diff --git a/clay/app.py b/clay/app.py
index d93f44a..9dbb15e 100755
--- a/clay/app.py
+++ b/clay/app.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import urwid
 
 from clay.player import Player
 from clay.playbar import PlayBar
-from clay.startup import StartUpPage
 from clay.mylibrary import MyLibraryPage
 from clay.myplaylists import MyPlaylistsPage
 from clay.playerqueue import QueuePage
 from clay.search import SearchPage
 from clay.settings import SettingsPage
 from clay.notifications import NotificationArea
+from clay.gp import GP
 
 PALETTE = [
     ('logo', '', '', '', '#F54', ''),
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ class AppWidget(urwid.Frame):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.pages = [
-            StartUpPage(self),
             MyLibraryPage(self),
             MyPlaylistsPage(self),
             QueuePage(self),
@@ -105,9 +104,12 @@ class AppWidget(urwid.Frame):
             AppWidget.Tab(page)
             for page
             in self.pages
-            if page.key is not None
         ]
+        self.current_page = None
+
         NotificationArea.set_app(self)
+        self._login_notification = None
+
         self.header = urwid.Pile([
             # urwid.Divider('\u2500'),
             urwid.AttrWrap(urwid.Columns([
@@ -135,13 +137,13 @@ class AppWidget(urwid.Frame):
             ]),
             self.playbar
         ])
-        self.current_page = self.pages[0]
+        # self.current_page = self.pages[0]
         super(AppWidget, self).__init__(
             header=self.header,
             footer=self.panel,
-            body=self.current_page
+            body=urwid.Filler(urwid.Text('Loading...', align='center'))
         )
-        self.current_page.activate()
+        # self.current_page.activate()
 
         self.loop = None
 
@@ -151,6 +153,46 @@ class AppWidget(urwid.Frame):
         player.track_changed += self.track_changed
         player.playback_flags_changed += self.playback_flags_changed
 
+        self.set_page('MyLibraryPage')
+        self.log_in()
+
+    def on_login(self, success, error):
+        """
+        Called once user authorization finishes.
+        If *error* is ``None``, switch app to "My library" page.'
+        """
+        if error:
+            self._login_notification.update('Failed to log in: {}'.format(str(error)))
+            return
+
+        if not success:
+            self._login_notification.update(
+                'Google Play Music login failed (API returned false)'
+            )
+            return
+
+        self._login_notification.close()
+
+    def log_in(self):
+        """
+        Called when this page is shown.
+
+        Request user authorization.
+        """
+        if SettingsPage.is_config_valid():
+            config = SettingsPage.get_config()
+            self._login_notification = NotificationArea.notify('Logging in...')
+            GP.get().login_async(
+                config['username'],
+                config['password'],
+                config['device_id'],
+                callback=self.on_login
+            )
+        else:
+            NotificationArea.notify(
+                'Please set your credentials on the settings page.'
+            )
+
     def set_loop(self, loop):
         """
         Assign a MainLoop to this app.
@@ -226,7 +268,7 @@ class AppWidget(urwid.Frame):
     def keypress(self, size, key):
         """
         Handle keypress.
-        Can switch tabs, control playbackm, flags, notifications and app state.
+        Can switch tabs, control playback, flags, notifications and app state.
         """
         for tab in self.tabs:
             if 'meta {}'.format(tab.page.key) == key:
diff --git a/clay/mylibrary.py b/clay/mylibrary.py
index 7f64839..3cc349b 100644
--- a/clay/mylibrary.py
+++ b/clay/mylibrary.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class MyLibraryPage(urwid.Columns, Page):
             self.songlist.set_placeholder(u'\n \uf01e Loading song list...')
 
             GP.get().get_all_tracks_async(callback=self.on_get_all_songs)
+            self.app.redraw()
             # self.notification = NotificationArea.notify('Loading library...')
 
     def activate(self):
diff --git a/clay/notifications.py b/clay/notifications.py
index f356bbf..0f013a4 100644
--- a/clay/notifications.py
+++ b/clay/notifications.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Notification(urwid.Columns):
         self.area = area
         self._id = notification_id
         self.text = urwid.Text('')
-        self.update(message)
+        self._set_text(message)
         super(Notification, self).__init__([
             urwid.AttrWrap(
                 urwid.Columns([
@@ -34,17 +34,35 @@ class Notification(urwid.Columns):
         """
         return self._id
 
-    def update(self, message):
+    def _set_text(self, message):
         """
-        Update notification message.
+        Set contents for this notification.
         """
         message = message.split('\n')
         message = '\n'.join([
             message[0]
         ] + ['    {}'.format(line) for line in message[1:]])
         self.text.set_text(Notification.TEMPLATE.format(message))
+
+    def update(self, message):
+        """
+        Update notification message.
+        """
+        self._set_text(message)
+        if not self.is_alive:
+            self.area.append_notification(self)
         self.area.__class__.app.redraw()
 
