diff --git a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/HookedInstances.x.swift b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/HookedInstances.x.swift
index 54355f3..4099903 100644
--- a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/HookedInstances.x.swift
+++ b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/HookedInstances.x.swift
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import Orion
+import UIKit
 
 class HookedInstances {
     static var productState: SPTCoreProductState?
     static var currentTrack: SPTPlayerTrack?
+    static var nowPlayingMetaBackgroundModel: SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel?
 }
 
 class SPTNowPlayingModelHook: ClassHook<NSObject> {
-
     static let targetName = "SPTNowPlayingModel"
 
     func currentTrack() -> SPTPlayerTrack? {
-
         if let track = orig.currentTrack() {
             HookedInstances.currentTrack = track
             return track
@@ -20,12 +20,22 @@ class SPTNowPlayingModelHook: ClassHook<NSObject> {
     }
 }
 
-class SPTCoreProductStateInstanceHook: ClassHook<NSObject> {
+class SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModelHook: ClassHook<NSObject> {
+    static let targetName = "SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel"
+    
+    func color() -> UIColor {
+        HookedInstances.nowPlayingMetaBackgroundModel = Dynamic.convert(
+            target,
+            to: SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel.self
+        )
+        return orig.color()
+    }
+}
 
+class SPTCoreProductStateInstanceHook: ClassHook<NSObject> {
     static let targetName = "SPTCoreProductState"
 
     func stringForKey(_ key: String) -> NSString {
-
         HookedInstances.productState = Dynamic.convert(
             target,
             to: SPTCoreProductState.self
diff --git a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Lyrics/CustomLyrics.x.swift b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Lyrics/CustomLyrics.x.swift
index 6afa600..e984f55 100644
--- a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Lyrics/CustomLyrics.x.swift
+++ b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Lyrics/CustomLyrics.x.swift
@@ -259,12 +259,21 @@ func getLyricsForCurrentTrack(originalLyrics: Lyrics? = nil) throws -> Data {
         lyrics.colors = originalLyrics.colors
     }
     else {
+        var color: Color?
+        
+        if let extractedColorHex = track.extractedColorHex() {
+            color = Color(hex: extractedColorHex)
+        }
+        else if let uiColor = HookedInstances.nowPlayingMetaBackgroundModel?.color() {
+            color = Color(uiColor)
+        }
+        
+        color = color?.normalized(lyricsColorsSettings.normalizationFactor)
+        
         lyrics.colors = LyricsColors.with {
             $0.backgroundColor = lyricsColorsSettings.useStaticColor
                 ? Color(hex: lyricsColorsSettings.staticColor).uInt32
-                : Color(hex: track.extractedColorHex())
-                    .normalized(lyricsColorsSettings.normalizationFactor)
-                    .uInt32
+            : color?.uInt32 ?? Color.gray.uInt32
             $0.lineColor = Color.black.uInt32
             $0.activeLineColor = Color.white.uInt32
         }
diff --git a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel.swift b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b5fbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import UIKit
+
+@objc protocol SPTNowPlayingMetadataBackgroundViewModel {
+    func color() -> UIColor
+}
diff --git a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTPlayerTrack.swift b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTPlayerTrack.swift
index 244f86a..19e2b4f 100644
--- a/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTPlayerTrack.swift
+++ b/Sources/EeveeSpotify/Models/Headers/SPTPlayerTrack.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Foundation
 @objc protocol SPTPlayerTrack {
     func setMetadata(_ metadata: [String:String])
     func metadata() -> [String:String]
-    func extractedColorHex() -> String
+    func extractedColorHex() -> String?
     func trackTitle() -> String
     func artistTitle() -> String
     func URI() -> SPTURL