diff --git a/src/js/components/Fields/FollowButton.js b/src/js/components/Fields/FollowButton.js
index 04e451cd..927e57ef 100755
--- a/src/js/components/Fields/FollowButton.js
+++ b/src/js/components/Fields/FollowButton.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as spotifyActions from '../../services/spotify/actions';
 import { isLoading, getFromUri } from '../../util/helpers';
 import { i18n } from '../../locale';
 import { Button } from '../Button';
+import { makeLoadingSelector } from '../../util/selectors';
 
 class FollowButton extends React.Component {
   remove = () => {
@@ -34,23 +35,16 @@ class FollowButton extends React.Component {
       removeText,
       spotify_authorized,
       is_following,
-      load_queue,
+      loading,
     } = this.props;
 
     if (!uri) return null;
 
-    const working = isLoading(load_queue, [
-      'spotify_me/tracks?',
-      'spotify_me/albums?',
-      'spotify_me/following?',
-      `spotify_playlists/${getFromUri('playlistid', uri)}/followers?`,
-    ]);
-
     if (!spotify_authorized) {
       return (
         <Button
           disabled
-          working={working}
+          working={loading}
           onClick={this.unauthorized}
           tracking={{ category: 'FollowButton', action: 'Add (disabled)' }}
         >
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ class FollowButton extends React.Component {
       return (
         <Button
           type="destructive"
-          working={working}
+          working={loading}
           onClick={this.remove}
           tracking={{ category: 'FollowButton', action: 'Remove' }}
         >
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ class FollowButton extends React.Component {
     return (
       <Button
         onClick={this.add}
-        working={working}
+        working={loading}
         tracking={{ category: 'FollowButton', action: 'Add' }}
       >
         {addText || i18n('actions.add_to_library')}
@@ -81,10 +75,23 @@ class FollowButton extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
-  load_queue: state.ui.load_queue,
-  spotify_authorized: state.spotify.authorization,
-});
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const {
+    uri,
+  } = ownProps;
+
+  const loadingSelector = makeLoadingSelector([
+    'spotify_me/tracks?',
+    'spotify_me/albums?',
+    'spotify_me/following?',
+    `spotify_playlists/${getFromUri('playlistid', uri)}/followers?`,
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    loading: loadingSelector(state),
+    spotify_authorized: state.spotify.authorization,
+  };
+};
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
   uiActions: bindActionCreators(uiActions, dispatch),
diff --git a/src/js/components/Fields/LastfmLoveButton.js b/src/js/components/Fields/LastfmLoveButton.js
index 147245c3..7bf81c34 100755
--- a/src/js/components/Fields/LastfmLoveButton.js
+++ b/src/js/components/Fields/LastfmLoveButton.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as uiActions from '../../services/ui/actions';
 import * as lastfmActions from '../../services/lastfm/actions';
 import { i18n } from '../../locale';
 import Button from '../Button';
+import { makeLoadingSelector } from '../../util/selectors';
 
 const FollowButton = ({
   uri,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ const FollowButton = ({
   addText,
   removeText,
   is_loved,
-  className: classNameProp = '',
   lastfm_authorized,
   uiActions: {
     createNotification,
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const FollowButton = ({
     unloveTrack,
     loveTrack,
   },
+  loading,
 }) => {
   const onRemove = () => unloveTrack(uri, artist, track);
   const onAdd = () => loveTrack(uri, artist, track);
@@ -33,17 +34,14 @@ const FollowButton = ({
     });
   };
 
-  if (!uri) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const className = `button ${classNameProp}`;
+  if (!uri) return false;
 
