Index: Control/Commands.pm
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--- Control/Commands.pm	(revision 33816)
+++ Control/Commands.pm	(working copy)
@@ -3433,6 +3433,11 @@
 
 				if (!utf8::is_utf8($value) && !utf8::decode($value)) { $log->warn("The following value is not UTF-8 encoded: $value"); }
 
+				if (utf8::is_utf8($value)) {
+					utf8::decode($value);
+					utf8::encode($value);
+				}
+
 				$class = ucfirst($1);
 				$obj   = Slim::Schema->single( $class, { $key => $value } );
 				
Index: Player/ProtocolHandlers.pm
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--- Player/ProtocolHandlers.pm	(revision 33816)
+++ Player/ProtocolHandlers.pm	(working copy)
@@ -142,7 +142,14 @@
 	}
 
 	elsif ($url =~ /^db:album\.(\w+)=(.+)/) {
-		my $album = Slim::Schema->search('Album', { $1 => Slim::Utils::Misc::unescape($2) })->first;
+		my $value = Slim::Utils::Misc::unescape($2);
+		
+		if (utf8::is_utf8($value)) {
+			utf8::decode($value);
+			utf8::encode($value);
+		}
+
+		my $album = Slim::Schema->search('Album', { $1 => $value })->first;
 
 		if ($album && $album->artwork) {
 			return 'music/' . $album->artwork . '/cover.png';