diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/SearchAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/SearchAdapter.java
index d5b18621..7a9984fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/SearchAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/SearchAdapter.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class SearchAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<SearchAdapter.ViewHolder
             case ALBUM:
                 final Album album = (Album) dataSet.get(position);
                 holder.title.setText(album.getTitle());
-                holder.text.setText(album.getArtistName());
+                holder.text.setText(MusicUtil.getAlbumInfoString(activity, album));
                 SongGlideRequest.Builder.from(Glide.with(activity), album.safeGetFirstSong())
                         .checkIgnoreMediaStore(activity).build()
                         .into(holder.image);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class SearchAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<SearchAdapter.ViewHolder
             case SONG:
                 final Song song = (Song) dataSet.get(position);
                 holder.title.setText(song.title);
-                holder.text.setText(song.albumName);
+                holder.text.setText(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
                 break;
             default:
                 holder.title.setText(dataSet.get(position).toString());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/album/AlbumAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/album/AlbumAdapter.java
index a805223d..b950ab73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/album/AlbumAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/album/AlbumAdapter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.NavigationUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
+
 import com.simplecityapps.recyclerview_fastscroll.views.FastScrollRecyclerView;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -84,7 +85,10 @@ public class AlbumAdapter extends AbsMultiSelectAdapter<AlbumAdapter.ViewHolder,
     }
 
     protected String getAlbumText(Album album) {
-        return album.getArtistName();
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            album.getArtistName(),
+            MusicUtil.getSongCountString(activity, album.songs.size())
+        );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/song/SongAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/song/SongAdapter.java
index 209c0098..fb29dc7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/song/SongAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/song/SongAdapter.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class SongAdapter extends AbsMultiSelectAdapter<SongAdapter.ViewHolder, S
     }
 
     protected String getSongText(Song song) {
-        return song.artistName;
+        return MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/appwidgets/base/BaseAppWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/appwidgets/base/BaseAppWidget.java
index f95eecd5..e54b7352 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/appwidgets/base/BaseAppWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/appwidgets/base/BaseAppWidget.java
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
-import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.service.MusicService;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 
 public abstract class BaseAppWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
     public static final String NAME = "app_widget";
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ public abstract class BaseAppWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
     }
 
     protected String getSongArtistAndAlbum(final Song song) {
-        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-        builder.append(song.artistName);
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(song.artistName) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(song.albumName)) {
-            builder.append(" • ");
-        }
-        builder.append(song.albumName);
-        return builder.toString();
+        return MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/AbsCustomPlaylist.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/AbsCustomPlaylist.java
index ad932bfc..484f4892 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/AbsCustomPlaylist.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/AbsCustomPlaylist.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -13,8 +14,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  */
 
 public abstract class AbsCustomPlaylist extends Playlist {
-    public static final String INFO_STRING_SEPARATOR = "  •  ";
-
     public AbsCustomPlaylist(int id, String name) {
         super(id, name);
     }
@@ -32,14 +31,12 @@ public abstract class AbsCustomPlaylist extends Playlist {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public String getInfoString(@NonNull Context context) {
-        String baseInfo = super.getInfoString(context);
-
         int songCount = getSongs(context).size();
-        String songCountText = (songCount == 0) ?
-            context.getString(R.string.no_songs) :
-            String.valueOf(songCount) + " " + context.getString(R.string.songs);
+        String songCountString = MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songCount);
 
-        if (baseInfo.isEmpty()) {return songCountText;}
-        return songCountText + INFO_STRING_SEPARATOR + baseInfo;
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            songCountString,
+            super.getInfoString(context)
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/HistoryPlaylist.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/HistoryPlaylist.java
index 4e9b260a..efa74f73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/HistoryPlaylist.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/HistoryPlaylist.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.TopAndRecentlyPlayedTracksLoader;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.provider.HistoryStore;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -24,11 +25,12 @@ public class HistoryPlaylist extends AbsSmartPlaylist {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public String getInfoString(@NonNull Context context) {
-        String baseInfo = super.getInfoString(context);
         String cutoff = PreferenceUtil.getInstance(context).getRecentlyPlayedCutoffText(context);
 
