iTunes 12.1 adds a widget to OS X Yosemite's notification center
 

The latest iTunes is now available for download, and while it won't cloth your old application in a newer, fancier interface, it does come with a convenient new feature. To be exact, it adds an iTunes widget right within the notification center that ...

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