How to Repair: ‘Can’t play the current song’ on Spotify

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You are listening to your favorite songs on Spotify when the music stops and the error message “Spotify cannot play the current song” or “Spotify cannot play this song now” or something similar appears. There are several reasons for these errors, as well as quick and easy solutions.

Here’s how to fix this common Spotify error and fix any issues with Spotify settings, subscription levels, or app glitches. Here’s how to quickly restore your music.

What causes the “Cannot play current song” error message in Spotify?

• If your premium subscription has just expired, the problem may be caused by Spotify needing to upgrade your subscription to the standard version.
• Another possible scenario that could be causing the “Can’t play current song” error is a settings menu called Crossfade.
• In some rare cases, this problem may occur due to a corrupted local file. In most cases, an unexpected machine interruption while Spotify is copying music files to local storage contributes to the problem.

How to troubleshoot the “Can’t play the current song” error message on Spotify?

Disable the hardware acceleration

In some cases, Spotify’s hardware acceleration may also cause a “Can’t play current track” error message when you try to play music. To resolve this issue, you may need to disable it by following these steps:

1. Open the Spotify settings and click on “Show Advanced Settings.”
2. Under Compatibility, disable the button next to the Enable hardware acceleration option.
3. You can now restart the app and try playing the song again to see if the problem is resolved.

Disabling high-quality streaming

Spotify offers a high-quality streaming feature for premium users. It has been found that the error message “Can`t play the current song” may occur after converting a premium account to a standard account. This feature is only available for premium accounts and will remain active after activation.

Therefore, if you had a premium subscription that has expired, you can disable the premium streaming feature to resolve the problem.

1. Open the Spotify app.
2. Click on the arrow next to your account icon and select Settings from the drop-down list.
3. Scroll down to the Music Quality section, expand the Streaming Quality drop-down list, and select Automatic.
4. After that, restart Spotify and see if the “Spotify songs aren’t playing” problem is resolved.

Clearing the Spotify cache

Spotify tends to store temporary files offline to ensure fast playback. However, these caches can also be the cause of the “Spotify does not play songs” problem. To solve the problem, you can remove all offline caches from Spotify.

1. Go to the advanced Spotify settings.
2. Under Offline song storage, check the Spotify cache location.
3. Open File Explorer and navigate to the desired storage location.
4. Delete all the data in the folder, then restart Spotify.
5. You can now try playing some songs again.

Setting the crossfade to 0 seconds

Some users have solved the problem by setting the crossfade song value to 0 in the settings, and you can try that too.

1. Expand the advanced Spotify settings.
2. Scroll down to the Playback section and activate the button associated with the Crossfade Songs option.
3. Adjust the scale to set the value to 0 seconds.
4. After that, restart the app and check if you can play certain songs.

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