I'm pretty sure this is a rip (apologies if not). I've had this little snippet in my remotes that I got from someone for a long time:

alias np {
  if (!$com(itunes)) { .comopen itunes iTunes.Application }
  if ($com(CurrentTrack)) { .comclose CurrentTrack }
  noop $com(itunes,CurrentTrack,3,dispatch* CurrentTrack)
  noop $com(CurrentTrack,Artist,3)
  var %artist $com(CurrentTrack).result
  noop $com(CurrentTrack,Time,3)
  var %time $com(CurrentTrack).result
  noop $com(CurrentTrack,Name,3)
  var %name $com(CurrentTrack).result
  noop $com(CurrentTrack,BitRate,3)
  var %bitrate $com(CurrentTrack).result
  me Now Playing: Artist: %artist Track: %name Time: %time Bitrate: %bitrate
  .comclose CurrentTrack
}