   if (!lastfm_authorized) {
     return (
       <Button
         disabled
         onClick={onDisabledClick}
+        working={loading}
         tracking={{ category: 'Lastfm', action: 'Love', label: 'Disabled' }}
       >
         {addText || i18n('services.lastfm.love')}
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ const FollowButton = ({
       <Button
         type="destructive"
         onClick={onRemove}
+        working={loading}
         tracking={{ category: 'Lastfm', action: 'Unlove' }}
       >
         {removeText || i18n('services.lastfm.unlove')}
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ const FollowButton = ({
   return (
     <Button
       onClick={onAdd}
+      working={loading}
       tracking={{ category: 'Lastfm', action: 'Love' }}
     >
       {addText || i18n('services.lastfm.love')}
@@ -70,10 +70,13 @@ const FollowButton = ({
   );
 };
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
-  load_queue: state.ui.load_queue,
-  lastfm_authorized: state.lastfm.authorization,
-});
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
+  const loadingSelector = makeLoadingSelector(['love', 'unlove']);
+  return {
+    loading: loadingSelector(state),
+    lastfm_authorized: state.lastfm.authorization,
+  };
+};
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
   uiActions: bindActionCreators(uiActions, dispatch),
diff --git a/src/js/services/lastfm/actions.js b/src/js/services/lastfm/actions.js
index 7dddf500..ae09699c 100755
--- a/src/js/services/lastfm/actions.js
+++ b/src/js/services/lastfm/actions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import {
   collate,
   formatImages,
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ import {
   formatAlbum,
 } from '../../util/format';
 import { generateGuid } from '../../util/helpers';
-import { makeItemSelector } from '../../util/selectors';
+import { makeItemSelector, getItem } from '../../util/selectors';
+import URILink from '../../components/URILink';
 
 const coreActions = require('../core/actions');
 const uiActions = require('../ui/actions');
@@ -357,34 +359,36 @@ export function getImages(context, uri) {
 
 export function loveTrack(uri) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    const track = getState().core.items[uri];
-    if (getState().core.items[uri] !== undefined) {
-      if (!track.artists) {
-        dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
-          'Could not love LastFM track',
-          track,
-          'Track has no artists',
-        ));
-        return;
-      }
-    } else {
+    const asset = getItem(getState(), uri) || {};
+    if (!asset) {
       dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
         'Could not love LastFM track',
-        track,
+        asset,
         'Could not find track in index',
       ));
       return;
     }
+    if (asset && !asset.artists) {
+      dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
+        'Could not love LastFM track',
+        asset,
+        'Track has no artists',
+      ));
+      return;
+    }
 
-    const artist = encodeURIComponent(track.artists[0].name);
-    const params = `method=track.love&track=${track.name}&artist=${artist}`;
+    const artist = encodeURIComponent(asset.artists[0].name);
+    const params = `method=track.love&track=${asset.name}&artist=${artist}`;
     sendSignedRequest(dispatch, getState, params)
       .then(
-        (response) => {
+        () => {
           dispatch(coreActions.itemLoaded({
             uri,
             userloved: true,
           }));
+          dispatch(uiActions.createNotification({
+            content: <span>Loved <URILink uri={uri}>{asset ? asset.name : type}</URILink></span>,
+          }));
         },
       );
   };
@@ -392,34 +396,36 @@ export function loveTrack(uri) {
 
 export function unloveTrack(uri) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    if (getState().core.items[uri] !== undefined) {
-      var track = getState().core.items[uri];
-      if (!track.artists) {
-        dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
-          'Could not unlove LastFM track',
-          track,
-          'Track has no artists',
-        ));
-        return;
-      }
-    } else {
+    const asset = getItem(getState(), uri) || {};
+    if (!asset) {
       dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
-        'Could not unlove LastFM track',
-        track,
+        'Could not love LastFM track',
+        asset,
         'Could not find track in index',
       ));
       return;
     }
+    if (asset && !asset.artists) {
+      dispatch(coreActions.handleException(
+        'Could not love LastFM track',
+        asset,
+        'Track has no artists',
+      ));
+      return;
+    }
 
-    const artist = encodeURIComponent(track.artists[0].name);
-    const params = `method=track.unlove&track=${track.name}&artist=${artist}`;
+    const artist = encodeURIComponent(asset.artists[0].name);
+    const params = `method=track.unlove&track=${asset.name}&artist=${artist}`;
     sendSignedRequest(dispatch, getState, params)
       .then(
-        (response) => {
+        () => {
           dispatch(coreActions.itemLoaded({
             uri,
             userloved: false,
           }));
+          dispatch(uiActions.createNotification({
+            content: <span>Unloved <URILink uri={uri}>{asset ? asset.name : type}</URILink></span>,
+          }));
         },
       );
   };
diff --git a/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js b/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
index 6b9b83b8..07355964 100755
--- a/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
+++ b/src/js/services/spotify/actions.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-
 import React from 'react';
-import {
-  arrayOf,
-  shuffle,
-} from '../../util/arrays';
+import { arrayOf } from '../../util/arrays';
 import {
   generateGuid,
   getFromUri,