You must have noticed that when you are playing any song or video in Safari or any other audio/video app, you see a "Now Playing" icon on the Apple Menu bar.

Now Playing Menu Bar on macOS Big Sur
How to remove "Now Playing" icon
- Click on the Apple Logo in Menu bar,
- Go to System Preferences...,
- Now go to Dock & Menu bar,
- Scroll down and select: "Now Playing - Menu Bar & Control Center"
- Un-check: Show in Menu bar.
- This should remove the play icon!

Disable Now playing from System Preferences
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