AppleScript that gets currently playing track with title and name and whatnot and returns it only if iTunes is running. Useful for TextExpander snippets. (Include in optional section)

#nowplaying.applescript

tell application "System Events"
	if not (exists process "iTunes") then return
end tell

tell application "iTunes"
	tell playlist "Rating = 5"
		set trackCount to count of tracks
		set randomTrackNumber to random number from 1 to trackCount
		set trackTitle to name of track randomTrackNumber
		set trackArtist to artist of track randomTrackNumber
		set trackAlbum to album of track randomTrackNumber
	end tell
end tell

return "#nowplaying: " & trackTitle & " by " & trackArtist & " from " & trackAlbum

#nowplaying.scpt

tell application "System Events"
	if not (exists process "iTunes") then return
end tell

tell application "iTunes"
	tell playlist "Rating = 5"
		set trackCount to count of tracks
		set randomTrackNumber to random number from 1 to trackCount
		set trackTitle to name of track randomTrackNumber
		set trackArtist to artist of track randomTrackNumber
		set trackAlbum to album of track randomTrackNumber
	end tell
end tell

return "#nowplaying: " & trackTitle & " by " & trackArtist & " from " & trackAlbum