Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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For music and pop culture lovers looking for an authentic and light-hearted take on the week in music... with broadcasters and music fanatics Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw.

  1. 18/09/2025

    Bad Bunny, Bowie at The V&A, and Chicken Gate

    Are phone-free experiences the future? Annie and Nick discuss the importance of forging real connections after an effective stickers-on-phones policy. Elsewhere, 90,000 Bowie artefacts are being exhibited at London’s V&A museum and Bad Bunny puts his fan’s safety first by deciding not to tour in the US. Plus, Cardi B takes album sales into her own hands, the 2026 Coachella line-up is (already) here, and Annie and Nick discuss their Mercury Prize winner predictions. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk ALBUMS Cardi B – Am I the Drama? CMAT – EUROCOUNTRY Jacob Alon – In Limerence Pulp – More Fontaine’s D.C. - Romance Joe Webb - Hamstrings & Hurricanes Martin Carthy - Transform Me Then Into A Fish SL – Block Tales SONGS Selda Bağcan - İnce İnce Bir Kar Yağar

    44 min

  2. 11/09/2025

    K-Pop Demon Hunters, 90s Nostalgia, and the Coral Reef

    What the hell happened in music this summer? Annie and Nick reflect back on a season to remember, from the Song of the Summer (or lack thereof) to their personal highlights from the past few months. Plus, Annie and Nick road test a new, and somewhat unhinged, feature...the Gigging Forecast! Similar to the shipping one but think more live events than high seas. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS HAIM – Take Me Back Chappell Roan – The Subway Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand HUNTR/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami – Golden Goo Goo Dolls – Iris Addison Rae – Headphones On HAIM – Relationships Olivia Dean – Man I Need ALBUMS Charli XCX – brat KPop Demon Hunters – Soundtrack from the Netflix Film Addison Rae – Addison HAIM – I Quit Wolf Alice – The Clearing CMAT – Euro-Country

    38 min

  3. 04/09/2025

    CMAT is God, Invisible DJs, and a Taylor Swift Retraction

    Inspired by Annie’s recent driving epiphanies, Nick details how CMAT made a journey to Manchester a spiritual experience. In other news, Beyoncé and Jay Z might be moving to the Cotswolds, Cardi B continues to be the funniest person in the world, and Sabrina Carpenter’s interview with Gayle King gave us more questions than answers. And after an overwhelming response to a Sidetracked social clip about invisible DJs, Annie and Nick present the most compelling arguments for and against. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS CMAT - Lord, Let That Tesla Crash CMAT - Ready CMAT – Iceberg CMAT – Coronation St. CMAT – Sports Car (Radio 1 Live Lounge) Wolf Alice – The Sofa Wolf Alice – Just Two Girls Oliver Sim – Obsession Blood Orange feat. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – Mind Loaded Mazzy Star – Fade Into You Sabrina Carpenter – Tears TSHA - Revolution ALBUMS CMAT – Euro-Country Wolf Alice – The Clearing Blood Orange – Essex Honey Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend

    45 min

  4. 28/08/2025

    Chappell Roan, Notting Hill Carnival and Musical Midlife Crises

    From Chappell Roan’s Reading Festival set to Notting Hill Carnival, Annie and Nick discuss the August bank holiday weekend – and how enjoyable it is to sit down. Plus, the music that inspired several epiphanies for Annie on her drive back from Forwards Festival in Bristol. Elsewhere, Beth Ditto thinks Nick CAN sing, Annie gives her analysis of Taylor Swift’s album announcement, and a listener describes how a Fat Dog gig helped her let go on the dancefloor. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS Chappell Roan – The Subway The Who – Baba O’Riley Oliver Sim - Obsession Soul Wax - New Earth Time Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! Wolf Alice - The Sofa Wolf Alice - Just Two Girls ALBUMS Natalie Bergman - My Home Is Not In This World Jim Legxacy - Black British Music Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl CMAT - Euro-Country

    41 min

  5. 21/08/2025

    Sidetracked with Josh Homme

    Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme joins Nick to discuss the week in music. It's been a tough week for All Points East, the festival was the focus of some savage reviews after Sault’s much anticipated show and now Doechii has cancelled her upcoming headline slot. Nick and Josh ask: where has it all gone wrong? Plus, Taylor Swift isn’t the only one with a new album coming out in October, Florence + The Machine are returning, and Josh recalls the time he tried and failed to match Florence Welch’s ethereal energy. Elsewhere, Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain are in a feud, the Hives are back and better than ever, and Liam Gallagher’s been banned from throwing his tambourine into the crowd at Oasis gigs. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever the Hives Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream Big Freedia – Explode Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash – Jackson   Florence + The Machine & Josh Homme – Jackson (MTV Unplugged) The Smiths – This Night Has Opened My Eyes OutKast – Hey Ya! Robyn – Dancing On My Own New Order – Blue Monday Radiohead – Let Down Dean Martin – Mambo Italiano ALBUMS/EPS Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever the Hives Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl Oasis – Definitely Maybe Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream

    45 min

  6. 14/08/2025

    Annie & Nick’s Mid-Year Review

    A look back on the biggest musical lessons of 2025 so far with the help of Sidetracked’s guests, including Cynthia Erivo sharing her theory on why we’re created with the ability to sing, Stevie Wonder pondering the concept of retirement, and James Blake standing up for Coldplay. Plus, Michael Eavis’s approach to birthday parties, Alana Haim’s bad habits and Sir Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury budget. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk

    25 min

  7. 07/08/2025

    Mosh Pits Gone Wrong, Sobbing at Glastonbury, and Confidence Man Fans

    Is it ever okay to talk during a gig? Do rock concerts have the friendliest crowds? And can one wear glasses in a mosh pit? Annie and Nick ponder all this and more in this listener curated special about gig culture in 2025 and share their own live music highs and lows. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk.

    29 min

  8. 31/07/2025

    Sidetracked with Carlos O’Connell

    Nick is joined by guest co-host and Fontaines D.C. guitarist, Carlos O’Connell, this week to analyse the concept of recession pop and the positivity rates of popular songs. What impact can the economy have on our listening habits? Elsewhere this week, fans say Justin Timberlake is ruining the tour (the world tour), Madonna’s released her much-anticipated remix album, and Nadia Lee Cohen has directed a music video for Aphex Twin. Plus, Carlos explains the complex themes of Disney’s Frozen to an enthralled Nick and reveals how an encounter with a scammer palm reader in San Francisco helped him get a part on Lena Dunham's Too Much. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk You can read Mark Savage’s story on music trends here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-052ab668-403d-416f-b5a6-c5692313b9b4 SONGS Fontaines D.C. - It’s Amazing To Be Young Aphex Twin – Korg Funk 5       CMAT – Euro Country Fontaines D.C. - Boys in the Better Land Ed Sheeran – Shape of You Chappell Roan – Hot To Go! Pharell Williams – Happy Idina Menzel – Let It Go ALBUMS Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel Fontaines D.C. - Romance The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me CMAT – Euro Country Madonna – Veronica Electronica Madonna – Ray of Light Madonna – Erotica Mên An Tol – The Country TV SHOWS Too Much, Netflix

    46 min
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