I don't think Banshee's at fault here. And probably not Rhythmbox either. Both of them just implement the MPRIS2 interface and let the sound menu take care of that. If anything, it's indicator-sound or unity. I'm marking the Banshee task as invalid.
** Changed in: banshee (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/806848 Title: unity-panel-service at 100% cpu when opened /w rb without album cover To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/806848/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs