diff --git a/scanner/itunes_scanner.go b/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
index 3b8590772..e1b7a3d89 100644
--- a/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"html"
+
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/domain"
 	"github.com/deluan/itl"
@@ -191,8 +193,7 @@ func hasCoverArt(path string) bool {
 }
 
 func unescape(str string) string {
-	s := strings.Replace(str, "&", "&", -1)
-	return s
+	return html.UnescapeString(str)
 }
 
 func realArtistName(t *itl.Track) string {