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Please make sure to import the correct GPG key first:

$ curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_6224F9941A8AA6D1.gpg  | gpg --import -

And always build in a clean chroot. It is as easy as:

pacman -S devtools
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/spotify.git
cd spotify
pkgctl build
pacman -U <path-to-spotify-package>

It is expected that the package will break now and then, as spotify continuously changes download binaries, gpg keys etc (which is not appropriate, but we cannot change this). Please be patient if an update does not occur the next day, you can still use an existing spotify install or update the version yourself.

@lightofpast Just pushed v1:1.2.20.1210-2 that now allows you to set custom launch flags in a spotify-flags.conf file under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or ~/.config :)

Here's a patch to fix the latest issue:

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index b06a804..3c8615c 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = spotify
    pkgdesc = A proprietary music streaming service
-   pkgver = 1.2.9.743
+   pkgver = 1.2.11.916
    pkgrel = 1
    epoch = 1
    url = https://www.spotify.com
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ pkgbase = spotify
    options = !strip
    source = spotify.protocol
    source = LICENSE
-   source = spotify-1.2.9.743-g85d9593d-x86_64.deb::http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.9.743.g85d9593d_amd64.deb
-   source = spotify-1.2.9.743-1-Release::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release
-   source = spotify-1.2.9.743-1-Release.sig::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release.gpg
-   source = spotify-1.2.9.743-1-x86_64-Packages::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages
+   source = spotify-1.2.11.916-geb595a67-x86_64.deb::http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.11.916.geb595a67_amd64.deb
+   source = spotify-1.2.11.916-1-Release::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release
+   source = spotify-1.2.11.916-1-Release.sig::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release.gpg
+   source = spotify-1.2.11.916-1-x86_64-Packages::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages
    validpgpkeys = E27409F51D1B66337F2D2F417A3A762FAFD4A51F
    sha512sums = 999abe46766a4101e27477f5c9f69394a4bb5c097e2e048ec2c6cb93dfa1743eb436bde3768af6ba1b90eaac78ea8589d82e621f9cbe7d9ab3f41acee6e8ca20
    sha512sums = 2e16f7c7b09e9ecefaa11ab38eb7a792c62ae6f33d95ab1ff46d68995316324d8c5287b0d9ce142d1cf15158e61f594e930260abb8155467af8bc25779960615
-   sha512sums = 3939213b1f7a2776000417e48fec84aebb8b1f4156b3521542c9b901b4e78f4ff00d9d20c77747ae67bde75a4a36dabc5a3e5e431aef66207b6a8b264e58c9e5
+   sha512sums = 433b8cb271305c8bc64d33eb16452e7b3fed4afabbd3f374b9af4ad808999a595eedf87cc9415087715c9779fd24c6ae4332c557c9bc4b9f6546b043eb1e98f7
    sha512sums = SKIP
    sha512sums = SKIP
    sha512sums = SKIP
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 0be3057..b9d599c 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # Contributor: Eothred <yngve.levinsen@gmail.com>

 pkgname=spotify
-pkgver='1.2.9.743'
+pkgver='1.2.11.916'
 epoch=1
-_commit=g85d9593d
+_commit=geb595a67
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='A proprietary music streaming service'
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ source=('spotify.protocol'
         "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64-Packages::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages")
 sha512sums=('999abe46766a4101e27477f5c9f69394a4bb5c097e2e048ec2c6cb93dfa1743eb436bde3768af6ba1b90eaac78ea8589d82e621f9cbe7d9ab3f41acee6e8ca20'
             '2e16f7c7b09e9ecefaa11ab38eb7a792c62ae6f33d95ab1ff46d68995316324d8c5287b0d9ce142d1cf15158e61f594e930260abb8155467af8bc25779960615'
-            '3939213b1f7a2776000417e48fec84aebb8b1f4156b3521542c9b901b4e78f4ff00d9d20c77747ae67bde75a4a36dabc5a3e5e431aef66207b6a8b264e58c9e5'
+            '433b8cb271305c8bc64d33eb16452e7b3fed4afabbd3f374b9af4ad808999a595eedf87cc9415087715c9779fd24c6ae4332c557c9bc4b9f6546b043eb1e98f7'
             'SKIP'
             'SKIP'
             'SKIP')

I've created a script to ease updating the PKGBUILD, just run it within the AUR package directory:

https://gist.github.com/jamincollins/0ff946d34d3763ca9d7e85c29ba7dff3

Feel free to include it as part of the AUR package if you'd like.

Recently tried updating and ran into the following error: curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 ==> ERROR: Failure while downloading http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.9.743.g85d9593d_amd64.deb Aborting... -> error making: spotify-exit status 1 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:

I followed the solution outlined by @eclairevoyant (manually edited version, commit, and sha512sum). Here is an updated PKGBUILD https://pastebin.com/2nFFQStu

Sort of fixed the versioning issue by updating it in the PKGBUILD. However this does disable validating the hashes in the prepare function (though i could fix this to work properly i am still quite new to PKGBUILD files so i just commented out the check). This is only a temporary fix until the maintainers fix it!

