Open the Spotify desktop app, then click the hamburger icon in the lower right-hand corner to open up your play queue. Once there, you can see what songs are going to play next, and more. Spotify will not stream certain songs on an album even though they are not grayed out and are not on the local disk. There is a 'now playing' speaker icon beside the song, and it shows the song as playing in the 'now playing' side pane, but the track time/seek bar doesn't show and the track won't start playing.
Why are Some Songs Greyed Out on Spotify (Unplayable)
If you can listen to Spotify songs before without problem, but now they are greyed out and you can't listen to them anymore. There are three reasons that could be caused this situation.
1. Connection Error. If the Internet connection is unstable when using Spotify desktop client, it will also lead Spotify songs not available. Besides, please make sure the 'Offline Mode' is turned off.
2. Network Matters. If you are using Spotify app on mobile devices, you might have carelessly shut down the cellular data usage for Spotify.
Spotify Can't Play Current Song
3. Regional Block/Country Limits. It's important to note that not all Spotify songs are available in all countries. If you have traveled to another country and some Spotify tracks greyed out occasionally, it means that these tracks are unavailable in the country you are being in. This can't be controlled by Spotify but it's up to the individual music companies.
Spotify Not Playing Music
The above factors can prevent free and paid subscribers from playing music, playlists and albums on Spotify. Fortunately, no matter which situation you are, there is a solution to fix the Spotify songs greyed out problem. Let's check the detailed guide out!