Sidetracked with Annie and Nick BBC Sounds

Annie and Nick react to this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist, share what it’s like to be on the judging panel and place their bets on which album will be crowned the winner. Elsewhere, Nick has a new favourite song – where does JADE’s ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ rank amongst solo debuts? Plus, Charli XCX has officially become part of the US Presidential Election, partying in portaloos and should phones be banned at gigs?

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk
Mercury Prize Shortlist:
Barry Can't Swim - ‘When Will We Land?’
BERWYN - ‘Who Am I’
Beth Gibbons - ‘Lives Outgrown’
Cat Burns - ‘early twenties’
Charli xcx - ‘BRAT’
CMAT - ‘Crazymad, for Me’
Corinne Bailey Rae - ‘Black Rainbows’
corto.alto - ‘Bad with Names’
English Teacher - ‘This Could Be Texas’
Ghetts - ‘On Purpose, With Purpose’
Nia Archives - ‘Silence Is Loud’
The Last Dinner Party - ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’

Annie and Nick will return a little later than usual to chat through this year’s Mercury Prize Albums of the Year, as well as sharing what happens behind the scenes on the judging panel.

Sam Smith joins Annie and Nick to go through the week in music... from songs that could have been Rihanna’s to outrageous fashion purchases. Elsewhere, a decade later Sam reflects on their debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, singing in pubs aged 10 and the moment they decided to become a pop star. Plus, behind-the-scenes of the Met Gala, overcoming trolls and what song would you download first onto an empty phone?

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk

Where to start with classical music? Annie and Nick call a conductor for some honest tips on the genre. Elsewhere, SAULT have released an album for free via WeTransfer, Justin Bieber has been paid to perform for an Indian billionaire and is Kendrick Lamar’s video for ‘Not Like Us’ the final nail in the rap beef coffin? Plus, how did Stonehenge get there and what song would you play at your funeral?

Oliver Zeffman’s Classical Music Tips:
Claude Debussy – Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Mahler - Symphony No. 2

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk

As the dust settles on Glastonbury, Annie and Nick dig through the week in music – from SZA’s closing set to what’s stuck in Griff’s ceiling? Elsewhere, life-changing gigs, why The Beatles need to thank lemurs and two very different approaches to hangover cures. Plus, your questions from Worthy Farm.

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk

Sidetracked is all about taking a look at the things Annie and Nick have loved (and perhaps more importantly not loved) from the world of music. A week in music, a week in Annie and Nick’s lives, this is the destination for music and pop culture lovers looking for an authentic and light-hearted take on the week’s most compelling stories… getting seriously sidetracked along the way.

Recorded behind the Pyramid Stage as Glastonbury draws to a close for another year, Annie and Nick have all the goss from this year’s festival.