@Julian My Artists will never attempt to recreate all the iPod app functionality… I currently use them both, a number of beta testers have reported that they've switched pretty much completely to using My Artists, it will really depend on your music listening habits… playlists for example are unlikely to be incorporated, nor sections dedicated to podcasts/audio books/videos… but we have some great ideas coming as the app develops for ways to browse your music that iPod app is unlikely to ever implement.

We're looking into those multitasking music controls and considering our options. Thanks for that screenshot - hadn't seen it before.