diff --git a/rc.lua.holo b/rc.lua.holo
index 6f67b03..aaee5b5 100755
--- a/rc.lua.holo
+++ b/rc.lua.holo
@@ -172,11 +172,13 @@ play_pause_icon:set_image(beautiful.play)
 mpdwidget = lain.widgets.mpd({
     settings = function ()
         if mpd_now.state == "play" then
+            mpd_now.artist = mpd_now.artist:upper():gsub("&.-;", string.lower)
+            mpd_now.title = mpd_now.title:upper():gsub("&.-;", string.lower)
             widget:set_markup(markup.font("Tamsyn 4", " ")
                               .. markup.font("Tamsyn 8", 
-                              mpd_now.artist:upper():gsub("&", "&")
+                              mpd_now.artist
                               .. " - " ..
-                              mpd_now.title:upper():gsub("&", "&")
+                              mpd_now.title
                               .. markup.font("Tamsyn 10", " ")))
             play_pause_icon:set_image(beautiful.pause)
         elseif mpd_now.state == "pause" then