Spotifyd Notification using Playerctl and notify-send.sh

notifcations.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$PLAYER_EVENT" = "start" ] || [ "$PLAYER_EVENT" = "change" ];
then
  trackName=$(playerctl metadata title)
  artistAndAlbumName=$(playerctl metadata --format "{{ artist }} ({{ album }})")

  notify-send -u low "$trackName" "$artistAndAlbumName "
fi

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$PLAYER_EVENT" = "start" ] || [ "$PLAYER_EVENT" = "change" ];
then
	trackName=$(playerctl -p spotifyd,%any metadata title)
	artistAndAlbumName=$(playerctl -p spotifyd,%any metadata --format "{{ artist }} ({{ album }})")

	notify-send -u low "$trackName" "$artistAndAlbumName "
fi

If you specify the -p flag to only select spotifyd, you won't end up having it display the metadata from eg your browser.