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diff --git a/res/pause_circle-fill.png b/res/pause_circle-fill.png
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diff --git a/res/play_circle-fill.png b/res/play_circle-fill.png
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diff --git a/res/previous-fill.png b/res/previous-fill.png
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diff --git a/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx b/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
index 8987dc8..0e907ac 100644
--- a/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai/utils';
 import React from 'react';
-import { StatusBar, StyleSheet, Text, useWindowDimensions, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Pressable, StatusBar, StyleSheet, Text, useWindowDimensions, View } from 'react-native';
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
-import { currentQueueNameAtom, currentTrackAtom } from '../state/trackplayer';
+import TrackPlayer, { State } from 'react-native-track-player';
+import { currentQueueNameAtom, currentTrackAtom, playerStateAtom } from '../state/trackplayer';
 import text from '../styles/text';
 import CoverArt from './common/CoverArt';
 import ImageGradientBackground from './common/ImageGradientBackground';
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const NowPlayingHeader = () => {
     <View style={headerStyles.container}>
       <FastImage source={require('../../res/arrow_left-fill.png')} style={headerStyles.backArrow} tintColor="white" />
       <Text numberOfLines={2} style={headerStyles.queueName}>
-        {queueName}
+        {queueName || 'Nothing playing...'}
       </Text>
       <FastImage source={require('../../res/more_vertical.png')} style={headerStyles.more} tintColor="white" />
     </View>
@@ -48,16 +49,12 @@ const SongCoverArt = () => {
   const track = useAtomValue(currentTrackAtom);
   const layout = useWindowDimensions();
 
-  const size = layout.width - layout.width / 6;
+  const size = layout.width - layout.width / 7;
 
   return (
     <View style={coverArtStyles.container}>
       <CoverArt
-        PlaceholderComponent={() => (
-          <View style={{ height: size, width: size }}>
-            <Text>Failed</Text>
-          </View>
-        )}
+        PlaceholderComponent={() => <View style={{ height: size, width: size }} />}
         height={size}
         width={size}
         coverArtUri={track?.artwork as string}
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ const coverArtStyles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
     width: '100%',
     alignItems: 'center',
-    marginTop: 20,
+    marginTop: 10,
   },
 });
 
@@ -104,6 +101,81 @@ const infoStyles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
+const PlayerControls = () => {
+  const state = useAtomValue(playerStateAtom);
+
+  let playPauseIcon: number;
+  let playPauseStyle: any;
+  let playPauseAction: () => void;
+
+  switch (state) {
+    case State.Playing:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/pause_circle-fill.png');
+      playPauseStyle = controlsStyles.enabled;
+      playPauseAction = () => TrackPlayer.pause();
+      break;
+    case State.Paused:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/play_circle-fill.png');
+      playPauseStyle = controlsStyles.enabled;
+      playPauseAction = () => TrackPlayer.play();
+      break;
+    case State.Buffering:
+    case State.Connecting:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/pause_circle-fill.png');
+      playPauseStyle = controlsStyles.disabled;
+      playPauseAction = () => {};
+      break;
+    default:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/play_circle-fill.png');
+      playPauseStyle = controlsStyles.disabled;
+      playPauseAction = () => {};
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View style={controlsStyles.container}>
+      <FastImage
+        source={require('../../res/previous-fill.png')}
+        tintColor="white"
+        style={{ ...controlsStyles.skip, ...playPauseStyle }}
+      />
+      <Pressable onPress={playPauseAction}>
+        <FastImage source={playPauseIcon} tintColor="white" style={{ ...controlsStyles.play, ...playPauseStyle }} />
+      </Pressable>
+      <FastImage
+        source={require('../../res/next-fill.png')}
+        tintColor="white"
+        style={{ ...controlsStyles.skip, ...playPauseStyle }}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const controlsStyles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    width: '100%',
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    marginTop: 40,
+  },
+  skip: {
+    height: 40,
+    width: 40,
+    marginHorizontal: 18,
+  },
+  play: {
+    height: 90,
+    width: 90,
+  },
+  enabled: {
+    opacity: 1,
+  },
+  disabled: {
+    opacity: 0.35,
+  },
+});
+
 const NowPlayingLayout = () => {
   const track = useAtomValue(currentTrackAtom);
 
@@ -117,6 +189,7 @@ const NowPlayingLayout = () => {
       <NowPlayingHeader />
       <SongCoverArt />
       <SongInfo />
+      <PlayerControls />
     </View>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx b/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
index cce06af..cfc0999 100644
--- a/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
-import TrackPlayer, { Event, useTrackPlayerEvents } from 'react-native-track-player';
+import TrackPlayer, { Event, State, useTrackPlayerEvents } from 'react-native-track-player';
 import { useAppState } from '@react-native-community/hooks';
 import { useUpdateAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai/utils';
-import { currentQueueNameAtom, currentTrackAtom } from '../state/trackplayer';
+import { currentQueueNameAtom, currentTrackAtom, playerStateAtom } from '../state/trackplayer';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 const CurrentTrackState = () => {
@@ -67,6 +67,42 @@ const CurrentQueueName = () => {
     setCurrentQueueName(undefined);
   }, [setCurrentQueueName]);
 
+  useTrackPlayerEvents(
+    [Event.PlaybackState, Event.PlaybackQueueEnded, Event.PlaybackMetadataReceived, Event.RemoteDuck, Event.RemoteStop],
+    event => {
+      if (event.type === Event.PlaybackState) {
+        if (event.state === State.Stopped || event.state === State.None) {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      update();
+    },
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (appState === 'active') {
+      update();
+    }
+  }, [appState, update]);
+
+  return <></>;
+};
+
+const PlayerState = () => {
+  const setPlayerState = useUpdateAtom(playerStateAtom);
+  const appState = useAppState();
+
+  const update = useCallback(
+    async (state?: State) => {
+      setPlayerState(state || (await TrackPlayer.getState()));
+    },
+    [setPlayerState],
+  );
+
+  useTrackPlayerEvents([Event.PlaybackState], event => {
+    update(event.state);
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (appState === 'active') {
       update();
@@ -90,6 +126,7 @@ const TrackPlayerState = () => (
   <View>
     <CurrentTrackState />
     <CurrentQueueName />
+    <PlayerState />
     <Debug />
   </View>
 );
diff --git a/src/state/trackplayer.ts b/src/state/trackplayer.ts
index 46256d8..236c4cd 100644
--- a/src/state/trackplayer.ts
+++ b/src/state/trackplayer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { atom } from 'jotai';
-import { Track } from 'react-native-track-player';
+import { State, Track } from 'react-native-track-player';
 import equal from 'fast-deep-equal';
 
 type OptionalTrack = Track | undefined;
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ export const currentQueueNameAtom = atom<OptionalString, OptionalString>(
     }
   },
 );
+
+const playerState = atom<State>(State.None);
+export const playerStateAtom = atom<State, State>(
+  get => get(playerState),
+  (get, set, value) => {
+    if (get(playerState) !== value) {
+      set(playerState, value);
+    }
+  },
+);