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-Please read the fine manual which is available in the doc
-directory. We do our best to make sure that it's up to date and
-informative.
+Emms is the Emacs Multimedia System. Emms displays and plays
+multimedia from within GNU/Emacs using a variety of external players
+and from different sources.
+
+Emms can run as a minimalist player and controlled with a handful of
+M-x Emacs commands, or a fully-fledged, interactive media
+browser. Emms can display album art, play streaming audio, tag music
+files, search for lyrics, provide MPD connectivity, control the
+volume, and more.
+
+Please read the info fine manual which is shipped with Emms and
+available in the doc directory. We do our best to make sure that it's
+up to date and informative.