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Jam now available on Desktop

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Severely crippled albums/tracks list (both desktop mac and web)

Plan: PREMIUMCountry: CZECH REPUBLICDevices: Apple Mac mini 2011, Apple iPad mini 4, web browser (same effect in any device, so the problem is not related to a particular device or web browser)Operating System: macOS Sierra 10.12.6, iOS 12.3.1 My Que...

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  • Plan: PREMIUM Country: CZECH REPUBLIC Devices: Apple Mac mini 2011, Apple iPad mini 4, web browser (same effect in any device, so the problem is not related to a particular device or web browser)...
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"I'm not a robot" endless confirmations torture

I am trying to make sense of the latest saved albums malfunctions, trying to het some technical support from Spotify community -- and the system puts me through endless "I'm not a robot" confirmations torture.Is that really necessary, that for each p...

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  • I am trying to make sense of the latest saved albums malfunctions, trying to het some technical support from Spotify community --  and the system puts me through endless "I'm not a robot" confir...
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elenco artisti scomparso dalla libreria

Spotify non visualizza più gli artisti salvati nella tab omonima nella mia libreria, la scheda appare come se non avessi salvato nulla. Le altre schede funzionano correttamente e le canzoni appaiono nella tab brani, album ecc. Ho fatto una prova con ...

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  • Spotify non visualizza più gli artisti salvati nella tab omonima nella mia libreria, la scheda appare come se non avessi salvato nulla. Le altre schede funzionano correttamente e le canzoni appaiono ...
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Clicking "Save" button on an album does not save songs to my library

Pretty much the title. Saving an album now does nothing. The button changes from "save" to "saved," but the songs aren't actually saved to my library. Had to add each song manually. Tried with several albums and it's consistent across all of them. Pl...

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  • Pretty much the title. Saving an album now does nothing. The button changes from "save" to "saved," but the songs aren't actually saved to my library. Had to add each song manually. Tried with severa...
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Superuser Contribution Unwanted shuffling

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueTrying to play through an album... usually, each song will play in succession until the album is over. Shuffle play is turned off, I'm not playing from my library, yet af...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Air Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Trying to play through an album... usually, each song will play in succession until the album ...
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Song art not being displayed, bottom left.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacBook Air, 2017Operating SystemMacOS Mojave 10.14.5 My Question or IssueSome songs art cover are not being displayed on the bottom left. Not resizing issue.

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device MacBook Air, 2017 Operating System MacOS Mojave 10.14.5   My Question or Issue Some songs art cover are not being displayed on the bottom left. Not resiz...
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Impossible to search music

Hello, Since a few days I have troubles using Spotify free version on my Mac running with El Capitan which makes me unable to play anything with Spotify : When I start Spotify, I have access to my home page, but when I click "browse" it's loading for...

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  • Hello,   Since a few days I have troubles using Spotify free version on my Mac running with El Capitan which makes me unable to play anything with Spotify  :   When I start Spotify...
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Re: Is there a list view for albums/artists etc or are we restricted to this inconvenient grid view?

My post from nearly three years ago bears repeating:Subject Re: Is there a list view for albums/artists etc or are we restricted to this inconvenient grid view?Date: 2015-05-19 03:58 AMusery2018-06-11 10:01 AMMy post from nearly two years ago bears r...

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  • My post from nearly three years ago bears repeating: Subject Re: Is there a list view for albums/artists etc or are we restricted to this inconvenient grid view? Date: 2015-05-19 03:58 AM user...
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Superuser Contribution "Favorite Songs" playlist deleted suddenly

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro late 2015Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueMy "favorite songs" playlist was deleted. I just switched to premium and now it's gone. How do I get it back?

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro late 2015 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue My "favorite songs" playlist was deleted. I just switched to premium and no...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Keeps Redirecting Me to Its Canadian Website

I live in Kuwait and am currently on vacation in Pakistan. Howeverm whenever I try to change the country of use from Kuwait to Pakistan, the website keeps being redirectted to the Canadaian website no matter what I search or how I change the URL, so ...

