diff --git a/adapters/taglib/taglib.go b/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
index 62a949d85..d32adf4ed 100644
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
@@ -43,23 +43,21 @@ func (e extractor) extractMetadata(filePath string) (*metadata.Info, error) {
 
 	// Parse audio properties
 	ap := metadata.AudioProperties{}
-	if length, ok := tags["_lengthinmilliseconds"]; ok && len(length) > 0 {
-		millis, _ := strconv.Atoi(length[0])
-		if millis > 0 {
-			ap.Duration = (time.Millisecond * time.Duration(millis)).Round(time.Millisecond * 10)
-		}
-		delete(tags, "_lengthinmilliseconds")
-	}
-	parseProp := func(prop string, target *int) {
-		if value, ok := tags[prop]; ok && len(value) > 0 {
-			*target, _ = strconv.Atoi(value[0])
-			delete(tags, prop)
-		}
-	}
-	parseProp("_bitrate", &ap.BitRate)
-	parseProp("_channels", &ap.Channels)
-	parseProp("_samplerate", &ap.SampleRate)
-	parseProp("_bitspersample", &ap.BitDepth)
+	ap.BitRate = parseProp(tags, "__bitrate")
+	ap.Channels = parseProp(tags, "__channels")
+	ap.SampleRate = parseProp(tags, "__samplerate")
+	ap.BitDepth = parseProp(tags, "__bitspersample")
+	length := parseProp(tags, "__lengthinmilliseconds")
+	ap.Duration = (time.Millisecond * time.Duration(length)).Round(time.Millisecond * 10)
+
+	// Extract basic tags
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__title", "title")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__artist", "artist")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__album", "album")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__comment", "comment")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__genre", "genre")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__year", "year")
+	parseBasicTag(tags, "__track", "tracknumber")
 
 	// Parse track/disc totals
 	parseTuple := func(prop string) {
@@ -107,6 +105,31 @@ var tiplMapping = map[string]string{
 	"DJ-mix":   "djmixer",
 }
 
+// parseProp parses a property from the tags map and sets it to the target integer.
+// It also deletes the property from the tags map after parsing.
+func parseProp(tags map[string][]string, prop string) int {
+	if value, ok := tags[prop]; ok && len(value) > 0 {
+		v, _ := strconv.Atoi(value[0])
+		delete(tags, prop)
+		return v
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// parseBasicTag checks if a basic tag (like __title, __artist, etc.) exists in the tags map.
+// If it does, it moves the value to a more appropriate tag name (like title, artist, etc.),
+// and deletes the basic tag from the map. If the target tag already exists, it ignores the basic tag.
+func parseBasicTag(tags map[string][]string, basicName string, tagName string) {
+	basicValue := tags[basicName]
+	if len(basicValue) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	delete(tags, basicName)
+	if len(tags[tagName]) == 0 {
+		tags[tagName] = basicValue
+	}
+}
+
 // parseTIPL parses the ID3v2.4 TIPL frame string, which is received from TagLib in the format:
 //
 //	"arranger Andrew Powell engineer Chris Blair engineer Pat Stapley producer Eric Woolfson".
diff --git a/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.cpp b/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.cpp
index 224642c6d..2985e8f18 100644
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.cpp
@@ -45,31 +45,63 @@ int taglib_read(const FILENAME_CHAR_T *filename, unsigned long id) {
 
   // Add audio properties to the tags
   const TagLib::AudioProperties *props(f.audioProperties());
-  goPutInt(id, (char *)"_lengthinmilliseconds", props->lengthInMilliseconds());
-  goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitrate", props->bitrate());
-  goPutInt(id, (char *)"_channels", props->channels());
-  goPutInt(id, (char *)"_samplerate", props->sampleRate());
+  goPutInt(id, (char *)"__lengthinmilliseconds", props->lengthInMilliseconds());
+  goPutInt(id, (char *)"__bitrate", props->bitrate());
+  goPutInt(id, (char *)"__channels", props->channels());
+  goPutInt(id, (char *)"__samplerate", props->sampleRate());
 
+  // Extract bits per sample for supported formats
+  int bitsPerSample = 0;
   if (const auto* apeProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::APE::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  apeProperties->bitsPerSample());
-  if (const auto* asfProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::ASF::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  asfProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = apeProperties->bitsPerSample();
+  else if (const auto* asfProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::ASF::Properties*>(props) })
+      bitsPerSample = asfProperties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* flacProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::FLAC::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  flacProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = flacProperties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* mp4Properties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::MP4::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  mp4Properties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = mp4Properties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* wavePackProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::WavPack::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  wavePackProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = wavePackProperties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* aiffProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::RIFF::AIFF::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  aiffProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = aiffProperties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* wavProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::RIFF::WAV::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  wavProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = wavProperties->bitsPerSample();
   else if (const auto* dsfProperties{ dynamic_cast<const TagLib::DSF::Properties*>(props) })
-      goPutInt(id, (char *)"_bitspersample",  dsfProperties->bitsPerSample());
+      bitsPerSample = dsfProperties->bitsPerSample();
+  
+  if (bitsPerSample > 0) {
+      goPutInt(id, (char *)"__bitspersample", bitsPerSample);
+  }
 
   // Send all properties to the Go map
   TagLib::PropertyMap tags = f.file()->properties();
 
+  // Make sure at least the basic properties are extracted
+  TagLib::Tag *basic = f.file()->tag();
+  if (!basic->isEmpty()) {
+    if (!basic->title().isEmpty()) {
+      tags.insert("__title", basic->title());
+    }
+    if (!basic->artist().isEmpty()) {
+      tags.insert("__artist", basic->artist());
+    }
+    if (!basic->album().isEmpty()) {
+      tags.insert("__album", basic->album());
+    }
+    if (!basic->comment().isEmpty()) {
+      tags.insert("__comment", basic->comment());
+    }
+    if (!basic->genre().isEmpty()) {
+      tags.insert("__genre", basic->genre());
+    }
+    if (basic->year() > 0) {
+      tags.insert("__year", TagLib::String::number(basic->year()));
+    }
+    if (basic->track() > 0) {
+      tags.insert("__track", TagLib::String::number(basic->track()));
+    }
+  }
+
   TagLib::ID3v2::Tag *id3Tags = NULL;
 
   // Get some extended/non-standard ID3-only tags (ex: iTunes extended frames)