https://launchpad.net/gloobus

This is a simple application to show the cover and the info of what is playing in your favorite player. It also downloads the lyrics of the songs middle clicking on the applet.

You can create your themes with a easy XML file and plugins for different players are also really easy to implement. And plugins for different lyric engines are even easier!!

Players currently supported:

Amarok2
Audacious
Banshee
Clementine
Exaile 0.2.x
Exaile 0.3.x
gmusicbrowser
Guayadeque
Listen
MOC
MPD (requires python-mpd)
QuodLibet
Rythmbox
Songbird (requires MPRIS plugin for Songbird)
Spotify
Totem
VLC ( > 0.9.0)

Lyrics Engines:
absolutelyrics.com
lyrics.com
lyrics.wikia.com
lyricsfly.com
lyricsplugin.com

Tabs Engines:
Ultimate guitar

When no cover is found, Covergloobus tries to fetch it from Amazon.

Please spread the word on forums, on planets, on your blog. We need documentation writers, translators, programmers, hackers, evangelists. If you don't have time to help, you can also...

* show your support by donating a couple of €/£/$/whatever to the developpers: http://gloobus.net/donate/

* vote for us on Ubuntu Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/111/