diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/externalevents/MusicPlaybackReceiver.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/externalevents/MusicPlaybackReceiver.java
index 67c7e8e70..2036b4c27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/externalevents/MusicPlaybackReceiver.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/externalevents/MusicPlaybackReceiver.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.externalevents;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.os.Bundle;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -13,20 +12,20 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.MusicSpec;
 
 public class MusicPlaybackReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MusicPlaybackReceiver.class);
+    private static MusicSpec lastMusicSpec = new MusicSpec();
 
     @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-        String artist = intent.getStringExtra("artist");
-        String album = intent.getStringExtra("album");
-        String track = intent.getStringExtra("track");
-
-        LOG.info("Current track: " + artist + ", " + album + ", " + track);
-
         MusicSpec musicSpec = new MusicSpec();
-        musicSpec.artist = artist;
-        musicSpec.album = album;
-        musicSpec.track = track;
-
-        GBApplication.deviceService().onSetMusicInfo(musicSpec);
+        musicSpec.artist = intent.getStringExtra("artist");
+        musicSpec.album = intent.getStringExtra("album");
+        musicSpec.track = intent.getStringExtra("track");
+        if (!lastMusicSpec.equals(musicSpec)) {
+            lastMusicSpec = musicSpec;
+            LOG.info("Update Music Info: " + musicSpec.artist + " / " + musicSpec.album + " / " + musicSpec.track);
+            GBApplication.deviceService().onSetMusicInfo(musicSpec);
+        } else {
+            LOG.info("got metadata changed intent, but nothing changed, ignoring.");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/model/MusicSpec.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/model/MusicSpec.java
index af52f02f1..b941514fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/model/MusicSpec.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/model/MusicSpec.java
@@ -8,10 +8,29 @@ public class MusicSpec {
     public static final int MUSIC_NEXT = 4;
     public static final int MUSIC_PREVIOUS = 5;
 
-    public String artist;
-    public String album;
-    public String track;
+    public String artist = "";
+    public String album = "";
+    public String track = "";
     public int duration;
     public int trackCount;
     public int trackNr;
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(obj instanceof MusicSpec)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        MusicSpec musicSpec = (MusicSpec) obj;
+
+        return this.artist.equals(musicSpec.artist) &&
+                this.album.equals(musicSpec.album) &&
+                this.track.equals(musicSpec.track) &&
+                this.duration == musicSpec.duration &&
+                this.trackCount == musicSpec.trackCount &&
+                this.trackNr == musicSpec.trackNr;
+
+    }
 }