diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
index 1f91c18fe..4b03f36bb 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
@@ -81,10 +81,13 @@ class MiscellaneousUtilities(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
             embed = {}
         colour = embed.get("color") if embed.get("color") else colour
         contents.update(embed)
-        if timestamp and isinstance(timestamp, datetime.datetime):
-            contents["timestamp"] = timestamp
         embed = discord.Embed.from_dict(contents)
         embed.color = colour
+        if timestamp and isinstance(timestamp, datetime.datetime):
+            timestamp = timestamp.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+            embed.timestamp = timestamp
+        else:
+            embed.timestamp = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
         if footer:
             embed.set_footer(text=footer)
         if thumbnail: