diff --git a/hypr/bin/hyprlock-background.sh b/hypr/bin/hyprlock-background.sh
index e2abd3c..b56fdd6 100755
--- a/hypr/bin/hyprlock-background.sh
+++ b/hypr/bin/hyprlock-background.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-background=$(ls ~/Pictures/wallpaper/*.png | shuf -n 1)
+background=$(ls ~/Pictures/wallpaper/* | shuf -n 1)
 sed -i "s|.*Pictures.*|\tpath = $background|" ~/dotfiles/hypr/hyprlock.conf
 hyprlock
diff --git a/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh b/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a30d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,421 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# hyprlock-music.sh - Music player integration for Hyprlock
+# Displays current track info, album art, and playback controls
+# Dependencies: playerctl (required), curl (for remote art), ImageMagick (for cropping)
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Configuration
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Player priority order (first available will be used)
+PREFERRED_PLAYERS="spotify,mpv,vlc,firefox,chromium,brave,chrome"
+
+# Album art cache settings
+CACHE_DIR="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/hyprlock-art"
+SQUARE_SIZE=1024
+mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
+
+# Progress bar appearance
+BAR_LENGTH=16
+BAR_CHAR="━"
+BAR_HANDLE="⦿"
+COLOR_PLAYED="ffffff99"
+COLOR_REMAINING="ffffff30"
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Helper Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Check if command exists
+have() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+
+# Select the best available player
+select_player() {
+  if have playerctl && playerctl -p "$PREFERRED_PLAYERS" status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "$PREFERRED_PLAYERS"
+  else
+    echo ""
+  fi
+}
+
+# Get metadata from active player
+get_metadata() {
+  local key="$1"
+  local fmt="{{ $key }}"
+  local player
+  player="$(select_player)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$player" ]]; then
+    playerctl -p "$player" metadata --format "$fmt" 2>/dev/null || true
+  else
+    playerctl metadata --format "$fmt" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+# Get player status (Playing/Paused/Stopped)
+get_status() {
+  local player
+  player="$(select_player)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$player" ]]; then
+    playerctl -p "$player" status 2>/dev/null || true
+  else
+    playerctl status 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+# Truncate string with ellipsis if too long
+trim_string() {
+  local str="${1:-}"
+  local max_len="${2:-30}"
+  local str_len=${#str}
+
+  if ((str_len <= max_len)); then
+    printf '%s' "$str"
+  else
+    printf '%s…' "${str:0:max_len}"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Time Conversion Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Convert microseconds to mm:ss format
+microseconds_to_mmss() {
+  local us="$1"
+
+  [[ "$us" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || {
+    printf "0:00"
+    return
+  }
+
+  local seconds=$((us / 1000000))
+  printf '%d:%02d' $((seconds / 60)) $((seconds % 60))
+}
+
+# Get track length in mm:ss
+get_track_length() {
+  local us
+  us="$(get_metadata 'mpris:length')"
+
+  if [[ -z "$us" || "$us" == "0" ]]; then
+    printf '0:00'
+  else
+    microseconds_to_mmss "$us"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Get current position in mm:ss
+get_current_position() {
+  local us
+  local player
+  player="$(select_player)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$player" ]]; then
+    us="$(playerctl -p "$player" position 2>/dev/null | awk '{print int($1 * 1000000)}')" || true
+  else
+    us="$(playerctl position 2>/dev/null | awk '{print int($1 * 1000000)}')" || true
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z "$us" || "$us" == "0" ]]; then
+    printf '0:00'
+  else
+    microseconds_to_mmss "$us"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Progress Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Calculate progress percentage (0-100)
+calculate_progress_percent() {
+  local pos_us length_us
+  local player
+  player="$(select_player)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$player" ]]; then
+    pos_us="$(playerctl -p "$player" position 2>/dev/null | awk '{print int($1 * 1000000)}')" || true
+    length_us="$(playerctl -p "$player" metadata mpris:length 2>/dev/null)" || true
+  else
+    pos_us="$(playerctl position 2>/dev/null | awk '{print int($1 * 1000000)}')" || true
+    length_us="$(playerctl metadata mpris:length 2>/dev/null)" || true
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$pos_us" && -n "$length_us" && "$length_us" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    local percent=$((pos_us * 100 / length_us))
+    printf '%d' "$percent"
+  else
+    printf '0'
+  fi
+}
+
+# Generate progress bar with Pango markup
+generate_progress_bar() {
+  local percent
+  percent="$(calculate_progress_percent)"
+
+  local current_status
+  current_status="$(get_status)"
+
+  # Return empty bar if nothing is playing
+  if [[ -z "$current_status" || "$current_status" == "Stopped" ]]; then
+    local empty_bar=""
+    for ((i = 0; i < BAR_LENGTH; i++)); do
+      empty_bar+="$BAR_CHAR"
+    done
+    printf '<span foreground="#%s">%s</span>' "$COLOR_REMAINING" "$empty_bar"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Treat 95%+ as 100% to handle players switching tracks early
