mpv now playing uses libnotify (dunst) and osd_cat notify.lua calls mpvnp,notifies on startup and file change. mpv_osd

mpvnp

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
icon="/home/cirrus/.icons/play-4-48.png"
SERVICE="mpv"

MPVNP=$(ponymix list --short | awk -F '\t' '/sink-input/ && $4 == "mpv Media Player" {print $3}' ) ; 
if pgrep -x "$SERVICE" >/dev/null ; then
sleep 3
dunstify -i "$icon" -r 100  "📺 MPV Now Playing  "  "$MPVNP" && echo -n  "$MPVNP" | osd_cat -A left -p bottom -f '-*-envy code r-*-*-*-*-22-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -o 40 -c '#00ff00' -s2

else
echo /dev/null 2>&1
fi

mynotify.lua

-- based on https://github.com/rohieb/mpv-notify
-- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/455198/119298
lastcommand = nil
function string.shellescape(str)
   return "'"..string.gsub(str, "'", "'\"'\"'").."'"
end
function do_notify(a,b)
-- local command = ("notify-send -a mpv -- %s %s %s"):format(a:shellescape(), 
    local command = ("/home/cirrus/.config/mpv/mpvnp"):format(b:shellescape())
   if command ~= lastcommand then
      os.execute(command)
      lastcommand = command
   end
end
function notify_current_track()
   data = mp.get_property_native("metadata")
   if data then
      local artist = (data["ARTIST"] or data["artist"] or " ")
      local title = (data["TITLE"] or data["title"] or " ")
      if artist..title~="  " then
         do_notify(artist, title)
         return
      end
   end
   local data = mp.get_property("path")
   if data then
      local file = data:gsub("^.-([^/]+)$","%1")
      file = file:gsub("%....$","") -- delete 3 char suffix
      local dir = data:gsub("^.-([^/]+)/[^/]*$","%1")
      do_notify(dir, file)
   end
end

mp.register_event("file-loaded", notify_current_track)

See manpage of dunst, notify-send or whichever notification daemon you use. Regards

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