diff --git a/components/sidebar.go b/components/sidebar.go
index 91499b0..7765396 100644
--- a/components/sidebar.go
+++ b/components/sidebar.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Sidebar struct {
-	data   []string
-	sindex int
+	Data   []string
+	Sindex int
 }
 
 func (s Sidebar) Init() tea.Cmd {
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ func (s *Sidebar) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch m.String() {
 		case "up":
-			if s.sindex > 0 {
-				s.sindex--
+			if s.Sindex > 0 {
+				s.Sindex--
 			}
 		case "down":
-			if s.sindex < len(s.data)-1 {
-				s.sindex++
+			if s.Sindex < len(s.Data)-1 {
+				s.Sindex++
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ func (s *Sidebar) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 func (s Sidebar) View() string {
 	var items []string
-	for i, item := range s.data {
-		if i == s.sindex {
+	for i, item := range s.Data {
+		if i == s.Sindex {
 			items = append(items, lipgloss.
 				NewStyle().
-				Background(lipgloss.Color("93BD57")).
-				Padding(1, 2).
+				Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#FFFFFF")).
+				Background(lipgloss.Color("#93BD57")).
 				Render(item))
 		} else {
 			items = append(items, item)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ec73152..48d5ef0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type model struct {
 	textInput      textinput.Model
 	width          int
 	height         int
-	sidebarContent string
+	sidebarContent components.Sidebar
 }
 
 func initialModel() model {
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ func initialModel() model {
 	ti.CharLimit = 30
 	ti.Prompt = ""
 	ti.Focus()
+	sidebarcon := components.Sidebar{
+		Data:   []string{"Library", "Playlist1", "Playlist2", "Favorites"},
+		Sindex: 0,
+	}
+
 	return model{
 		textInput:      ti,
-		sidebarContent: "Library\n\nPlaylist 1\nPlaylist 2\nFavorites",
+		sidebarContent: sidebarcon,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	// sidebar := lipgloss.NewStyle().BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).Padding(1, 2).Render(m.sidebarContent)
 
 	// Combine search and sidebar vertically
-	content := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, searchBox, "\n", components.Sidebar(m.sidebarContent))
+	content := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, searchBox, "\n", m.sidebarContent.View())
 
 	return lipgloss.Place(
 		m.width,