diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11de180..db12a9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <div align="center"><img src ="http://i.imgur.com/VbsyTe7.png" /></div>
 
-Ironic Redistribution System
-===
+# Ironic Redistribution System
 
 [![License: GNU](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-gnu-yellow.svg?style=flat-square)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
 [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/kepoorhampond/irs.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/kepoorhampond/irs/stargazers)
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ Ironic Redistribution System
 A tool to download your music with metadata. It uses [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/) for finding metadata and [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/) for the actual audio source.
 
 Works with Python 2 and 3.
-___
 
 ## Demo and Usages
 
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ $ irs -s "Bohemian Rhapsody"
 $ irs -p "Best Nirvana"
 ```
 
-## Install & The Dependencies <sub><sup>(my new band name)</sub></sup>
+## Install & The Dependencies <sub><sup>(my new band name <sub><sup><sup><sub>\s</sub></sup></sup></sub>)</sub></sup>
 
 Really there's only one actual external dependency: `ffmpeg`. For windows, you'll want to follow [this](http://www.wikihow.com/Install-FFmpeg-on-Windows) guide. For OSX, you'll want to install it through [`brew`](https://brew.sh/) with this command:
 ```
diff --git a/irs/ripper.py b/irs/ripper.py
index 6d89cbc..83a42c7 100644
--- a/irs/ripper.py
+++ b/irs/ripper.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class Ripper:
         if self.args["hook-text"].get("converting") is not None:
             CONFIG["converting"] = self.args["hook-text"]["converting"]
 
+        self.args = ObjManip.set_utf8_encoding(self.args)
+
         self.locations = []
         self.type = None
         try:
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class Ripper:
             # those flaws for being exclusive to them.
             # And if those flaws are really enough to turn you off of them,
             # then you *probably* don't really want to be with them anyways.
-            # Either way, it's up to you.
+            # Either way, it's up to you. (I'd just ignore this)
 
             if Config.parse_organize(self):
                 if self.type in ("album", "song"):
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ album".split("  ")
 
         return ("https://youtube.com" + self.code["href"], self.code["title"])
 
-    def album(self, title, artist=None):  # Alias for `spotify_list("album", ...)`
+    def album(self, title, artist=None):  # Alias for spotify_list("album", ..)
         return self.spotify_list("album", title=title, artist=artist)
 
     def playlist(self, title, username):
@@ -248,7 +250,9 @@ with init, or in method arguments.")
             if the_list is not None:
                 YdlUtils.clear_line()
 
-                print(self.args["hook-text"].get("list")
+                the_list = ObjManip.set_utf8_encoding(the_list)
+
+                print(unicode(self.args["hook-text"].get("list"))
                       .format(type.title(), the_list["name"],
                       the_list["artists"][0]["name"]))
 
@@ -361,6 +365,7 @@ init, or in method arguments.")
         if data == {}:
             data = self.parse_song_data(song, artist)
             if data != {}:
+                data = ObjManip.set_utf8_encoding(data)
                 song = data["name"]
                 artist = data["artist"]
 
@@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ init, or in method arguments.")
 
         video_url, video_title = self.find_yt_url(song, artist)
 
-        print(self.args["hook-text"].get("song").format(song, artist))
+        print(unicode(self.args["hook-text"].get("song")).format(song, artist))
 
         file_name = str(data["file_prefix"] + ObjManip.blank(song, False) +
                         ".mp3")
diff --git a/irs/utils.py b/irs/utils.py
index dc24f98..4d78271 100644
--- a/irs/utils.py
+++ b/irs/utils.py
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ class YdlUtils:
 # Object Manipulation and Checking
 # ================================
 
+def set_utf8_encoding(ld):  # ld => a list or dictionary with strings in it
+    if type(ld) == dict:
+        for k, v in ld.iteritems():
+            if type(v) == dict or type(v) == list:
+                ld[k] = set_utf8_encoding(v)
+            elif type(v) == str:
+                ld[k] = v.encode('utf-8')
+    elif type(ld) == list:
+        for index, datum in enumerate(ld):
+            if type(datum) == str:
+                ld[index] = datum.encode('utf-8')
+    return ld
+
+
 @staticmethods
 class ObjManip:  # Object Manipulation
     def limit_song_name(song):
@@ -118,11 +132,14 @@ class ObjManip:  # Object Manipulation
                 del new_d[x]
         return new_d
 
+    def set_utf8_encoding(ld):  # ld => a list or dictionary with strings in it
+        return set_utf8_encoding(ld)
 
 # ========================================
 # Download Log Reading/Updating/Formatting
 # ========================================
 
+
 @staticmethods
 class DLog:
     def format_download_log_line(t, download_status="not downloaded"):