diff --git a/src/playbin/song.rs b/src/playbin/song.rs
index fa33a47..0edadab 100644
--- a/src/playbin/song.rs
+++ b/src/playbin/song.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ mod ffi {
     }
 }
 
+use glib::translate::{from_glib_none, ToGlibPtr};
+use glib::GString;
 use gtk::glib;
 
 glib::wrapper! {
@@ -36,33 +38,15 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl Song {
-    pub fn title(&self) -> std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> {
-        use glib::translate::ToGlibPtr;
-
-        // TODO: memory management....
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
-            std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_title(self.to_glib_none().0))
-                .to_bytes()
-        })
+    pub fn title(&self) -> GString {
+        unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_title(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
     }
 
-    pub fn artist(&self) -> std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> {
-        use glib::translate::ToGlibPtr;
-
-        // TODO: memory management....
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
-            std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_artist(self.to_glib_none().0))
-                .to_bytes()
-        })
+    pub fn artist(&self) -> GString {
+        unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_artist(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
     }
 
-    pub fn album(&self) -> std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> {
-        use glib::translate::ToGlibPtr;
-
-        // TODO: memory management....
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
-            std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_album(self.to_glib_none().0))
-                .to_bytes()
-        })
+    pub fn album(&self) -> GString {
+        unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_playbin_song_get_album(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/playbar.rs b/src/ui/playbar.rs
index fe60865..5999343 100644
--- a/src/ui/playbar.rs
+++ b/src/ui/playbar.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod imp {
     use adw::prelude::*;
     use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
     use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
+    use glib::{gformat, gstr, GString};
     use gtk::{gdk, glib};
     use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 
@@ -48,32 +49,23 @@ mod imp {
     #[gtk::template_callbacks]
     impl Playbar {
         #[template_callback]
-        fn song_title(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> String {
-            match song {
-                None => "".to_owned(),
-                Some(song) => song.title().to_string(),
-            }
+        fn song_title(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> Option<GString> {
+            song.map(|song| song.title())
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
-        fn song_artist(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> String {
-            match song {
-                None => "".to_owned(),
-                Some(song) => song.artist().to_string(),
-            }
+        fn song_artist(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> Option<GString> {
+            song.map(|song| song.artist())
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
-        fn song_album(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> String {
-            match song {
-                None => "".to_owned(),
-                Some(song) => song.album().to_string(),
-            }
+        fn song_album(&self, song: Option<&crate::playbin::Song>) -> Option<GString> {
+            song.map(|song| song.album())
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
-        fn format_timestamp(&self, s: f64) -> String {
-            format!("{:02}:{:02}", (s as i64) / 64, (s as i64) % 60)
+        fn format_timestamp(&self, s: f64) -> GString {
+            gformat!("{:02}:{:02}", (s as i64) / 64, (s as i64) % 60)
         }
 
         #[template_callback]