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  • I live in Kuwait and am currently on vacation in Pakistan. Howeverm whenever I try to change the country of use from Kuwait to Pakistan, the website keeps being redirectted to the Canadaian website n...
  • Guido
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Can't Like radio songs anymore

I'm listening to spotify on my macbook pro using the desktop app and I used to be able to use the heart button to like songs but I can no longer see it anymore. The only place I can now do that is the "Made For You" 6 playlists. But I used the radio ...

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  • I'm listening to spotify on my macbook pro using the desktop app and I used to be able to use the heart button to like songs but I can no longer see it anymore. The only place I can now do that is th...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists won't play next song when I click "next"

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacBook Pro 2017Operating SystemMac - High Sierra My Question or IssueFor any playlist I have, including Discover Weekly, I will click a song in it to play. Once that song is over, or if I skip to the next song, instead of p...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device MacBook Pro 2017 Operating System Mac - High Sierra   My Question or Issue For any playlist I have, including Discover Weekly, I will click a song in it ...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is not playing music…

Hello, i have some trouble listening to Spotify Desktop, i have tried everything (clean uninstall/install) deleting every files related to spotify, connection with another account, nothing work.We have a family plan for Spotify Premium, and i can lis...

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  • Hello, i have some trouble listening to Spotify Desktop, i have tried everything (clean uninstall/install) deleting every files related to spotify, connection with another account, nothing work. We ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problems to play some albums or playlist

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemiOS 10.14.5 My Question or IssueGood morning,I just realized that I have problems to play most of the albums or playlists in spotify. I can find them and open the details but when I cli...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System iOS 10.14.5   My Question or Issue Good morning, I just realized that I have problems to play most of the album...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play saved songs by artist anymrore

After updating my desktop spotify app today (on my macbook), i can no longer play saved songs by artist or albums. The only artists and albums that show up under those tags are artists that I follow or albums that I have completely saved. How do I br...

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  • After updating my desktop spotify app today (on my macbook), i can no longer play saved songs by artist or albums. The only artists and albums that show up under those tags are artists that I follow ...
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Solved!! Spotify App on Mac won't load music

Spotify FreeCountry: Italy Device: MacBook Pro 2017/18OS: Mojave 10.14 My Question:I haven't been using Spotify for at least a year on my MacBook. Yesterday I uninstalled and re-installed it, and now I have a big issue: I cannot load any kind of musi...

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  • Spotify Free Country: Italy   Device: MacBook Pro 2017/18 OS: Mojave 10.14   My Question: I haven't been using Spotify for at least a year on my MacBook. Yesterday I uninstalled and ...
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Error playback Mac OS

PlanPremiumDeviceMac MiniOperating SystemiOS 10 (10.13.6) My Question or IssuePlayback on Mac mini works fine until the screen saver kicks in, music get interrupted after a couple of tracks (not full playlist). I log in again to my mac and music star...

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  • Plan Premium Device Mac Mini Operating System iOS 10 (10.13.6)   My Question or Issue Playback on Mac mini works fine until the screen saver kicks in, music get interrupted after a coupl...
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Deleting Local Files

Hello! I am wondering how to delete Local Files off of a mac because I don't use iTunes anymore! Everyone is saying that you have to delete the file folder, but I don't know how to get to there. Any help would be appreciated!

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  • Hello! I am wondering how to delete Local Files off of a mac because I don't use iTunes anymore! Everyone is saying that you have to delete the file folder, but I don't know how to get to there. Any ...
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[All Platforms] Can't start Song Radio for titles of a specific artist

Starting the Song Radio for this song https://open.spotify.com/track/7u3KRqembZuOQRgwg9LpUz?si=WCX8yvtSS6-LtSKwA-c7Sg and some other songs from this artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HBtYshoPlAco0bw0tbFPq?si=cAVvFPsOTkuhYrUn6owgJw doesn't work ...

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  • Starting the Song Radio for this song https://open.spotify.com/track/7u3KRqembZuOQRgwg9LpUz?si=WCX8yvtSS6-LtSKwA-c7Sg and some other songs from this artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/4...
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Is there a way to add metadata to a song to classify different attributes?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI would like to add metadata (or other tags) to a song to aid classification. Benefit is that...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I would...
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