Can't Play Current Song Spotify Mac

For steps to play Spotify on your device, check out Spotify on speakers and sound systems.

Note: Some Bluetooth audio devices can’t connect to multiple source devices at a time. Be sure to disconnect any current connections to use it with another device. Close Spotify while establishing the connection. Close any other apps you’re not using. Once you’ve checked the above, try restarting the connection. Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System Mojave Every time I start using my computer again after letting it go to sleep and I try to play a song on Spotify, it will say that it can't play the current song (to every song including downloaded songs) until I restart.

If you need help, pick your connection type below for troubleshooting tips.

If Spotify Connect isn’t working for you, make sure:

  • Your speaker or sound system is supported by Spotify. You can check this at Spotify Everywhere or with the device’s manufacturer.
  • Your speaker or sound system is on, and connected to your WiFi network (it may have a connection indicator light).
  • If this is the first time playing to the speaker/sound system from your phone/tablet, make sure they're both connected to the same WiFi network. (I.e. if your device’s connected to 4G instead of WiFi, it probably won't work.)
  • You have the latest version of Spotify on your device.
  • All devices' software is up-to-date. If you don't know, check with your devices' manufacturer for how to check and update the version software.
  • You're not trying to play local files. These are not supported by Spotify Connect.

If you’re still having trouble after those checks:

  • Restart the Spotify app.
  • Close any other apps you’re not using.
  • Restart your devices.
  • Restart your WiFi.
  • If possible, try a different WiFi connection on the device you're playing from (i.e. your mobile or tablet).

If the problem persists, you may need to perform further troubleshooting on your device or WiFi connection. Check out the support sites for the service provider/manufacturer for help.

For help getting started with your voice activated speaker, check out Voice Assistants.

For a better experience, make sure your speaker is linked to your Spotify account. Most speakers have apps you can configure to set Spotify as your default music service, check out the manufacturer's support site for help.
Note: You can link and unlink your Spotify account at any time.

If you’re still having trouble, make sure:

  • The device you're playing from is connected to the same WiFi network as your speaker. If you're using a Bluetooth connection, check out the section below for help.
  • Your speaker software is up-to-date.
  • You have the latest version of Spotify on your device.

For help on voice commands, check the manufacturer's support site.

If your Bluetooth connection isn't working, make sure:

  • The Bluetooth devices are within 1 meter (3 ft.) of each other, and away from WiFi routers, personal computers, microwave ovens, refrigerators, etc (to avoid radio wave interference).
  • There’s no obstacle in the way of the Bluetooth communication. If a device is in a case, you may need to remove it.
  • Both devices have sufficient charge or power.
  • Turn off the Bluetooth function of other nearby Bluetooth devices.
    Note: Some Bluetooth audio devices can’t connect to multiple source devices at a time. Be sure to disconnect any current connections to use it with another device.
  • Close Spotify while establishing the connection.
  • Close any other apps you’re not using.

Once you’ve checked the above, try restarting the connection:

  1. Turn off the Bluetooth on your speaker or sound system.
  2. With the Bluetooth settings on your device with the Spotify app switched on, delete the information of the speaker or sound system.
    Tip: The setting to delete is often called ‘forget’.
  3. Turn Bluetooth off and back on for your device with the Spotify app.
  4. Turn the Bluetooth on your speaker or sound system back on.
  5. Allow approximately 20 seconds for your device to detect your speaker or sound system. Once it appears, select it to pair.
  6. Open Spotify and play something. The sound should now come from your speaker.

Didn't work?

Depending on your speaker or sound system, you may need to select it as the default for the device you’re playing from or configure the connection to allow media sharing. Look for those options in the Bluetooth settings for the device you’re playing from (i.e. your mobile or tablet).

If the problem persists, check out the support site for the manufacturer for help.

If your aux or USB cable isn't working, check the manufacturer's guide to ensure you have the correct cable for your device. If you do, you could maybe try a different one in case it's damaged.

You can also try these alternative ways to play Spotify to your speaker or sound system:

If you’re having trouble with Spotify and your Chromecast Audio device, make sure:

  • The device you're playing from is connected to the same WiFi network as your Chromecast Audio.
  • Your Chromecast Audio software is up-to-date.
  • You have the latest version of Spotify on your device.
  • You're not trying to play local files. These are not supported by Chromecast Audio.

If you’re still having trouble after those checks:

  • Restart the Spotify App.
  • Close any other apps you’re not using.
  • Restart your Chromecast Audio app.
  • Restart your devices.
  • Restart your WiFi.
  • If possible, try a different WiFi connection.

For more troubleshooting tips, visit the Google Chromecast Audio support site.

If AirPlay isn't working for you, make sure:

  • All devices are on the same WiFi network.
  • All devices' software is up-to-date. If you don't know, check with your devices' manufacturer for how to check and update the version software.

If you’re still having trouble after those checks:

  • Restart the Spotify app.
  • Close any other apps you’re not using.
  • Restart your devices.
  • Restart your WiFi.
  • If possible, try a different WiFi connection.
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If the problem persists, you may need to perform further troubleshooting on your device or WiFi connection. Check out the support sites for the service provider or Apple AirPlay for help.

