diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java b/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
index 1cb5f6c..eca1bda 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class AudioPlayer implements MethodCallHandler {
 		final long drift = position - expectedPosition;
 		// Update if we've drifted or just started observing
 		if (updateTime == 0L) {
-			broadcastPlayerState();
+			broadcastPlaybackEvent();
 		} else if (drift < -100) {
 			System.out.println("time discontinuity detected: " + drift);
 			transition(PlaybackState.buffering);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class AudioPlayer implements MethodCallHandler {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void broadcastPlayerState() {
+	private void broadcastPlaybackEvent() {
 		final ArrayList<Object> event = new ArrayList<Object>();
 		event.add(state.ordinal());
 		event.add(updatePosition = getCurrentPosition());
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class AudioPlayer implements MethodCallHandler {
 		if (oldState != PlaybackState.playing && newState == PlaybackState.playing) {
 			startObservingPosition();
 		}
-		broadcastPlayerState();
+		broadcastPlaybackEvent();
 	}
 
 	private void bgTransition(final PlaybackState newState) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class AudioPlayer implements MethodCallHandler {
 		if (sonic != null) {
 			sonic.setSpeed(speed);
 		}
-		broadcastPlayerState();
+		broadcastPlaybackEvent();
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Test whether this times out the MediaCodec on Ogg files.
diff --git a/ios/Classes/AudioPlayer.m b/ios/Classes/AudioPlayer.m
index 1f39101..1d0997e 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/AudioPlayer.m
+++ b/ios/Classes/AudioPlayer.m
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	long long drift = position - expectedPosition;
 	// Update if we've drifted or just started observing
 	if (_updateTime == 0L) {
-		[self broadcastPlayerState];
+		[self broadcastPlaybackEvent];
 	} else if (drift < -100) {
 		NSLog(@"time discontinuity detected: %lld", drift);
 		[self setPlaybackState:buffering];
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-- (void)broadcastPlayerState {
+- (void)broadcastPlaybackEvent {
 	long long now = (long long)([[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970] * 1000.0);
 	_updatePosition = [self getCurrentPosition];
 	_updateTime = now;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	/* if (oldState != playing && state == playing) { */
 	/* 	[self startObservingPosition]; */
 	/* } */
-	[self broadcastPlayerState];
+	[self broadcastPlaybackEvent];
 }
 
 - (void)setUrl:(NSString*)url result:(FlutterResult)result {
diff --git a/lib/just_audio.dart b/lib/just_audio.dart
index e0489ee..25eb037 100644
--- a/lib/just_audio.dart
+++ b/lib/just_audio.dart
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ class AudioPlayer {
 
   final _durationSubject = BehaviorSubject<Duration>();
 
-  AudioPlayerState _audioPlayerState;
+  AudioPlaybackEvent _audioPlaybackEvent;
 
-  Stream<AudioPlayerState> _eventChannelStream;
+  Stream<AudioPlaybackEvent> _eventChannelStream;
 
-  StreamSubscription<AudioPlayerState> _eventChannelStreamSubscription;
+  StreamSubscription<AudioPlaybackEvent> _eventChannelStreamSubscription;
 
-  final _playerStateSubject = BehaviorSubject<AudioPlayerState>();
+  final _playbackEventSubject = BehaviorSubject<AudioPlaybackEvent>();
 
   final _playbackStateSubject = BehaviorSubject<AudioPlaybackState>();
 
@@ -80,18 +80,18 @@ class AudioPlayer {
   AudioPlayer._internal(this._id) : _channel = _init(_id) {
     _eventChannelStream = EventChannel('com.ryanheise.just_audio.events.$_id')
         .receiveBroadcastStream()
-        .map((data) => _audioPlayerState = AudioPlayerState(
+        .map((data) => _audioPlaybackEvent = AudioPlaybackEvent(
               state: AudioPlaybackState.values[data[0]],
               updatePosition: Duration(milliseconds: data[1]),
               updateTime: Duration(milliseconds: data[2]),
               speed: _speed,
             ));
     _eventChannelStreamSubscription =
-        _eventChannelStream.listen(_playerStateSubject.add);
+        _eventChannelStream.listen(_playbackEventSubject.add);
     _playbackStateSubject
-        .addStream(playerStateStream.map((state) => state.state).distinct());
+        .addStream(playbackEventStream.map((state) => state.state).distinct());
 
-    playerStateStream.listen((state) {
+    playbackEventStream.listen((state) {
       print("state: $state");
     });
   }
@@ -103,21 +103,25 @@ class AudioPlayer {
   /// The duration of any media set via [setUrl], [setFilePath] or [setAsset].
   Stream<Duration> get durationStream => _durationSubject.stream;
 
-  /// The current [AudioPlayerState].
-  AudioPlayerState get playerState => _audioPlayerState;
+  /// The latest [AudioPlaybackEvent].
+  AudioPlaybackEvent get playbackEvent => _audioPlaybackEvent;
 
-  /// The current [AudioPlayerState].
-  Stream<AudioPlayerState> get playerStateStream => _playerStateSubject.stream;
+  /// A stream of [AudioPlaybackEvent]s.
+  Stream<AudioPlaybackEvent> get playbackEventStream =>
+      _playbackEventSubject.stream;
 
   /// The current [AudioPlaybackState].
+  AudioPlaybackState get playbackState => _audioPlaybackEvent.state;
+
+  /// A stream of [AudioPlaybackState]s.
   Stream<AudioPlaybackState> get playbackStateStream =>
       _playbackStateSubject.stream;
 
   /// A stream periodically tracking the current position of this player.
   Stream<Duration> getPositionStream(
           [final Duration period = const Duration(milliseconds: 200)]) =>
-      Rx.combineLatest2<AudioPlayerState, void, Duration>(
-          playerStateStream,
+      Rx.combineLatest2<AudioPlaybackEvent, void, Duration>(
+          playbackEventStream,
           // TODO: emit periodically only in playing state.
           Stream.periodic(period),
           (state, _) => state.position);
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
     await _invokeMethod('dispose');
     await _durationSubject.close();
     await _eventChannelStreamSubscription.cancel();
-    await _playerStateSubject.close();
+    await _playbackEventSubject.close();
   }
 
   Future<dynamic> _invokeMethod(String method, [dynamic args]) async =>
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
 }
 
 /// Encapsulates the playback state and current position of the player.
-class AudioPlayerState {
+class AudioPlaybackEvent {
   /// The current playback state.
   final AudioPlaybackState state;
 
@@ -245,7 +249,7 @@ class AudioPlayerState {
   /// The playback speed.
   final double speed;
 
-  AudioPlayerState({
+  AudioPlaybackEvent({
     @required this.state,
     @required this.updateTime,
     @required this.updatePosition,
@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ class AudioPlayerState {
       : updatePosition;
 
   @override
-  String toString() => "{state=$state, updateTime=$updateTime, updatePosition=$updatePosition, speed=$speed}";
+  String toString() =>
+      "{state=$state, updateTime=$updateTime, updatePosition=$updatePosition, speed=$speed}";
 }
 
 /// Enumerates the different playback states of a player.