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diff --git a/res/pause-fill.png b/res/pause-fill.png
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diff --git a/res/play-fill.png b/res/play-fill.png
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diff --git a/src/components/NowPlayingBar.tsx b/src/components/NowPlayingBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d04826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/NowPlayingBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
+import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native'
+import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai/utils'
+import { currentTrackAtom, playerStateAtom, usePause, usePlay, useProgress } from '../state/trackplayer'
+import CoverArt from './common/CoverArt'
+import colors from '../styles/colors'
+import { Font } from '../styles/text'
+import PressableImage from './common/PressableImage'
+import { State } from 'react-native-track-player'
+
+const ProgressBar = () => {
+  const { position, duration } = useProgress()
+
+  let progress = 0
+  if (duration > 0) {
+    progress = position / duration
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View style={progressStyles.container}>
+      <View style={{ ...progressStyles.left, flex: progress }} />
+      <View style={{ ...progressStyles.right, flex: 1 - progress }} />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+const progressStyles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    height: 1,
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+  },
+  left: {
+    backgroundColor: colors.text.primary,
+  },
+  right: {
+    backgroundColor: '#595959',
+  },
+})
+
+const NowPlayingBar = () => {
+  const navigation = useNavigation()
+  const track = useAtomValue(currentTrackAtom)
+  const playerState = useAtomValue(playerStateAtom)
+  const play = usePlay()
+  const pause = usePause()
+
+  let playPauseIcon: number
+  let playPauseAction: () => void
+
+  switch (playerState) {
+    case State.Playing:
+    case State.Buffering:
+    case State.Connecting:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/pause-fill.png')
+      playPauseAction = pause
+      break
+    default:
+      playPauseIcon = require('../../res/play-fill.png')
+      playPauseAction = play
+      break
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Now Playing')}
+      style={{ ...styles.container, display: track ? 'flex' : 'none' }}>
+      <ProgressBar />
+      <View style={styles.subContainer}>
+        <CoverArt
+          PlaceholderComponent={() => <Text>hi</Text>}
+          height={styles.subContainer.height}
+          width={styles.subContainer.height}
+          coverArtUri={track?.artwork as string}
+        />
+        <View style={styles.detailsContainer}>
+          <Text numberOfLines={1} style={styles.detailsTitle}>
+            {track?.title}
+          </Text>
+          <Text numberOfLines={1} style={styles.detailsAlbum}>
+            {track?.artist}
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.controls}>
+          <PressableImage
+            onPress={playPauseAction}
+            source={playPauseIcon}
+            style={styles.play}
+            tintColor="white"
+            hitSlop={14}
+          />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    width: '100%',
+    backgroundColor: colors.gradient.high,
+    borderBottomColor: colors.gradient.low,
+    borderBottomWidth: 1,
+  },
+  subContainer: {
+    height: 60,
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+  },
+  detailsContainer: {
+    flex: 1,
+    height: '100%',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    marginLeft: 10,
+    // backgroundColor: 'green',
+  },
+  detailsTitle: {
+    fontFamily: Font.semiBold,
+    fontSize: 13,
+    color: colors.text.primary,
+  },
+  detailsAlbum: {
+    fontFamily: Font.regular,
+    fontSize: 13,
+    color: colors.text.secondary,
+  },
+  controls: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    height: '100%',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    marginRight: 18,
+    marginLeft: 12,
+  },
+  play: {
+    height: 32,
+    width: 32,
+  },
+})
+
+export default NowPlayingBar
diff --git a/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx b/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
index 121a710..9b45139 100644
--- a/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NowPlayingLayout.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai/utils'
 import React from 'react'
 import { StatusBar, StyleSheet, Text, useWindowDimensions, View } from 'react-native'
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image'
-import TrackPlayer, { State } from 'react-native-track-player'
+import { State } from 'react-native-track-player'
 import {
-  queueNameAtom,
   currentTrackAtom,
   playerStateAtom,
+  queueNameAtom,
   useNext,
+  usePause,
+  usePlay,
   usePrevious,
   useProgress,
 } from '../state/trackplayer'
@@ -171,6 +173,8 @@ const seekStyles = StyleSheet.create({
 
 const PlayerControls = () => {
   const state = useAtomValue(playerStateAtom)
+  const play = usePlay()
+  const pause = usePause()
   const next = useNext()
   const previous = usePrevious()
 
