diff --git a/RNiTunes/RNiTunes.m b/RNiTunes/RNiTunes.m
index adcf233..cb7a3cc 100644
--- a/RNiTunes/RNiTunes.m
+++ b/RNiTunes/RNiTunes.m
@@ -72,12 +72,30 @@ @implementation RNiTunes
     successCallback(@[mutableAlbumsToSerialize]);
 }
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getCurrentTrack: (RCTResponseSenderBlock)successCallback) {
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getCurrentTrack:(NSDictionary *)params successCallback:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)successCallback) {
     NSLog(@"%@ %@", NSStringFromClass([self class]), NSStringFromSelector(_cmd));
-    
-    MPMusicPlayerController *musicPlayer = [MPMusicPlayerController applicationMusicPlayer];
+  
+    NSString *playerType = [RCTConvert NSString:params[@"playerType"]];
+    BOOL includeArtwork = [RCTConvert BOOL:params[@"includeArtwork"]];
+  
+    MPMusicPlayerController *musicPlayer = nil;
+  
+    if ([playerType isEqualToString:@"system"]) {
+      musicPlayer = [MPMusicPlayerController systemMusicPlayer];
+    } else if ([playerType isEqualToString:@"application"]) {
+      musicPlayer = [MPMusicPlayerController applicationMusicPlayer];
+    } else {
+      successCallback(@[@"Invalid playerType provided.", [NSNull null]]);
+      return;
+    }
+  
     MPMediaItem *song = [musicPlayer nowPlayingItem];
-    
+  
+    if (song == nil) {
+      successCallback(@[[NSNull null], [NSNull null]]);
+      return;
+    }
+  
     NSString *title = [song valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyTitle]; // filterable
     NSString *albumTitle = [song valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle]; // filterable
     NSString *albumArtist = [song valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumArtist]; // filterable
@@ -87,7 +105,7 @@ @implementation RNiTunes
     NSString *base64 = @"";
     // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25998621/mpmediaitemartwork-is-null-while-cover-is-available-in-itunes
     MPMediaItemArtwork *artwork = [song valueForProperty: MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork];
-    if (artwork != nil) {
+    if (artwork != nil && includeArtwork == true) {
         //NSLog(@"artwork %@", artwork);
         UIImage *image = [artwork imageWithSize:CGSizeMake(100, 100)];
         // http://www.12qw.ch/2014/12/tooltip-decoding-base64-images-with-chrome-data-url/
diff --git a/itunes.js b/itunes.js
index 0edd70d..0aa757a 100644
--- a/itunes.js
+++ b/itunes.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ var React = require("react-native");
 
 var { RNiTunes } = require("react-native").NativeModules;
 
+var defaultGetCurrentTrackOptions = {
+  playerType: "application",
+  includeArtwork: true,
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   getPlaylists: function(params) {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
@@ -43,13 +48,18 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
 
-  getCurrentTrack: function() {
+  getCurrentTrack: function(opts) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      RNiTunes.getCurrentTrack((err, track) => {
+      const mergedOptions = Object.assign({}, defaultGetCurrentTrackOptions , opts);
+      RNiTunes.getCurrentTrack(mergedOptions, (err, track) => {
         if (!err) {
+          if (track && track.artwork === "") {
+            track.artwork = null
+          }
           resolve(track);
+        } else {
+          reject(err);
         }
-        reject(err);
       });
     });
   },
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e6fd05a..b5cf763 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -110,9 +110,27 @@ Returns [TrackItem]
 
 `[DEPRECATED]` use `getCurrentTrack()` instead
 
-### getCurrentTrack()
+### getCurrentTrack({ playerType = "application", includeArtwork = false })
 
-Returns TrackItem with additional properties: currentPlayTime and artwork
+Returns a Promise that resolves to an `TrackItem` with additional properties: `currentPlayTime` and `artwork` or `null` if there is no track played.
+
+The property playerType can be `application` or `system`.
+By setting the property `includeArtwork` to `false` you can save some memory resources.
+
+Sample Object:
+
+```js
+{
+  currentPlayTime: number,
+  genre: string,
+  playCount: number,
+  title: string,
+  albumTitle: string,
+  duration: number,
+  albumArtist: string,
+  artwork: string | null,
+}
+```
 
 ### getPlaylists({ fields = [], query = {} })