliste de spotify qui sont "vide". Quand j'essaye de lancer une chanson, il ne veux pas. Je n'ai pas l'image de l'album, ni le minuta...

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Bonjour, J'ai un problème sur mon PC sous window 10, Spotify bug et ne lance pas de musique. j'ai aussi toutes les playliste de spotify qui sont "vide". Quand j'essaye de lancer une chanson, il ne v...

Dodolecoco

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