+  [[ $percent -ge 95 ]] && percent=100
+
+  # Calculate filled segments
+  local progress=$((percent * BAR_LENGTH / 100))
+  [[ $progress -gt $BAR_LENGTH ]] && progress=$BAR_LENGTH
+  [[ $progress -lt 0 ]] && progress=0
+
+  # Build bar segments
+  local bar_played=""
+  local bar_remaining=""
+
+  for ((i = 0; i < progress; i++)); do
+    bar_played+="$BAR_CHAR"
+  done
+
+  for ((i = progress; i < BAR_LENGTH; i++)); do
+    bar_remaining+="$BAR_CHAR"
+  done
+
+  # Generate Pango markup based on position
+  if [[ $progress -eq $BAR_LENGTH ]]; then
+    # Track complete - handle at end
+    printf '<span foreground="#%s">%s</span><span foreground="#ffffff99">%s</span>' \
+      "$COLOR_PLAYED" "$bar_played" "$BAR_HANDLE"
+  elif [[ $progress -eq 0 ]]; then
+    # Track just started - handle at beginning
+    printf '<span foreground="#ffffff99">%s</span><span foreground="#%s">%s</span>' \
+      "$BAR_HANDLE" "$COLOR_REMAINING" "${bar_remaining}"
+  else
+    # In progress - played + handle + remaining
+    printf '<span foreground="#%s">%s</span><span foreground="#ffffff99">%s</span><span foreground="#%s">%s</span>' \
+      "$COLOR_PLAYED" "$bar_played" "$BAR_HANDLE" "$COLOR_REMAINING" "$bar_remaining"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Album Art Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Download remote URL to cache
+download_to_cache() {
+  local url="$1"
+  local filename
+  filename="$(printf '%s' "$url" | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}').img"
+  local output="$CACHE_DIR/$filename"
+
+  if [[ ! -s "$output" ]]; then
+    have curl && curl -fsSL --max-time 5 "$url" -o "$output" || true
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s' "$output"
+}
+
+# Create square-cropped album art
+create_square_cover() {
+  local input="$1"
+  local basename
+  basename="$(basename "$input")"
+  local output="$CACHE_DIR/${basename%.*}_sq_${SQUARE_SIZE}.jpg"
+
+  # Return cached version if it exists and is newer
+  if [[ -s "$output" && "$output" -nt "$input" ]]; then
+    printf '%s' "$output"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Create square crop with ImageMagick
+  if have convert; then
+    convert "$input" -auto-orient -gravity center \
+      -thumbnail "${SQUARE_SIZE}x${SQUARE_SIZE}^" \
+      -extent "${SQUARE_SIZE}x${SQUARE_SIZE}" \
+      -quality 90 "$output" && printf '%s' "$output" && return
+  fi
+
+  # Fallback to original if ImageMagick unavailable
+  printf '%s' "$input"
+}
+
+# Get path to square album art
+get_album_art_path() {
+  local url
+  url="$(get_metadata 'mpris:artUrl')"
+
+  [[ -n "$url" ]] || {
+    printf ''
+    return
+  }
+
+  local local_path=""
+
+  case "$url" in
+  file://*)
+    local_path="${url#file://}"
+    ;;
+  http://* | https://*)
+    local_path="$(download_to_cache "$url")"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    printf ''
+    return
+    ;;
+  esac
+
+  [[ -n "$local_path" && -s "$local_path" ]] || {
+    printf ''
+    return
+  }
+
+  create_square_cover "$local_path"
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Display Functions
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Get player status icon
+get_status_icon() {
+  case "$(get_status | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" in
+  playing)
+    printf '󰏤'
+    ;;
+  paused)
+    printf '󰐊'
+    ;;
+  stopped | *)
+    printf '󰓛'
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# Get active player name
+get_active_player() {
+  local active_player=""
+  local player
+  player="$(select_player)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$player" ]]; then
+    active_player="$(playerctl -p "$player" -l 2>/dev/null | head -n1)"
+  else
+    active_player="$(playerctl -l 2>/dev/null | head -n1)"
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s' "$active_player"
+}
+
+# Get formatted player name with icon
+get_player_display() {
+  local player
+  player="$(get_active_player)"
+
+  case "${player,,}" in
+  spotify*)
+    printf '󰓇  Spotify'
+    ;;
+  firefox*)
+    printf '󰈹  Firefox'
+    ;;
+  chromium*)
+    printf '󰊯  Chromium'
+    ;;
+  brave*)
+    printf '󰞀  Brave'
+    ;;
+  chrome*)
+    printf '󰊯  Chrome'
+    ;;
+  mpv*)
+    printf '󰕼  mpv'
+    ;;
+  vlc*)
+    printf '󰕼  VLC'
+    ;;
+  *)
+    printf '%s' "${player:-Unknown}"
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Command-Line Interface
+# ============================================================================
+
+case "${1:-}" in
+--title)
+  title="$(get_metadata 'xesam:title')"
+  printf '%s\n' "$(trim_string "${title:-Nothing Playing}" 29)"
+  ;;
+
+--artist)
+  artist="$(get_metadata 'xesam:artist')"
+  printf '%s\n' "$(trim_string "${artist:-}" 26)"
+  ;;
+
+--status)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(get_status_icon)"
+  ;;
+
+--length)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(get_track_length)"
+  ;;
+
+--position)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(get_current_position)"
+  ;;
+
+--progress)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(calculate_progress_percent)"
+  ;;
+
+--progress-bar)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(generate_progress_bar)"
+  ;;
+
+--art)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(get_album_art_path)"
+  ;;
+
+--player)
+  printf '%s\n' "$(get_player_display)"
+  ;;
+
+--help | *)
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $(basename "$0") [OPTION]
+
+Music player information for Hyprlock.
