Spotify down: Thousands left frustrated and music service stops working

If you're trying a failing to play songs on Spotify you are not alone. The popular app and music player is down with thousands, including many in the UK, unable to access their playlists or tune in to podcast.

The frustrating gremlins appear to have begun just after 5pm BST and are still ongoing almost an hour later. There's no word on what's causing the issues but it appears to be a major problem.

DownDetector, which tracks global outages, is reporting a huge spike in the number of people complaining about Spotify not working properly. In fact, there are now over 3,000 reports in Britain alone which means this is a massive hiccup.

Plenty of Spotify users have also now rushed to social media to vent their anger. One user named Cori said: "Spotify being down is my last straw."

Music fan Samuel added: "Spotify down was not on my Sundays list, how can one simply cook without music."

And Principal posted a message saying: "Spotify has gone down during my walk and I am once again forced to listen to nature."

Express.co.uk will keep you updated on the latest Spotify news and when things are back up and running.