diff -auNr mediacover_old/lib/python/Components/MediaPlayer.py lib/python/Components/MediaPlayer.py
--- mediacover_old/lib/python/Components/MediaPlayer.py	2007-08-27 12:31:30.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/python/Components/MediaPlayer.py	2007-08-27 12:24:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -114,6 +117,12 @@
 		l = self.l.getCurrentSelection()
 		return l and self.serviceHandler.info(l[0]).getEvent(l[0])
 
+	def getPlayingEvent(self):
+		if self.currPlaying != -1 and self.currPlaying < len(self.list):
+			l = self.list[self.currPlaying]
+			return l and l[0]
+		return None
+
 	def getCurrent(self):
 		l = self.l.getCurrentSelection()
 		return l and l[0]
diff -auNr mediacover_old/lib/python/Screens/MediaPlayer.py lib/python/Screens/MediaPlayer.py
--- mediacover_old/lib/python/Screens/MediaPlayer.py	2007-08-27 12:31:43.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/python/Screens/MediaPlayer.py	2007-08-27 12:27:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -211,7 +213,10 @@
 										 album = currPlay.info().getInfoString(iServiceInformation.sAlbum),
 										 genre = currPlay.info().getInfoString(iServiceInformation.sGenre),
 										 clear = True)
-			self.updateCoverArtPixmap( currPlay.info().getName() )
+			# TODO: fix this workaround
+			evt = self.playlist.getPlayingEvent()
+			if evt is not None:
+				self.updateCoverArtPixmap( evt.getPath() )
 		else:
 			self.updateMusicInformation()
 			self.updateCoverArtPixmap( "" )
@@ -230,10 +235,6 @@
 
 	def updateCoverArtPixmap(self, currentServiceName):
 		filename = currentServiceName
-		# The "getName" usually adds something like "MP3 File:" infront of filename
-		# Get rid of this...by finding the first "/"
-		# FIXME: this should be fixed in the servicemp3.cpp handler
-		filename = filename[filename.find("/"):]
 		path = os_path.dirname(filename)
 		pngname = path + "/" + "folder.png"
 		if not os_path.exists(pngname):