diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspace.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspace.cpp
index ae66bc84..4da78ad1 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspace.cpp
@@ -270,13 +270,23 @@ void Workspace::update(const std::string &workspace_icon) {
 
 bool Workspace::isEmpty() const {
   auto ignore_list = m_workspaceManager.getIgnoredWindows();
-  if (ignore_list.empty()) {
-    return m_windows == 0;
+
+  // If there are no windows at all, the workspace is empty
+  if (m_windowMap.empty()) {
+    return true;
   }
-  // If there are windows but they are all ignored, consider the workspace empty
+
+  // If no windows are ignored, any window means the workspace is not empty
+  if (ignore_list.empty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Otherwise, check if every window in the map should be skipped (ignored)
   return std::all_of(
       m_windowMap.begin(), m_windowMap.end(),
-      [this, &ignore_list](const auto &window_repr) { return shouldSkipWindow(window_repr); });
+      [this, &ignore_list](const auto &window_repr) {
+        return shouldSkipWindow(window_repr);
+      });
 }
 
 void Workspace::updateTaskbar(const std::string &workspace_icon) {
diff --git a/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp b/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
index 89b500a8..0b960733 100644
--- a/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ void waybar::modules::MPD::setLabel() {
     if (title == "n/a" || artist == "n/a") {
       titleSmart = std::regex_replace(filename, std::regex(R"((\s*$$.*?$$)|(\.(mp3|m4a|opus|ogx))$)"), "");
     } else {
-      titleSmart = static_cast<std::string>(artist) + " - " + static_cast<std::string>(title);
+      // Remove content within parentheses from the title
+      std::string cleanedTitle = std::regex_replace(static_cast<std::string>(title),
+                                                    std::regex(R"(\([^)]*\))"),
+                                                    "");
+
+      // Also trim any trailing spaces that might be left after removing parentheses
+      cleanedTitle = std::regex_replace(cleanedTitle, std::regex(R"(\s+$)"), "");
+
+      titleSmart = static_cast<std::string>(artist) + " - " + cleanedTitle;
     }
 
     song_pos = mpd_status_get_song_pos(status_.get()) + 1;