@@ -184,12 +188,12 @@ const PlayerControls = () => {
     case State.Connecting:
       disabled = false
       playPauseIcon = require('../../res/pause_circle-fill.png')
-      playPauseAction = () => TrackPlayer.pause()
+      playPauseAction = pause
       break
     case State.Paused:
       disabled = false
       playPauseIcon = require('../../res/play_circle-fill.png')
-      playPauseAction = () => TrackPlayer.play()
+      playPauseAction = play
       break
     default:
       disabled = true
diff --git a/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx b/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
index 630fdfc..fc5b725 100644
--- a/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TrackPlayerState.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const ProgressState = () => {
     return (
       <>
         <ProgressHook />
-        <TrackPlayerEventResponder events={[Event.RemoteStop]} update={update} />
+        <TrackPlayerEventResponder events={[Event.RemoteStop, Event.PlaybackTrackChanged]} update={update} />
       </>
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/components/common/BottomTabBar.tsx b/src/components/common/BottomTabBar.tsx
index e187ea6..edf89b8 100644
--- a/src/components/common/BottomTabBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/BottomTabBar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { BottomTabBarProps } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs'
 import textStyles from '../../styles/text'
 import colors from '../../styles/colors'
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image'
+import NowPlayingBar from '../NowPlayingBar'
 
 const icons: { [key: string]: any } = {
   home: {
@@ -77,36 +78,39 @@ const BottomTabButton: React.FC<{
 
 const BottomTabBar: React.FC<BottomTabBarProps> = ({ state, descriptors, navigation }) => {
   return (
-    <View
-      style={{
-        height: 54,
-        backgroundColor: colors.gradient.high,
-        flexDirection: 'row',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        justifyContent: 'space-around',
-        paddingHorizontal: 28,
-      }}>
-      {state.routes.map((route, index) => {
-        const { options } = descriptors[route.key] as any
-        const label =
-          options.tabBarLabel !== undefined
-            ? (options.tabBarLabel as string)
-            : options.title !== undefined
-            ? options.title
-            : route.name
+    <View>
+      <NowPlayingBar />
+      <View
+        style={{
+          height: 54,
+          backgroundColor: colors.gradient.high,
+          flexDirection: 'row',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          justifyContent: 'space-around',
+          paddingHorizontal: 28,
+        }}>
+        {state.routes.map((route, index) => {
+          const { options } = descriptors[route.key] as any
+          const label =
+            options.tabBarLabel !== undefined
+              ? (options.tabBarLabel as string)
+              : options.title !== undefined
+              ? options.title
+              : route.name
 
-        return (
-          <BottomTabButton
-            key={route.key}
-            routeKey={route.key}
-            label={label}
-            name={route.name}
-            isFocused={state.index === index}
-            img={icons[options.icon]}
-            navigation={navigation}
-          />
-        )
-      })}
+          return (
+            <BottomTabButton
+              key={route.key}
+              routeKey={route.key}
+              label={label}
+              name={route.name}
+              isFocused={state.index === index}
+              img={icons[options.icon]}
+              navigation={navigation}
+            />
+          )
+        })}
+      </View>
     </View>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/common/CoverArt.tsx b/src/components/common/CoverArt.tsx
index acbe84b..f1757db 100644
--- a/src/components/common/CoverArt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/CoverArt.tsx
@@ -1,58 +1,63 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react'
-import { ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image'
 import colors from '../../styles/colors'
 
 const CoverArt: React.FC<{
   PlaceholderComponent: () => JSX.Element
-  height: number
-  width: number
+  height?: string | number
+  width?: string | number
   coverArtUri?: string
 }> = ({ PlaceholderComponent, height, width, coverArtUri }) => {
   const [placeholderVisible, setPlaceholderVisible] = useState(false)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
 
-  const indicatorSize = height > 130 ? 'large' : 'small'
-  const halfIndicatorHeight = indicatorSize === 'large' ? 18 : 10
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!coverArtUri) {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [coverArtUri, setLoading])
 
-  const Placeholder: React.FC<{ visible: boolean }> = ({ visible }) => (
-    <View
-      style={{
-        opacity: visible ? 100 : 0,
-      }}>
-      <PlaceholderComponent />
+  const Image = () => (
+    <FastImage
+      source={{ uri: coverArtUri, priority: 'high' }}
+      style={{ ...styles.image, opacity: placeholderVisible ? 0 : 1 }}
+      resizeMode={FastImage.resizeMode.contain}
+      onError={() => {
+        setLoading(false)
+        setPlaceholderVisible(true)
+      }}
+      onLoadEnd={() => setLoading(false)}
+    />
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <View style={{ ...styles.container, height, width }}>
+      {coverArtUri ? <Image /> : <></>}
+      <View style={{ ...styles.placeholderContainer, opacity: placeholderVisible ? 1 : 0 }}>
+        <PlaceholderComponent />
+      </View>
+      <ActivityIndicator style={styles.indicator} animating={loading} size={'large'} color={colors.accent} />
     </View>
   )
-
-  const Art = () => (
-    <>
-      <Placeholder visible={placeholderVisible} />
-      <ActivityIndicator
-        animating={loading}
-        size={indicatorSize}
-        color={colors.accent}
-        style={{
-          top: -height / 2 - halfIndicatorHeight,
-        }}
-      />
-      <FastImage
-        source={{ uri: coverArtUri, priority: 'high' }}
-        style={{
-          height,
-          width,
-          marginTop: -height - halfIndicatorHeight * 2,
-        }}
-        resizeMode={FastImage.resizeMode.contain}
-        onError={() => {
-          setLoading(false)
-          setPlaceholderVisible(true)
-        }}
-        onLoadEnd={() => setLoading(false)}
-      />
-    </>
-  )
-
-  return <View style={{ height, width }}>{!coverArtUri ? <Placeholder visible={true} /> : <Art />}</View>
 }
 