-        if (baseInfo.isEmpty()) {return cutoff;}
-        return cutoff + INFO_STRING_SEPARATOR + baseInfo;
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            cutoff,
+            super.getInfoString(context)
+        );
     }
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/LastAddedPlaylist.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/LastAddedPlaylist.java
index 01a52cc1..0a6e1ef0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/LastAddedPlaylist.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/LastAddedPlaylist.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.LastAddedLoader;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -23,11 +24,12 @@ public class LastAddedPlaylist extends AbsSmartPlaylist {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public String getInfoString(@NonNull Context context) {
-        String baseInfo = super.getInfoString(context);
         String cutoff = PreferenceUtil.getInstance(context).getLastAddedCutoffText(context);
 
-        if (baseInfo.isEmpty()) {return cutoff;}
-        return cutoff + INFO_STRING_SEPARATOR + baseInfo;
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            cutoff,
+            super.getInfoString(context)
+        );
     }
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/NotRecentlyPlayedPlaylist.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/NotRecentlyPlayedPlaylist.java
index 6bd8e443..3a22a0e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/NotRecentlyPlayedPlaylist.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/model/smartplaylist/NotRecentlyPlayedPlaylist.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.TopAndRecentlyPlayedTracksLoader;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -23,11 +24,12 @@ public class NotRecentlyPlayedPlaylist extends AbsSmartPlaylist {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public String getInfoString(@NonNull Context context) {
-        String baseInfo = super.getInfoString(context);
         String cutoff = PreferenceUtil.getInstance(context).getRecentlyPlayedCutoffText(context);
 
-        if (baseInfo.isEmpty()) {return cutoff;}
-        return cutoff + INFO_STRING_SEPARATOR + baseInfo;
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            cutoff,
+            super.getInfoString(context)
+        );
     }
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/service/notification/PlayingNotificationImpl24.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/service/notification/PlayingNotificationImpl24.java
index 4d197f27..bd0ee315 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/service/notification/PlayingNotificationImpl24.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/service/notification/PlayingNotificationImpl24.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.support.v4.media.app.NotificationCompat.MediaStyle;
 import android.support.v7.graphics.Palette;
-import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.animation.GlideAnimation;
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.glide.palette.BitmapPaletteWrapper;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.service.MusicService;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.activities.MainActivity;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
 
 import static com.kabouzeid.gramophone.service.MusicService.ACTION_REWIND;
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ public class PlayingNotificationImpl24 extends PlayingNotification {
 
         final Song song = service.getCurrentSong();
 
-        final String albumName = song.albumName;
-        final String artistName = song.artistName;
         final boolean isPlaying = service.isPlaying();
-        final String text = TextUtils.isEmpty(albumName)
-                ? artistName : artistName + " - " + albumName;
+        final String text = MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song);
 
         final int playButtonResId = isPlaying
                 ? R.drawable.ic_pause_white_24dp : R.drawable.ic_play_arrow_white_24dp;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MainActivity.java
index ea8738bd..821735c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/MainActivity.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+
 import com.kabouzeid.appthemehelper.ThemeStore;
 import com.kabouzeid.appthemehelper.util.ATHUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.appthemehelper.util.NavigationViewUtil;
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.activities.base.AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.activities.intro.AppIntroActivity;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.fragments.mainactivity.folders.FoldersFragment;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.fragments.mainactivity.library.LibraryFragment;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.PreferenceUtil;
+
 import com.sothree.slidinguppanel.SlidingUpPanelLayout;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity {
                 });
             }
             ((TextView) navigationDrawerHeader.findViewById(R.id.title)).setText(song.title);
-            ((TextView) navigationDrawerHeader.findViewById(R.id.text)).setText(song.artistName);
+            ((TextView) navigationDrawerHeader.findViewById(R.id.text)).setText(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
             SongGlideRequest.Builder.from(Glide.with(this), song)
                     .checkIgnoreMediaStore(this).build()
                     .into(((ImageView) navigationDrawerHeader.findViewById(R.id.image)));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/AbsPlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/AbsPlayerFragment.java
index 40176ff7..09ea86aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/AbsPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/AbsPlayerFragment.java
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ public abstract class AbsPlayerFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implemen
     }
 
     protected String getUpNextAndQueueTime() {
-        return getResources().getString(R.string.up_next) + "  •  " + MusicUtil.getReadableDurationString(MusicPlayerRemote.getQueueDurationMillis(MusicPlayerRemote.getPosition()));
+        final long duration = MusicPlayerRemote.getQueueDurationMillis(MusicPlayerRemote.getPosition());
+
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            getResources().getString(R.string.up_next),
+            MusicUtil.getReadableDurationString(duration)
+        );
     }
 
