diff --git a/src/player/player.js b/src/player/player.js
index 777d0b6..1970fc9 100644
--- a/src/player/player.js
+++ b/src/player/player.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { S } from '../state.js';
 import { esc, formatDur, toast } from '../utils.js';
-import { api, streamUrl, coverUrl, downloadUrl, dispTitle, dispArtist, dispArtistParts, dispAlbum } from '../api.js';
+import { api, streamUrl, coverUrl, downloadUrl, dispTitle, dispArtist, dispArtistParts } from '../api.js';
 // views.js/ui.js circular imports — safe (only used inside function bodies)
 import { loadRecommendations } from '../views/views.js';
 import { updateLyricsHighlight, onNpSongChange, syncNowPlaying } from './nowplaying.js';
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export function updatePlayerUI(s, _skipMediaSession = false) {
     ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
                .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
     : '—';
-  document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = dispAlbum(s);
+  document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = s.album || '';
   const art = document.getElementById('player-art');
   const cv = coverUrl(s.coverArt, 256);
   const existingImg = art.querySelector('img');
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export function _syncNpDirect(s) {
              .join('<span style="opacity:.5"> • </span>')
       : '—';
   }
-  const aln = document.getElementById('np-album-name'); if(aln) aln.textContent = dispAlbum(s);
+  const aln = document.getElementById('np-album-name'); if(aln) aln.textContent = s.album || '';
   syncNpStar();
 }
 
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ export function _restoreLastPlayed() {
       ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
                .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
       : '—';
-    document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = dispAlbum(s) || s.album || '';
+    document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = s.album || '';
     const art = document.getElementById('player-art');
     const cv = coverUrl(s.coverArt, 256);
     art.innerHTML = cv ? `<img src="${cv}" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover">` : '<div class="no-art">♪</div>';