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {},
+  image: {
+    height: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
+  },
+  placeholderContainer: {
+    height: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
+    position: 'absolute',
+  },
+  indicator: {
+    height: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
+    position: 'absolute',
+  },
+})
+
 export default React.memo(CoverArt)
diff --git a/src/components/common/PressableImage.tsx b/src/components/common/PressableImage.tsx
index e32bfc5..d347f1b 100644
--- a/src/components/common/PressableImage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/PressableImage.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const PressableImage: React.FC<{
   style?: ViewStyle
   tintColor?: string
   disabled?: boolean
-}> = ({ source, onPress, style, tintColor, disabled }) => {
+  hitSlop?: number
+}> = ({ source, onPress, style, tintColor, disabled, hitSlop }) => {
   const [opacity, setOpacity] = useState(1)
   const [dimensions, setDimensions] = useState<LayoutRectangle | undefined>(undefined)
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const PressableImage: React.FC<{
       style={style}
       onPress={onPress}
       disabled={disabled}
+      hitSlop={hitSlop}
       onPressIn={() => {
         if (!disabled) {
           setOpacity(0.4)
diff --git a/src/hooks/trackplayer.ts b/src/hooks/trackplayer.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 74d7d72..0000000
--- a/src/hooks/trackplayer.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { useUpdateAtom } from 'jotai/utils'
-import TrackPlayer, { Track } from 'react-native-track-player'
-import { Song } from '../models/music'
-import { currentQueueNameAtom, currentTrackAtom } from '../state/trackplayer'
-
-function mapSongToTrack(song: Song, queueName: string): Track {
-  return {
-    id: song.id,
-    queueName,
-    title: song.title,
-    artist: song.artist || 'Unknown Artist',
-    url: song.streamUri,
-    artwork: song.coverArtUri,
-    artworkThumb: song.coverArtThumbUri,
-    duration: song.duration,
-  }
-}
-
-export const useSetQueue = () => {
-  const setCurrentTrack = useUpdateAtom(currentTrackAtom)
-  const setCurrentQueueName = useUpdateAtom(currentQueueNameAtom)
-
-  return async (songs: Song[], name: string, playId?: string) => {
-    await TrackPlayer.reset()
-    const tracks = songs.map(s => mapSongToTrack(s, name))
-
-    setCurrentQueueName(name)
-    if (playId) {
-      setCurrentTrack(tracks.find(t => t.id === playId))
-    }
-
-    if (!playId) {
-      await TrackPlayer.add(tracks)
-    } else if (playId === tracks[0].id) {
-      await TrackPlayer.add(tracks)
-      await TrackPlayer.play()
-    } else {
-      const playIndex = tracks.findIndex(t => t.id === playId)
-      const tracks1 = tracks.slice(0, playIndex)
-      const tracks2 = tracks.slice(playIndex)
-
-      await TrackPlayer.add(tracks2)
-      await TrackPlayer.play()
-
-      await TrackPlayer.add(tracks1, 0)
-
-      // const queue = await TrackPlayer.getQueue();
-      // console.log(`queue: ${JSON.stringify(queue.map(x => x.title))}`);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/state/trackplayer.ts b/src/state/trackplayer.ts
index 9dcdcaf..5459846 100644
--- a/src/state/trackplayer.ts
+++ b/src/state/trackplayer.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ export const useRefreshProgress = () => {
     })
 }
 
+export const usePlay = () => {
+  return () => trackPlayerCommands.enqueue(() => TrackPlayer.play())
+}
+
+export const usePause = () => {
+  return () => trackPlayerCommands.enqueue(() => TrackPlayer.pause())
+}
+
 export const usePrevious = () => {
   const setCurrentTrack = useUpdateAtom(currentTrackAtom)
 
@@ -259,6 +267,7 @@ function mapSongToTrack(song: Song, queueName: string): TrackExt {
     queueName,
     title: song.title,
     artist: song.artist || 'Unknown Artist',
+    album: song.album || 'Unknown Album',
     url: song.streamUri,
     artwork: song.coverArtUri,
     artworkThumb: song.coverArtThumbUri,
diff --git a/src/styles/colors.ts b/src/styles/colors.ts
index 50bd00d..6de496d 100644
--- a/src/styles/colors.ts
+++ b/src/styles/colors.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export default {
   },
   gradient: {
     high: '#2d2d2d',
-    mid: '#191919',
     low: '#000000',
   },
   accent: '#b134db',