Shoutcast Script Does Not Work with Names that Have an Apostrophe - php

Question

Please help me I don't know what to do. Tried urlencode but does not work
UTF-8 does not works. I need the script can read apostrophe for display image but nothing to do I am not a programmer and now I need your help for solve this problem.
<?php
$cover_d = 'http://metalrockpopradio.caramania.com/blackblack.gif';
$sc_url_ip = "69.175.13.131";
$sc_url_port = "8050";
function getNowPlaying($sc_url_ip,$sc_url_port) {
$open = fsockopen($sc_url_ip,$sc_url_port,$errno,$errstr,'.5');
if ($open) {
fputs($open,"GET /7.html HTTP/1.1\nUser-Agent:Mozilla\n\n");
stream_set_timeout($open,'1');
$read = fread($open,200);
$text = explode(",",$read);
if($text[6] == '' || $text[6] == '</body></html>') {
$msg = ' live stream ';
} else {
$msg = $text[6];
}
$text = $msg;
} else {
return false;
}
fclose($open);
return $text;
}
$current_song = getNowPlaying($sc_url_ip,$sc_url_port);
$current_song = iconv('ISO-8859-1', 'UTF-8', $current_song);
$singinfo = explode(" - ",$current_song);
$artist = urlencode($singinfo[0]);
$titel = urlencode(strip_tags($singinfo[1]));
$imgurl = #file_get_contents("http://api.depubliekeomroep.nl /anp/albumart.php?artiest=".$artist."&titel=".$titel."&size=extralarge");
if ($imgurl != "") {
print "<img src=\"" . $imgurl . "\">";
} else {
print "<img src=\"" . $cover_d . "\">";
}
?>

Answer 1

We are talking about ASCII 39 yes? I mean this even works...
<?php
$artist = "Tom Petty";
$title = "I won't back down";
$uri = "http://api.depubliekeomroep.nl/anp/albumart.php?artiest={$artist}&titel={$title}&size=extralarge";
var_dump(file_get_contents($uri));
'https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/300x300/05600d9c77a9288add89fac53d3482e7.png'
(length=82)
Maybe provide an example of the actual string giving you trouble?
While the above works for me it might be dependent on underlying wrapper.
Best practice would be:
$title = urlencode("I won't back down");