+    @property
+    def is_alive(self):
+        """
+        Return True if notification is currently visible.
+        """
+        for notification, _ in self.area.contents:
+            if notification is self:
+                return True
+        return False
+
     def close(self):
         """
         Close notification.
@@ -53,6 +71,9 @@ class Notification(urwid.Columns):
             if notification is self:
                 self.area.contents.remove((notification, props))
 
+        if self.area.__class__.app is not None:
+            self.area.__class__.app.redraw()
+
 
 class NotificationArea(urwid.Pile):
     """
@@ -117,6 +138,13 @@ class NotificationArea(urwid.Pile):
         """
         self.last_id += 1
         notification = Notification(self, self.last_id, message)
+        self.append_notification(notification)
+        return notification
+
+    def append_notification(self, notification):
+        """
+        Append an existing notification (that was probably closed).
+        """
         self.contents.append(
             (
                 notification,
@@ -125,7 +153,6 @@ class NotificationArea(urwid.Pile):
         )
         if self.__class__.app is not None:
             self.__class__.app.redraw()
-        return notification
 
     def do_close_all(self):
         """
diff --git a/clay/search.py b/clay/search.py
index d79c4e3..729d0e5 100644
--- a/clay/search.py
+++ b/clay/search.py
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ class SearchPage(urwid.Columns, Page):
         """
         Search tracks by query.
         """
+        self.songlist.set_placeholder(u' \U0001F50D Searching for "{}"...'.format(
+            query
+        ))
         GP.get().search_async(query, callback=self.search_finished)
 
     def search_finished(self, results, error):
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ class SearchPage(urwid.Columns, Page):
             return
 
         self.songlist.populate(results.get_tracks())
+        self.app.redraw()
 
     def activate(self):
         pass
diff --git a/clay/songlist.py b/clay/songlist.py
index 9e055de..702969b 100644
--- a/clay/songlist.py
+++ b/clay/songlist.py
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ class SongListBox(urwid.ListBox):
         self.update_indexes()
         if current_index is not None:
             self.walker.set_focus(current_index)
+        elif len(self.walker) >= 1:
+            self.walker.set_focus(0)
 
     def append_track(self, track):
         """
diff --git a/clay/startup.py b/clay/startup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index eaf3e98..0000000
--- a/clay/startup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Initial startup page.
-"""
-# pylint: disable=too-many-ancestors
-import urwid
-
-from clay.page import Page
-from clay.settings import SettingsPage
-from clay.gp import GP
-from clay.meta import VERSION
-from clay.notifications import NotificationArea
-
-
-class StartUpPage(urwid.Filler, Page):
-    """
-    Initial page.
-
-    Shown when app is started or login credentials are changed.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, app):
-        self.app = app
-
-        super(StartUpPage, self).__init__(
-            urwid.Pile([
-                urwid.Padding(
-                    urwid.AttrWrap(urwid.BigText(
-                        'Clay',
-                        urwid.font.HalfBlock5x4Font()
-                    ), 'logo'),
-                    'center',
-                    None
-                ),
-                urwid.AttrWrap(urwid.Text('Version {}'.format(VERSION), align='center'), 'line1'),
-                urwid.AttrWrap(urwid.Text('Authorizing...', align='center'), 'line2')
-            ])
-        )
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        pass
-
-    @property
-    def key(self):
-        pass
-
-    def on_login(self, success, error):
-        """
-        Called once user authorization finishes.
-        If *error* is ``None``, switch app to "My library" page.'
-        """
-        if error:
-            NotificationArea.notify('Failed to log in: {}'.format(str(error)))
-            return
-
-        if not success:
-            NotificationArea.notify(
-                'Google Play Music login failed '
-                '(API returned false)'
-            )
-            return
-
-        self.app.set_page('MyLibraryPage')
-
-    def activate(self):
-        """
-        Called when this page is shown.
-
-        Request user authorization.
-        """
-        if SettingsPage.is_config_valid():
-            config = SettingsPage.get_config()
-            GP.get().login_async(
-                config['username'],
-                config['password'],
-                config['device_id'],
-                callback=self.on_login
-            )
-        else:
-            NotificationArea.notify(
-                'Please set your credentials on the settings page.'
-            )
diff --git a/docs/source/ref/startup.rst b/docs/source/ref/startup.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2aadb0c..0000000
--- a/docs/source/ref/startup.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-startup.py
-##########
-
-.. automodule:: clay.startup
-    :members:
-    :private-members:
-    :special-members:
-