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.

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164 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes164

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Thursday · 39 min
2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist with Knats
Nick reacts to the Mercury Prize 2026 with shortlisted act Knats
Thursday · 1 min
Coming Soon...2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist
Nick awaits this year’s much-anticipated list
July 23 · 34 min
Glastonbury Secrets, Remixing John Lennon and The Truth about Geese
Has music marketing ruined the party for everyone?
July 16 · 1 hr 13 min
CMAT Returns to Sidetracked
Charli XCX, Glastonbury Plans, & World Cup Questions
July 9 · 54 min
Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Madonna Album Review, and a Music Master Class with James Ellis Ford
Are the rumours about Taylor and Travis’s first dance true?
July 2 · 51 min
Bad Bunny’s Life Affirming Show, Charli XCX’s Lies, and Nappies at Gigs
Is Bad Bunny the greatest artist of all time?
June 25 · 49 min
New Adele Album Anticipation, World Cup Analysis, and Madonna’s Survival
Is Adele’s fifth album on the way?
June 18 · 49 min
Olivia Rodrigo, Concern for Harry Styles, and Should We Give in to the AI Takeover?
Is Olivia Rodrigo better than everyone?
June 11 · 29 min
The xx, Shyness is Nice, and the Sugababes Strategy
Was 2009 an iconic year for music & culture?
June 4 · 45 min
horsegiirL is the Mane Event, CMAT is Gorgeous, and Martin Scorcese’s Moment
horsegiirL joins Annie and Nick
May 28 · 51 min
iPod Nostalgia, the Truth about Music Streaming, and Dido's Cultural Relevance
A music streaming special
May 21 · 45 min
Harry Styles: Small or Far Away?, The Drake Ick, and Godless W****s
What does Drake want?
May 14 · 54 min
Sidetracked with Chaka Khan
Remembering Prince, life advice, and thoughts on retirement.
May 7 · 44 min
Rosalía Gig Review(s), Shakira in Rio, and Having Faith in Madonna
Is Madonna’s collab with Sabrina what we expected?
April 30 · 50 min
Sidetracked with Kacey Musgraves
Horses on tour, dry spells, and Country lessons.
April 23 · 35 min
Madonna’s Week in Music, Charli Declares the Dancefloor Dead, and Olivia Rodrigo
Why is this Madonna album so exciting?
April 16 · 51 min
Bieber Fever, Coachella Dreams, and the Kanye Question
Are the Bieber reviews fair?
April 9 · 42 min
Sidetracked with Arlo Parks
Coachella vs. Glastonbury, the xx return, and Slayyyter love
April 2 · 48 min
Sidetracked with Elmiene
Kanye at Wireless, Celine’s return & Raphael Saadiq’s stories
March 26 · 46 min
LCD Soundsystem Nostalgia, Lily Allen Gig Review, and Praise for SNL UK
A travel back in time to 2005