diff --git a/netlify/edge-functions/now-playing.js b/netlify/edge-functions/now-playing.js
index e44ee9cb..ef87f436 100644
--- a/netlify/edge-functions/now-playing.js
+++ b/netlify/edge-functions/now-playing.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default async () => {
   return Response.json({
     artist: track['artistName'],
     title: track['name'],
-    emoji: '🎧',
+    text: `🎧 ${track['name']} by ${track['artistName']}`,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/now/playing.liquid b/src/_includes/partials/now/playing.liquid
index eebdb0ec..073ffd8c 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/now/playing.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/now/playing.liquid
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     {% tablericon 'loader-2' 'Loading...' %}
   </span>
   <span id="now-playing-display">
-    <span id="now-playing-emoji"></span> <span id="now-playing-content"></span>
+    <span id="now-playing-content"></span>
   </span>
 </p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/assets/scripts/script.js b/src/assets/scripts/script.js
index 9b647c2c..37a1aff6 100644
--- a/src/assets/scripts/script.js
+++ b/src/assets/scripts/script.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 ;(async function () {
   const nowPlaying = document.getElementById('now-playing')
+
   if (nowPlaying) {
-    const emoji = document.getElementById('now-playing-emoji')
     const content = document.getElementById('now-playing-content')
     const loading = document.getElementById('now-playing-loading')
+
     const populateNowPlaying = (data) => {
       loading.style.display = 'none'
-      emoji.innerText = data.emoji
-      content.innerText = `${data.title} by ${data.artist}`
-      emoji.classList.remove('hidden')
+      content.innerText = data.text
       content.classList.remove('hidden')
     }
 
@@ -19,12 +18,13 @@
       /* quiet catch */
     }
 
-    const res = await fetch('/api/now-playing', {
+    const data = await fetch('/api/now-playing', {
       type: 'json',
-    }).catch(() => {
-      loading.style.display = 'none'
     })
-    const data = await res.json()
+      .then((data) => data.json())
+      .catch(() => {
+        loading.style.display = 'none'
+      })
 
     try {
       localStorage.setItem('now-playing', JSON.stringify(data))