Now Playing Stuck on Album Cover

Whenever I am playing a song, the now playing screen which normally shows the artist, song title, album name and the duration of play now only shows either the album cover image or, if there isn't one, just a blank screen. When I go up a level to see the song lists or main menu everything is fine but I don't know how to get back to the original settings and no, Reset All Settings doesn't do the trick.

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iPod stuck on the artwork or rating screen
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