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Retrieve info of the now playing media item in iPod

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  1. // instantiate a music player
  2. MPMusicPlayerController *iPodMediaPlayer;
  3. iPodMediaPlayer = [MPMusicPlayerController iPodMusicPlayer];
  4.  
  5. // Check if it is now playing
  6. if([iPodMediaPlayer nowPlayingItem]){
  7.     NSLog(@"iPod is playing");
  8.  
  9.     // Get the now playing item
  10.     MPMediaItem *nowPlayingMediaItem = [iPodMediaPlayer nowPlayingItem];	
  11.  
  12.     // Get info of the item
  13.     NSString *itemTitle = [nowPlayingMediaItem valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyTitle];
  14.     NSString *itemArtist = [nowPlayingMediaItem valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyArtist];
  15.  
  16.     NSLog([[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"playing: %@ by %@", itemTitle, itemArtist]);
  17.  
  18.  
  19.     } else {
  20. 	NSLog(@"iPod is not plaing");
  21.     }

URL: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/Audio/Conceptual/iPodLibraryAccess_Guide/UsingMediaPlayback/UsingMediaPlayback.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008765-CH100-SW1

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