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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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bluehallon

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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!! Spotify does not work after re install.

Hello!I have had spotify premium on my win 10 64-bit PC for a long time now. Never encountered a problem.Last week i realised there were some songs that i could not play on my desktop version of spotify even though they could be played on my iPhone. ...

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  Hello! I have had spotify premium on my win 10 64-bit PC for a long time now. Never encountered a problem. Last week i realised there were some songs that i could not play on my desktop ver...

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Spotify starts playing songs and changes currently playing song on its own

PlanPremium DeviceAcer Aspire 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI first noticed this about two weeks ago but it didn't bother me then. But random playlists started appearing in my recently played that I couldn't have been listening to (...

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Plan Premium  Device Acer Aspire 5 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I first noticed this about two weeks ago but it didn't bother me then. But random  playlis...

MartinStoichkov

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Solved!! Spotify not loading anything

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceWindows 10, Android, & Chrome Web Player So the problem started on the desktop app (win 10) with certain new songs I looked up not playing. Then I noticed that they weren't showing up in the Library even though when I go t...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Windows 10, Android, & Chrome Web Player   So the problem started on the desktop app (win 10) with certain new songs I looked up not playing...

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Solved!! Playlists missing songs

Since yesterday, all of my playlists songs are missing. I have tried reinstalling and everything but still nothing. What could be the cause of this and how can I fix it?

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  Since yesterday, all of my playlists songs are missing. I have tried reinstalling and everything but still nothing. What could be the cause of this and how can I fix it?  

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Shuffling playlists

Hello, I would like to ask if there is an option to Shuffle songs in playlistsI don't mean the shuffle button at the bottom of the screen, i mean an actual shuffle button that shuffles the songs in the playlist.

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   Hello, I would like to ask if there is an option to Shuffle songs in playlists I don't mean the shuffle button at the bottom of the screen, i mean an actual shuffle button that shuffle...

Mantisentil

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Music does not play

I am a free account but I made another account to see if the one I've been using was just bugged and I still had the same issuing after signing it up to premium for free. My issue is that no song will play whenever I attempt to play a song/playlist/a...

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I am a free account but I made another account to see if the one I've been using was just bugged and I still had the same issuing after signing it up to premium for free. My issue is that no song wil...

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Desktop search results different from web, android app

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows Laptop/Desktop App, Samsung Galaxy 8, Chrome My Question or Issue Search results appear to vary between app. For instance, when searching "Mike Gordon' on the desktop app I'm shown that there is an artist match, bu...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows Laptop/Desktop App, Samsung Galaxy 8, Chrome      My Question or Issue  Search results appear to vary between app....

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Username suddenly changed from my name to a mess of letters and numbers

Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue My spotify account was created a long time ago through Facebook, I never had an issue with my username, it was set as my actual name, and my profile pic was the same as my facebook. (depicted in second photo)However...

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  Windows 10 PC   My Question or Issue   My spotify account was created a long time ago through Facebook, I never had an issue with my username, it was set as my actual name, ...

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i can't play music on spofity, but not the problem that has been discussed, FREE, not premium

PlanFreeCountry Hong KongDeviceN/AOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe problem is i can't play music on Window Spotify, when i clicked the song i want, it showed nothing and the pic of the song turned to nothing, most of the new songs o...

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Plan Free Country  Hong Kong Device N/A Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The problem is i can't play music on Window Spotify, when i clicked the song i want, it ...

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A lot of songs wont play/find friends not working

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktop, ipad and samsung galaxy s7Operating SystemWindows 10, ios and android My Question or Issue for about 4 months now ive had the problem where a lot of songs wont play for me, i click play and it stops the song...

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  Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Desktop, ipad and samsung galaxy s7 Operating System Windows 10, ios and android   My Question or Issue  for about 4 months now...

lobbie

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Random songs

Okay so this happens to me at least once a week. Sometimes, I leave the spotify app on windows open, I'm not playing any music or anything, I just got distracted by other things. Then out of no where, music starts to play, not only that it's songs th...

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Okay so this happens to me at least once a week. Sometimes, I leave the spotify app on windows open, I'm not playing any music or anything, I just got distracted by other things. Then out of no where...

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Another another "Spotify Not Playing Music" Problem

So the problem is Spotify will not play any local music files, radio, or any music at all.I thoght the problem is on my account and i've tried it on my phone and it works will.I unistalled and did a fresh install, didn't work.I've tried the usual dis...

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So the problem is Spotify will not play any local music files, radio, or any music at all. I thoght the problem is on my account and i've tried it on my phone and it works will. I unistalled a...

FelipeTesta

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why is my spotify often so slow?

I open spotify, let it load for a bit and when I try to search for an artist, the whole program lags ridiculously. Won't let me search, and when it does search, loads them so slowly. Albums for the artist take several minutes to load and then they st...

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I open spotify, let it load for a bit and when I try to search for an artist, the whole program lags ridiculously. Won't let me search, and when it does search, loads them so slowly. Albums for the a...

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Spotiamp bricht ab

PlanPremiumCountryGermanDeviceDestop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Ich lasse Spotify über den Spotiamb 0.2.1 laufen. Die Musik bricht so nach wenigen Sekunden ab. Ich habe bereits alles neu Installiert, so wie es hier auch in ande...

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  Plan Premium Country German Device Destop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Ich lasse Spotify über den Spotiamb 0.2.1 laufen. Die Musik bricht so nach...

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"Spotify can't play this right now" error on both my Windows PCs

PlanPremiumCountry BelgiumDeviceDesktop computer and a laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play anything, including my Discover Weekly playlist, on either of my Windows 10 PCs, I get the message "Spotify can't play...

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Plan Premium Country  Belgium Device Desktop computer and a laptop Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Whenever I try to play anything, including my Discover We...

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Spotify doesn't play songs on the Artist's pages since weeks.

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SysWindows 10 Hello Spotify community, since few weeks i have to download Spotify everyday couse i noticed that after a while I downloaded it (one or two days) the Album Song's or the Artist's pages doesn't even st...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Operating Sys Windows 10   Hello Spotify community,  since few weeks i have to download Spotify everyday couse i noticed that after a while I do...

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cant play song online

PlanPremiumCountry Malaysia Operating System(Windows8.1) My Question or Issue i cant play certain songs at spotify, for example i cant play the dancin by aaron smith

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Plan Premium Country  Malaysia   Operating System (Windows8.1)  My Question or Issue  i cant play certain songs at spotify, for example i cant play the dancin by aaron smi...

OneByBoo

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Volume Slider and Song Navigator slider does not work

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceAsus PC Operating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueMy volume slider and song navigator slider is not working at all. I drag it, it doesn't respond, I double click where I want it to go, it doesn't work. I've properly...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Asus PC  Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue My volume slider and song navigator slider is not working at all. I drag it, it...

OneByBoo

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Songs/Album tabs

PlanPremiumCountry United Kingdom (England)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue It seems like the new update has created a serious issue in both my Albums and Songs tab in my Spotify Library. Previously I saved songs from the radio,...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom (England) Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   It seems like the new update has created a serious issue in both...

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