Index: /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Player/Player.pm
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--- /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Player/Player.pm	(revision 23837)
+++ /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Player/Player.pm	(working copy)
@@ -552,6 +552,34 @@
 		} 
 
 		my $song = Slim::Player::Playlist::song($client);
+
+		my $imgKey;
+		my $artwork;
+
+		if (Slim::Music::Info::isRemoteURL($song->url)) {
+	
+			my $handler = Slim::Player::ProtocolHandlers->handlerForURL($song->url);
+	
+			if ( $handler && $handler->can('getMetadataFor') ) {
+
+				my $meta = $handler->getMetadataFor( $client, $song->url );
+
+				if ($meta->{cover}) {
+
+					$imgKey = 'icon';
+					$artwork = $meta->{cover};
+
+				} elsif ($meta->{icon}) {
+
+					$imgKey = 'icon-id';
+					$artwork = $meta->{icon};
+				}
+
+				Slim::Music::Info::setRemoteMetadata( $song->url, $meta );
+	
+			}
+		}
+
 		my $currentTitle = Slim::Music::Info::getCurrentTitle($client, $song->url);
 
 		$lines[1] = $currentTitle;
@@ -588,29 +616,7 @@
 			'text' => [ $status, $song->title ],
 		};
 
-		my $imgKey;
-		my $artwork;
-
-		#if ( $song->isRemoteURL ) {
-		if ( $retrieveMetadata && $song->isRemoteURL ) {
-
-			my $handler = Slim::Player::ProtocolHandlers->handlerForURL($song->url);
-
-			if ( $handler && $handler->can('getMetadataFor') ) {
-
-				my $meta = $handler->getMetadataFor( $client, $song->url );
-
-				if ($meta->{cover}) {
-
-					$imgKey = 'icon';
-					$artwork = $meta->{cover};
-
-				} elsif ($meta->{icon}) {
-
-					$imgKey = 'icon-id';
-					$artwork = $meta->{icon};
-				}
-			} 
+		if ( $song->isRemoteURL ) {
 
 			if (!$artwork) {
 				$imgKey = 'icon-id';