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"Not yet encoded"

  • May 14, 2026
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CosColdwater
One Hit Wonder

Hi. Googled, checked everywhere, no answer to be found, so I’m asking the community.

I went to play an album i’ve listened to once a day for the past 5 years, and suddenly one track is greyed out, listed as “not yet encoded.” checked Daughter’s other albums, and sure enough, random tracks from another album are also greyed out. 

Is there any way to listen to the full album again or are those songs gone for good? This is across the desktop website and android apps, so it’s not my laptop or phone doing this.

Thanks

Cos

Best answer by Nina Nebo

 

@CosColdwater !

 

 Deezer must maintain agreements with artists, record labels, and distributors. If a license expires or negotiations change, songs become unplayable.

 Individual tracks inside an album can have unique expiration dates, leaving some tracks active while others grey out.

Deezer constantly updating and re-negotiating  agreements with rights' holders and many tracks will be available soon.

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Nina Nebo
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  • May 15, 2026

 

Hi ​@CosColdwater !

 

This means that the song will be available soon, because some issues regarding copyright or availability in some countries need to be resolved.


CosColdwater
One Hit Wonder
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  • One Hit Wonder
  • May 15, 2026

Can I ask why the sudden change? As I said, I’ve listened to Daughter every day for over 5 years, and the albums have always been complete.


Nina Nebo
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  • May 15, 2026

 

@CosColdwater !

 

 Deezer must maintain agreements with artists, record labels, and distributors. If a license expires or negotiations change, songs become unplayable.

 Individual tracks inside an album can have unique expiration dates, leaving some tracks active while others grey out.

Deezer constantly updating and re-negotiating  agreements with rights' holders and many tracks will be available soon.


CosColdwater
One Hit Wonder
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  • One Hit Wonder
  • May 15, 2026

Thanks for the response. Incredibly annoying, hopefully it’ll resolve soon.