     public abstract void onShow();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/card/CardPlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/card/CardPlayerFragment.java
index c445b8e3..722b643c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/card/CardPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/card/CardPlayerFragment.java
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ public class CardPlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbum
         public void updateCurrentSong(Song song) {
             currentSong = song;
             currentSongViewHolder.title.setText(song.title);
-            currentSongViewHolder.text.setText(song.artistName);
+            currentSongViewHolder.text.setText(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ public class CardPlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbum
         @Override
         public void updateCurrentSong(Song song) {
             fragment.toolbar.setTitle(song.title);
-            fragment.toolbar.setSubtitle(song.artistName);
+            fragment.toolbar.setSubtitle(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/flat/FlatPlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/flat/FlatPlayerFragment.java
index dd54bb8a..48ac0d02 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/flat/FlatPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/flat/FlatPlayerFragment.java
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public class FlatPlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbum
         public void updateCurrentSong(Song song) {
             currentSong = song;
             currentSongViewHolder.title.setText(song.title);
-            currentSongViewHolder.text.setText(song.artistName);
+            currentSongViewHolder.text.setText(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class FlatPlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbum
         @Override
         public void updateCurrentSong(Song song) {
             fragment.toolbar.setTitle(song.title);
-            fragment.toolbar.setSubtitle(song.artistName);
+            fragment.toolbar.setSubtitle(MusicUtil.getSongInfoString(song));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/MusicUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/MusicUtil.java
index 469e7a01..24f569cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/MusicUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/util/MusicUtil.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.helper.MusicPlayerRemote;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.PlaylistLoader;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.SongLoader;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Album;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Artist;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Genre;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Playlist;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.lyrics.AbsSynchronizedLyrics;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 
 import org.jaudiotagger.audio.AudioFileIO;
 import org.jaudiotagger.tag.FieldKey;
@@ -107,22 +109,45 @@ public class MusicUtil {
     public static String getArtistInfoString(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final Artist artist) {
         int albumCount = artist.getAlbumCount();
         int songCount = artist.getSongCount();
-        String albumString = albumCount == 1 ? context.getResources().getString(R.string.album) : context.getResources().getString(R.string.albums);
-        String songString = songCount == 1 ? context.getResources().getString(R.string.song) : context.getResources().getString(R.string.songs);
-        return albumCount + " " + albumString + " • " + songCount + " " + songString;
+
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            MusicUtil.getAlbumCountString(context, albumCount),
+            MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songCount)
+        );
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    public static String getAlbumInfoString(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final Album album) {
+        int songCount = album.getSongCount();
+
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            album.getArtistName(),
+            MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songCount)
+        );
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    public static String getSongInfoString(@NonNull final Song song) {
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            song.artistName,
+            song.albumName
+        );
     }
 
     @NonNull
     public static String getGenreInfoString(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final Genre genre) {
         int songCount = genre.songCount;
-        String songString = songCount == 1 ? context.getResources().getString(R.string.song) : context.getResources().getString(R.string.songs);
-        return songCount + " " + songString;
+        return MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songCount);
     }
 
     @NonNull
     public static String getPlaylistInfoString(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull List<Song> songs) {
         final long duration = getTotalDuration(context, songs);
-        return MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songs.size()) + " • " + MusicUtil.getReadableDurationString(duration);
+
+        return MusicUtil.buildInfoString(
+            MusicUtil.getSongCountString(context, songs.size()),
+            MusicUtil.getReadableDurationString(duration)
+        );
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -162,6 +187,28 @@ public class MusicUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    /** 
+     * Build a concatenated string from the provided arguments
+     * The intended purpose is to show extra annotations
+     * to a music library item.
+     * Ex: for a given album --> buildInfoString(album.artist, album.songCount)
+     */
+    public static String buildInfoString(@NonNull final String string1, @NonNull final String string2)
+    {
+        // Skip empty strings
+        if (string1.isEmpty()) {return string2;}
+        if (string2.isEmpty()) {return string1;}
+
+        final String separator = "  •  ";
+
+        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        builder.append(string1);
+        builder.append(separator);
+        builder.append(string2);
+
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
     //iTunes uses for example 1002 for track 2 CD1 or 3011 for track 11 CD3.
     //this method converts those values to normal tracknumbers
     public static int getFixedTrackNumber(int trackNumberToFix) {