diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index c28418b..734cb8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Music Caster by Elijah Lopez Changelog
 
 5.22.0
 - [UI] Added Português (Brazil) translation
+- [Fix] URL playback
 
 5.21.3
 - [Fix] Auto update
diff --git a/src/music_caster.py b/src/music_caster.py
index 79dbb21..9534715 100644
--- a/src/music_caster.py
+++ b/src/music_caster.py
@@ -1875,7 +1875,8 @@ def get_url_metadata(url, fetch_art=True) -> list:
                         if 'blocked it on copyright grounds' not in trace_back_msg:
                             attribute_error_reported = True
                             handle_exception(e)
-        elif url.startswith('https://open.spotify.com'):
+        # Spotify restricted web API access
+        elif url.startswith('https://open.spotify.com') and False:
             # spotify metadata has already been fetched, so just get youtube metadata
             if url in url_metadata and isinstance(url_metadata[url], dict):
                 metadata = url_metadata[url]
diff --git a/src/test_harness.py b/src/test_harness.py
index cbb53d1..b02a0ce 100644
--- a/src/test_harness.py
+++ b/src/test_harness.py
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ def test_resize_img(size):
         'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXarRysLJmuju',  # spotify playlist
     ),
 )
+@pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason='spotify web API access removal')
 def test_spotify(url):
     try:
         metadata_list = get_spotify_tracks(url)