diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/RemoteControl.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/RemoteControl.java
index 30af00d9..1790fd90 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/RemoteControl.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/RemoteControl.java
@@ -88,11 +88,8 @@ public class RemoteControl {
 		remote.setPlaybackState(isPlaying ? RemoteControlClient.PLAYSTATE_PLAYING : RemoteControlClient.PLAYSTATE_PAUSED);
 		RemoteControlClient.MetadataEditor editor = remote.editMetadata(true);
 		if (song != null && song.id != -1) {
-			String artist_album = song.artist + " - " + song.album;
-			artist_album = (song.artist.length() == 0 ? song.album : artist_album); // no artist ? -> only display album
-			artist_album = (song.album.length() == 0 ? song.artist : artist_album); // no album ? -> only display artist
-
-			editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM, artist_album);
+			editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST, song.artist);
+			editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM, song.album);
 			editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, song.title);
 			Bitmap bitmap = song.getCover(context);
 			if (bitmap != null  && (isPlaying || keepPaused)) {