+
+Options:
+  --title         Display song title (truncated to 29 chars)
+  --artist        Display artist name (truncated to 26 chars)
+  --status        Display play/pause/stop icon
+  --length        Display total track length (mm:ss)
+  --position      Display current position (mm:ss)
+  --progress      Display progress percentage (0-100)
+  --progress-bar  Display colored progress bar with Pango markup
+  --art           Display path to square-cropped album art
+  --player        Display player name with icon
+  --help          Show this help message
+
+Examples:
+  $(basename "$0") --title
+  $(basename "$0") --progress-bar
+
+EOF
+  exit 0
+  ;;
+esac
diff --git a/hypr/hyprlock.conf b/hypr/hyprlock.conf
index dcbe5e0..6d5205e 100644
--- a/hypr/hyprlock.conf
+++ b/hypr/hyprlock.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 background {
     monitor =
-	path = /home/tola/Pictures/wallpaper/3d-tech.png
+	path = /home/tola/Pictures/wallpaper/johannes-plenio-hvrpOmuMrAI-unsplash.jpg
     color = rgba(25, 20, 20, 1.0)
     blur_passes = 3
     blur_size = 3
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ general {
     no_fade_in = false
     grace = 0
     disable_loading_bar = false
+    ignore_empty_input = true
+    # hide_cursor = true
+}
+animations {
+    animation = fade,    1, 6, default
+    animation = fadeIn,  1, 6, default
+    animation = fadeOut, 1, 6, default
 }
 image {
     monitor =
@@ -94,13 +101,145 @@ input-field {
     halign = center
     valign = center
 }
+# label {
+#     monitor =
+#     text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/songdetail.sh)"
+#     color = rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)
+#     font_size = 18
+#     font_family = JetBrainsMonoNerd Font Mono Bold
+#     position = 0, 50
+#     halign = center
+#     valign = bottom
+# }
+image {
+    monitor =
+    path = ~/dotfiles/hypr/pictures/music.webp
+    size = 100
+    rounding = 5
+    burder_size = 3
+    border_color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    rotate = 0
+    reload_time = 2
+    reload_cmd = ~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --art
+    position = 730, 57
+    halign = left
+    valign = bottom
+    zindex = 1
+}
+shape {
+    monitor =
+    color = rgba(100, 114, 125, 0.4)
+    size = 500, 140
+    rounding = 10
+    position = 0, 40
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+    zindex = 0
+}
 label {
     monitor =
-    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/songdetail.sh)"
-    color = rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)
-    font_size = 18
-    font_family = JetBrainsMonoNerd Font Mono Bold
-    position = 0, 50
+    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --title)"
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 16
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Heavy
+    position = 55, 138
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+    zindex = 1
+}
+
+# Player source (e.g., Spotify, Firefox)
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --player)"
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 13
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Bold
+    position = 205, 45
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+    zindex = 1
+}
+
+# Artist name
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "󰠃  $(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --artist)"
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 12
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Semibold
+    position = 55, 118
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+    zindex = 1
+}
+# Previous track button
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = 󰒮
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 25
+    onclick = playerctl previous
+    position = -5, 55
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+}
+
+# Play/Pause button
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] ~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --status
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 25
+    onclick = playerctl play-pause
+    position = 55, 55
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+}
+
+# Next track button
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = 󰒭
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 25
+    onclick = playerctl next
+    position = 110, 55
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+}
+# Current position timestamp
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --position)"
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 10
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Medium
+    position = -100, 95
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+}
+
+# Total length timestamp
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --length)"
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 10
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Medium
+    position = 210, 95
+    halign = center
+    valign = bottom
+}
+
+# Progress bar (with Pango markup for colored segments)
+label {
+    monitor =
+    text = cmd[update:1000] ~/dotfiles/hypr/bin/hyprlock-music.sh --progress-bar
+    color = rgba(216, 222, 233, 0.70)
+    font_size = 12
+    font_family = SF Pro Display Medium
+    position = 55, 95
     halign = center
     valign = bottom
 }
diff --git a/hypr/pictures/music.webp b/hypr/pictures/music.webp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8160cf
Binary files /dev/null and b/hypr/pictures/music.webp differ