diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp
index bb79359e1..9ac90b3c7 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp
@@ -2690,21 +2690,30 @@ bool	CAudioMixerUser::getSongTitle(const std::string &filename, std::string &res
 	{
 		std::string artist;
 		std::string title;
-		if (_SoundDriver->getMusicInfo(filename, artist, title))
+
+		if (!_SoundDriver->getMusicInfo(filename, artist, title))
 		{
-			if (!title.empty())
-			{
-				if (!artist.empty()) result = artist + " - " + title;
-				else result = title;
-			}
-			else if (!artist.empty())
-			{
-				result = artist + " - " + CFile::getFilename(filename);
-			}
-			else result = CFile::getFilename(filename);
-			return true;
+			// use 3rd party libraries supported formats
+			IAudioDecoder::getInfo(filename, artist, title);
 		}
+
+		if (!title.empty())
+		{
+			if (!artist.empty()) result = artist + " - " + title;
+			else result = title;
+		}
+		else if (!artist.empty())
+		{
+			result = artist + " - " + CFile::getFilename(filename);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			result = CFile::getFilename(filename);
+		}
+
+		return true;
 	}
+
 	result = "???";
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
index 639c170c0..64107a916 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void CMusicPlayer::play ()
 		CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		CViewText *pVT = dynamic_cast<CViewText*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId("ui:interface:mp3_player:screen:text"));
 		if (pVT)
-			pVT->setText (_Songs[_CurrentSong].Title);
+			pVT->setText (ucstring::makeFromUtf8(_Songs[_CurrentSong].Title));
 	}
 }