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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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Songbar greyed out ! Can't play songs

I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I have tried re-installing but I still can't play any searched song...

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   I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I ...

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Friend Feed does not work

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. Instead of displaying the few friends I follow, it simply asks me to " Find Friends". ...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. ...

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Solved!! Can't play anything

Some time ago, i couldn't play new songs anymore, i had to do a clean reinstall if i wanted my playlists to update. So, i did it again today, but this time after doing it, i can't play anything on my pc. All my playlists are seen as empty, and if i t...

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Some time ago, i couldn't play new songs anymore, i had to do a clean reinstall if i wanted my playlists to update. So, i did it again today, but this time after doing it, i can't play anything on my...

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All Psotify songs aree gone, not just from my saved folder but every songs on spofity are gone.

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssuesI opened my Spotify application on my desktop today and I found that all of my saved songs were gone. Not only that, but all the songs from official Spotify...

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  Plan Free Country  United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issues I opened my Spotify application on my desktop today and I found tha...

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't play random songs outside of playlists

PlanFree CountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 For some reason when I use the app, Spotify randomly started to simply not play some songs. It used to also not show half of the content of random playlists or telling me they were empty all together...

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Plan Free   Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10   For some reason when I use the app, Spotify randomly started to simply not play some songs. It used to also not s...

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How do I follow artists?

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Can't find the follow button on an artist's page. It used to be there a year or so ago, but haven't seen it since.

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Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Can't find the follow button on an artist's page.  It used to be there a year or so ago, but haven't seen...

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Hay canciones que no puedo escuchar en mi pc

Desde la semana pasada presento el inconveniente que pongo un artista y solo puedo escuchar algunas de sus canciones, las demas se pone en color **bleep** la caratula de el album, por otro lado trate de buscar al mismo artista en otro pc y si lograba...

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Desde la semana pasada presento el inconveniente que pongo un artista y solo puedo escuchar algunas de sus canciones, las demas se pone en color **bleep** la caratula de el album, por otro lado trate...

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Can't find any song on PC Spotify

PlanFreeCountry PolandDeviceCustom Build PCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see any song, even in playlists made by spotify, i don't know what's happened but on phone everyt...

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  Plan Free Country  Poland Device Custom Build PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit  My Question or Issue  I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see a...

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Spotify stopped working

So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this? Can anybody please help me fix this. Thanks-Elaina

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So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this?  Can anybody please help me fix t...

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Some songs are bugged

Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged.Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It wont play. At all. It doesn't get highlighted, The p...

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Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged. Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It...

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Hey Spotify, I think you guys broke something

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10IssueI can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play something that isn't in one of the two I just get a black album cove...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Issue I can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play somet...

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My spotify dosen't load music or playlists

PlanFreeCountry DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was intaling again i loged in and now my musics don't show up on my favorites and playl...

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Plan Free Country   Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was in...

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Free trial lasted 7 days instead of 60

I signed up for a free trial on my phone thinking I would get the promotional 60 day free trial but it only lasted for 7. Please help when you can! PlanFree (For now)Country The United States of AmericaDeviceIphone 6Operating SystemIOS

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I signed up for a free trial on my phone thinking I would get the promotional 60 day free trial but it only lasted for 7. Please help when you can!   Plan Free (For now) Country  The U...

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Possibly adding auto updates as a toggle option? And stop spamming Premium ads. >:l

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceOptiplex 5050Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64-bit My Question or IssueI was wondering is the Spotify team could disable the automatic updates on PC and make it so people could do it if they wanted to. It seems like older vers...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Optiplex 5050 Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit   My Question or Issue I was wondering is the Spotify team could disable the automatic updates on PC a...

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Spotify Not Playing

PlanFreeCountry AmericaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the solutions I've seen in the community and none of them work, so I am just gonna ma...

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Plan Free Country  America Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the...

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Solved!! This playlist is currently empty

I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs then i search this playlist on the internet (in open sp...

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I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs...

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Solved!! Music no work :/ HELP ME PLEASE

Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it tells me that it is empty ! Help me I'm in Windows 10* T...

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Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French 🙂 For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it te...

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I can only see my local files on my playlists

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceAsus PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Hello !Since yesterday the PC application only shows my local files and not the entire playlist while I am conne...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device Asus PC Operating System Windows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store)   My Question or Issue  Hello ! Since yesterday t...

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