# Maintainer: NicoHood <archlinux {cat} nicohood {dog} de>
# PGP ID: 97312D5EB9D7AE7D0BD4307351DAE9B7C1AE9161
# Contributor: TobFromme < TobFromme {hat} pm {dont} me >
# Contributor: Ashley Whetter <(firstname) @ awhetter.co.uk>
# Contributor: Eothred <yngve.levinsen@gmail.com>

pkgname=spotify
pkgver='1.2.8.923'
epoch=1
_commit=g4f94bf0d
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc='A proprietary music streaming service'
arch=('x86_64')
license=('custom')
url='https://www.spotify.com'
depends=('alsa-lib>=1.0.14' 'gtk3' 'libxss' 'desktop-file-utils' 'openssl' 'nss' 'at-spi2-atk' 'libcurl-gnutls' 'libsm')
optdepends=('ffmpeg4.4: Adds support for playback of local files'
            'zenity: Adds support for importing local files'
            'libnotify: Desktop notifications')
options=('!strip')

# NOTE: We switched from stable to testing on 18th march, as the spotify
# stable repository is always outdated. Testing seems to be in sync with snap:
# https://snapcraft.io/spotify
# http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release
# http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages
# http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release.gpg
source=('spotify.protocol'
        'LICENSE'
        "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${_commit}-x86_64.deb::http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_${pkgver}.${_commit}_amd64.deb"
        # GPG signature check
        "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-Release::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release"
        "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-Release.sig::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/Release.gpg"
        "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64-Packages::http://repository.spotify.com/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages")
sha512sums=('999abe46766a4101e27477f5c9f69394a4bb5c097e2e048ec2c6cb93dfa1743eb436bde3768af6ba1b90eaac78ea8589d82e621f9cbe7d9ab3f41acee6e8ca20'
            '2e16f7c7b09e9ecefaa11ab38eb7a792c62ae6f33d95ab1ff46d68995316324d8c5287b0d9ce142d1cf15158e61f594e930260abb8155467af8bc25779960615'
            'd4bc076d87018c851f851cc8b65e05b1611701994a97963bd63aa816518b1f5fa4d89956fea8ef234a41f1c4d6f8a3aa2bfc4fbd3b39f58f0bed5aec79c60edc'
            'SKIP'
            'SKIP'
            'SKIP')

# Import key with:
# curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_7A3A762FAFD4A51F.gpg | gpg --import -
validpgpkeys=('E27409F51D1B66337F2D2F417A3A762FAFD4A51F') # Spotify Public Repository Signing Key <tux@spotify.com>
# Old Keys:
# F9A211976ED662F00E59361E5E3C45D7B312C643
# 8FD3D9A8D3800305A9FFF259D1742AD60D811D58
# 931FF8E79F0876134EDDBDCCA87FF9DF48BF1C90
# 2EBF997C15BDA244B6EBF5D84773BD5E130D1D45

prepare() {
    # Validate hashes from the PGP signed "Release" file
#    echo "$(grep non-free/binary-amd64/Packages ${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-Release | tail -n 2 | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}') ${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64-Packages" \
#        > "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-x86_64-Packages.sha256"
#    sha256sum -c "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-x86_64-Packages.sha256"
#
#    echo "$(grep SHA512 ${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64-Packages | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}') ${pkgname}-${pkgver}-${_commit}-x86_64.deb" \
#        > "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-x86_64.deb.sha512"
#    sha512sum -c "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-x86_64.deb.sha512"
    echo "imagine tests here"
}

package() {
    cd "${srcdir}"

    tar -xzf data.tar.gz --no-same-owner -C "${pkgdir}"

    # Enable spotify to open URLs from the webapp
    sed -i 's/^Exec=.*/Exec=spotify --uri=%U/' "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/spotify/spotify.desktop

    install -Dm644 "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/spotify/spotify.desktop "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/applications/spotify.desktop
    install -Dm644 "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-512.png "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/pixmaps/spotify-client.png

    for size in 22 24 32 48 64 128 256 512; do
        install -Dm644 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-$size.png" \
            "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/spotify.png"
    done

    # Move spotify binary to its proper location
    mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/opt/spotify
    mv "${pkgdir}/usr/share/spotify" "${pkgdir}/opt/"

    # Symlink spotify binary which is located in /opt
    ln -sf /opt/spotify/spotify "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/spotify"

    # Copy protocol file for KDE
    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/spotify.protocol" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kservices5/spotify.protocol"

    # Install license
    # https://www.spotify.com/legal/end-user-agreement
    install -Dm 644 LICENSE "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"

    # Fix permissions
    chmod -R go-w "${pkgdir}"
}

looks like there is a new version out!

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 ==> ERROR: Failure while downloading http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.9.743.g85d9593d_amd64.deb Aborting... -> error making: spotify-exit status 1 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:

==> ERROR: Failure while downloading http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.9.743.g85d9593d_amd64.deb Aborting.

the link is dead please fix it