diff --git a/src/mplfinance/_arg_validators.py b/src/mplfinance/_arg_validators.py
index dc0465b1..2ee5a3c7 100644
--- a/src/mplfinance/_arg_validators.py
+++ b/src/mplfinance/_arg_validators.py
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ def _check_and_prepare_data(data, config):
 
     return dates, opens, highs, lows, closes, volumes
 
+def _label_validator(label_value):
+    if isinstance(label_value,str):
+        return True
+    elif not isinstance(label_value,tuple) and not isinstance(label_value,list):
+        return False
+    
+    for label in label_value:
+        if not isinstance(label,str):
+            return False
+    return True
 
 def _mav_validator(mav_value):
     ''' 
diff --git a/src/mplfinance/plotting.py b/src/mplfinance/plotting.py
index 931cd87e..2d7a247f 100644
--- a/src/mplfinance/plotting.py
+++ b/src/mplfinance/plotting.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 from mplfinance import _styles
 
-from mplfinance._arg_validators import _check_and_prepare_data, _mav_validator
+from mplfinance._arg_validators import _check_and_prepare_data, _mav_validator, _label_validator
 from mplfinance._arg_validators import _process_kwargs, _validate_vkwargs_dict
 from mplfinance._arg_validators import _kwarg_not_implemented, _bypass_kwarg_validation
 from mplfinance._arg_validators import _hlines_validator, _vlines_validator
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def _valid_plot_kwargs():
                                         'Validator'   : lambda value: mcolors.is_color_like(value) },
 
         'title'                     : { 'Default'     : None, # Figure Title
-                                        'Validator'   : lambda value: isinstance(value,(str,dict)) },
+                                        'Validator'   : lambda value: isinstance(value,str) },
  
         'axtitle'                   : { 'Default'     : None, # Axes Title (subplot title)
                                         'Validator'   : lambda value: isinstance(value,str) },
@@ -624,28 +624,16 @@ def plot( data, **kwargs ):
         if external_axes_mode:
             volumeAxes.tick_params(axis='x',rotation=xrotation)
             volumeAxes.xaxis.set_major_formatter(formatter)
-    
+
     if config['title'] is not None:
         if config['tight_layout']:
             # IMPORTANT: 0.89 is based on the top of the top panel
             #            being at 0.18+0.7 = 0.88.  See _panels.py
             # If the value changes there, then it needs to change here.
-            title_kwargs = dict(size='x-large',weight='semibold', va='bottom', y=0.89)
-        else:
-            title_kwargs = dict(size='x-large',weight='semibold', va='center')
-        if isinstance(config['title'],dict):
-            title_dict = config['title']
-            if 'title' not in title_dict:
-                raise ValueError('Must have "title" entry in title dict')
-            else:
-                title = title_dict['title']
-                del title_dict['title']
-            title_kwargs.update(title_dict)  # allows override default values set by mplfinance above
+            fig.suptitle(config['title'],size='x-large',weight='semibold', va='bottom', y=0.89)
         else:
-            title = config['title']      # config['title'] is a string
-        fig.suptitle(title,**title_kwargs)
-    
-    
+            fig.suptitle(config['title'],size='x-large',weight='semibold', va='center')
+
     if config['axtitle'] is not None:
         axA1.set_title(config['axtitle'])
 
@@ -787,22 +775,29 @@ def _addplot_columns(panid,panels,ydata,apdict,xdates,config):
         mark  = apdict['marker']
         color = apdict['color']
         alpha = apdict['alpha']
+        labels = apdict["labels"]
         if isinstance(mark,(list,tuple,np.ndarray)):
-            _mscatter(xdates,ydata,ax=ax,m=mark,s=size,color=color,alpha=alpha)
+            _mscatter(xdates,ydata,ax=ax,m=mark,s=size,color=color,alpha=alpha) #labels in this function needs to be added
         else:
             ax.scatter(xdates,ydata,s=size,marker=mark,color=color,alpha=alpha)
+            if apdict["labels"] is not None:
+                ax.legend(labels=apdict["labels"])
     elif aptype == 'bar':
         width  = 0.8 if apdict['width'] is None else apdict['width']
         bottom = apdict['bottom']
         color  = apdict['color']
         alpha  = apdict['alpha']
         ax.bar(xdates,ydata,width=width,bottom=bottom,color=color,alpha=alpha)
+        if apdict["labels"] is not None:
+            ax.legend(labels=apdict["labels"])
     elif aptype == 'line':
         ls     = apdict['linestyle']
         color  = apdict['color']
         width  = apdict['width'] if apdict['width'] is not None else 1.6*config['_width_config']['line_width']
         alpha  = apdict['alpha']
         ax.plot(xdates,ydata,linestyle=ls,color=color,linewidth=width,alpha=alpha)
+        if apdict["labels"] is not None:
+            ax.legend(labels=apdict["labels"])
     else:
         raise ValueError('addplot type "'+str(aptype)+'" NOT yet supported.')
 
@@ -885,6 +880,9 @@ def _valid_addplot_kwargs():
     valid_types = ('line','scatter','bar', 'ohlc', 'candle')
 
     vkwargs = {
+        "labels"      : { "Default"     : None,
+                          "Validator"   : _label_validator },
+        
         'scatter'     : { 'Default'     : False,
                           'Validator'   : lambda value: isinstance(value,bool) },