diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 6f8516a..e01ef0f 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+import 'package:smtc_windows/smtc_windows.dart' if (dart.library.html) 'package:fladder/stubs/web/smtc_web.dart';
 import 'package:universal_html/html.dart' as html;
 import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import 'package:fladder/theme.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/adaptive_layout.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/application_info.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/fladder_config.dart';
+import 'package:fladder/util/localization_helper.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/string_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/themes_data.dart';
 
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   final crashProvider = CrashLogNotifier();
 
+  if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.windows) {
+    await SMTCWindows.initialize();
+  }
+
   if (kIsWeb) {
     html.document.onContextMenu.listen((event) => event.preventDefault());
     final result = await loadConfig();
@@ -288,7 +294,7 @@ class _MainState extends ConsumerState<Main> with WindowListener, WidgetsBinding
                 (element) => element.languageCode == language.languageCode,
                 orElse: () => const Locale('en', "GB"),
               ),
-              child: ScaffoldMessenger(child: child ?? Container()),
+              child: LocalizationContextWrapper(child: ScaffoldMessenger(child: child ?? Container())),
             ),
             debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
             darkTheme: darkTheme.copyWith(
@@ -302,7 +308,6 @@ class _MainState extends ConsumerState<Main> with WindowListener, WidgetsBinding
             ),
             themeMode: themeMode,
             routerConfig: autoRouter.config(),
-            // routerConfig: AdaptiveLayout.routerOf(context).config(),
           ),
         );
       }),
@@ -310,6 +315,4 @@ class _MainState extends ConsumerState<Main> with WindowListener, WidgetsBinding
   }
 }
 
-final currentTitleProvider = StateProvider<String>((ref) {
-  return "Fladder";
-});
+final currentTitleProvider = StateProvider<String>((ref) => "Fladder");
diff --git a/lib/screens/shared/media/season_row.dart b/lib/screens/shared/media/season_row.dart
index d9e84bc..73c817f 100644
--- a/lib/screens/shared/media/season_row.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/shared/media/season_row.dart
@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ class SeasonPoster extends ConsumerWidget {
                         alignment: Alignment.bottomRight,
                         child: PopupMenuButton(
                           tooltip: context.localized.options,
-                          icon: Icon(
-                            Icons.more_vert,
-                            color: Colors.white,
-                          ),
+                          icon: const Icon(Icons.more_vert, color: Colors.white),
                           itemBuilder: (context) => season.generateActions(context, ref).popupMenuItems(useIcons: true),
                         ),
                       ),
diff --git a/lib/stubs/web/smtc_web.dart b/lib/stubs/web/smtc_web.dart
index 85d3076..c0ecdcb 100644
--- a/lib/stubs/web/smtc_web.dart
+++ b/lib/stubs/web/smtc_web.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class SMTCWindows {
     bool? enabled,
   });
 
+  static Future<void> initialize() async {}
+
   late final Stream<PressedButton> buttonPressStream;
 
   Future<void> updateConfig(SMTCConfig config) async {}
diff --git a/lib/util/localization_helper.dart b/lib/util/localization_helper.dart
index 6448f52..eda6922 100644
--- a/lib/util/localization_helper.dart
+++ b/lib/util/localization_helper.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+
+///Only use for base translations, under normal circumstances ALWAYS use the widgets provided context
+final localizationContextProvider = StateProvider<BuildContext?>((ref) => null);
 
 extension BuildContextExtension on BuildContext {
   AppLocalizations get localized => AppLocalizations.of(this);
 }
+
+class LocalizationContextWrapper extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
+  final Widget child;
+  const LocalizationContextWrapper({required this.child, super.key});
+
+  @override
+  ConsumerState<LocalizationContextWrapper> createState() => _LocalizationContextWrapperState();
+}
+
+class _LocalizationContextWrapperState extends ConsumerState<LocalizationContextWrapper> {
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((event) {
+      ref.read(localizationContextProvider.notifier).update((cb) => context);
+    });
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) => widget.child;
+}
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/media_control_wrapper.dart b/lib/wrappers/media_control_wrapper.dart
index 7b5cfa6..c480dd5 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/media_control_wrapper.dart
+++ b/lib/wrappers/media_control_wrapper.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'package:fladder/models/settings/video_player_settings.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/providers/settings/client_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/providers/settings/video_player_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/providers/video_player_provider.dart';
+import 'package:fladder/util/localization_helper.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/wrappers/players/base_player.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/wrappers/players/lib_mdk.dart'
     if (dart.library.html) 'package:fladder/stubs/web/lib_mdk_web.dart';
@@ -211,10 +212,12 @@ class MediaControlsWrapper extends BaseAudioHandler {
 
   Future<void> windowSMTCSetup(ItemBaseModel playBackItem, Duration currentPosition) async {
     final poster = playBackItem.images?.firstOrNull;
+    final mainContext = ref.read(localizationContextProvider);
 
     //Windows setup
     smtc?.updateMetadata(MusicMetadata(
       title: playBackItem.title,
+      artist: mainContext != null ? playBackItem.label(mainContext) : null,
       thumbnail: poster?.path,
     ));
     smtc?.updateTimeline(