Spotify Users have encountered situations where they cannot play songs in this player. Some people may not be able to play the current track on Spotify, while others cann’t play all the songs or an album. And the most common error message may be: Spotify can’t play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it.

Overview:

Spotify Songs Can’t Play Messages

Since Spotify’s music can be played on different devices, and users are divided into subscription users and free users, and some users download music to local disks, so everyone may encounter different situations. The most common Spotify errors may be:

  • Songs playback fails to start on all tracks (PC and Mac)
  • Songs fails to play from a certain album
  • Songs playback fails to download local files.
  • Songs playback fails to download some of the local files
  • Songs cannot be played on other external receivers

If you encounter the similar situations, you can try the following methods.

How to Fix Spotify Can’t Play This Right Now

If Spotify cannot play songs, the reasons may vary from device to device. For example, a song cannot be used in a region because of copyright reasons. When you see it, it may be displayed in a gray state. Naturally, when you play it, it may pop up a prompt: You can’t play the current song.

Other reasons may also cause music not to be played such as some problematic hardware settings and software settings regarding improving performance and local cache files.

Next are solutions about fixing the Spotify playing songs problem, you can follow all the methods one by one.

Solutions:

Spotify Can T Play Current Song Mac

Solution 1: Restart Your Computer

Please restart your computer before you try all the methods below. Normally, restarting your computer can help you solve some problems. In addition, regarding the problem that songs cannot be played on Spotify, some people solved it after restarting the computer.

Solution 2: Disable Hardware Acceleration on Spotify

Hardware acceleration is to use hardware modules to replace software algorithms to take full advantage of the rapid characteristics inherent in hardware. Hardware acceleration is usually more efficient than software algorithms.

By default, Spotify has hardware acceleration turned on, so Spotify can use audio hardware acceleration function to optimize music decoding and playback. But hardware acceleration will also bring some negative effects. If Spotify can’t play your current song, you can try to disable this option.

On Windows Desktop:

1. Double click Spotify application on your computer.

2. At the upper left corner, click Ellipsis > View. And you will see hardware acceleration is checked.

3. Uncheck the option of Hardware Acceleration.

4. Restart Spotify.

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For Mac Users:

Open the Spotify on your Mac, and click the Spotify name on the top bar, then uncheck the Hardware Acceleration item.

Now replay a song or a list of favorites to see if Spotify can play them right now. If this problem persists, please continue to try more methods.

Solution 3: Delete Spotify Local Files Cache

If Spotify shows you the error: Spotify cannot play the current track. For some of you, you may have tried to close and re-open Spotify again and again to solve the problem but to no avail. In this case, it is a good option to delete the Spotify local cache. Many users reported that they can play music again after deleting the local-files.bnk file or renaming the file. Next is the tutorial.

For Windows Users:

1. Close Spotify.

2. Type %appdata% in the search box to open the file folder.

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3. Go to Spotify > Users > xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-user. Here xxxxxxxxxxx is your Spotify username.

4. Delete the file local-files.bnk.

5. Start Spotify.

For Mac Users:

At first, you should also close Spotify and then directly go to /Users/*your username*/Library/Application Support/Spotify/Users/*your_Spotify_username*-user to delete the local-files.bnk.

Here it is also worth noting that if you have saved the Spotify cache files before in other locations on your computer, you need to delete them one by one.

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Related: How to Delete Spotify Account

Solution 4: Change the Music Streaming Quality

As a music platform, Spotify provides users with premium account and free account which inclue different songs of different sound quality. As a premium user, you can enjoy more songs with multiple sound qualities. But if you cancel the paid subscription, when you go to play a high-quality song, it may prompt you this song can’t be played now.

1. Run Spotify on your Desktop and find the Settings in the drop-down list.

2. In Music Quality, you will find there is a Steaming quality item. Drop down the option and select Normal or other poorer quality other than that fo Very High.

After that, replay the song which cannot be played to see if the problem has been solved.

Solution 5: Set Crossfading Value to 0

Crossfade songs is an advanced feature of Spotify. If your songs are not available currently, you can can change the Spotify crossfading setting.

1. Open Desktop Spotify > Settings > Advanced Settings.

2. In Playback item, turn on Crossfade songs and adjust the value from 5 Sec to 0 Sec.

Related: Spotify Web Player Not Working

Solution 6: Changing Playback Speaker on Your Computer

Another way to fix Spotify Songs can’t be played on your laptop or desktop is to set the playback devices to another one.

1. Right-click the volume icon on the taskbar and select Playback Devices.

2. In the playback tab, select another speaker as the default speaker.

3. Reopen the Spotify and try to play the unavailable music again.

Solution 7: Show the Unavailable Playlists or Songs

When you download a song to your local disk and later delete it from the Spotify database, it will still show up in your Spotify playlist, but you cannot play it. So you need to find out which songs are not playable.

1. Opening Spotify Settings on your desktop.

2. In Display options, turn on the button of Show unavailable songs in playlists.

After that, you can easily identify which songs are currently unavailable. If you want to replay them, you can download it again.

Solution 8: Reinstall Spotify

If you have tried all the above methods but to no avail, then you may have no choice but to uninstall your Spotify. After that, download and install the latest version of the Spotify software. Before you reinstall it, you need to close Spotify and delete all files in your Spotify username.