diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
index 7a0a796f665..89fa1a3c323 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
@@ -162,8 +162,16 @@ class VlcDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         data = info.data
         LOGGER.debug("Info data: %s", data)
 
-        self._media_artist = data.get(0, {}).get("artist")
-        self._media_title = data.get(0, {}).get("title")
+        self._attr_media_album_name = data.get("data", {}).get("album")
+        self._media_artist = data.get("data", {}).get("artist")
+        self._media_title = data.get("data", {}).get("title")
+        now_playing = data.get("data", {}).get("now_playing")
+
+        # Many radio streams put artist/title/album in now_playing and title is the station name.
+        if now_playing:
+            if not self._media_artist:
+                self._media_artist = self._media_title
+            self._media_title = now_playing
 
         if self._media_title:
             return