Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

BBC

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.

Episodes

Nick’s Céline Dion Experience, Cardi B’s Tiny Desk, and Mercury Prize Predictions

Rosalía and Fontaines D.C., Dolly Parton’s Lessons for Life and When Harry Met Thom

Glastonbury Tickets, Celebrity Traitors and Tinashe Gets Her Flowers

Noel Gallagher on Man City, Madonna at the VMAS and Taylor Swift’s Bad Reviews

The Power of Céline Dion, Ed Sheeran’s Response, and a Spice Girls Biopic

The Ed Sheeran Backlash, Oasis Are Happy, and Cryptic Emails from Harry Styles

Oasis Mania, Stevie Wonder Breaking News, and Miley's Just Being Miley

Femi Koleoso on Dolly Parton, the Drake Effect and RAYE at Reading

Nepo Babies, Madonna's VMA Domination & Charli XCX Saves Nick

Shygirl on: Working with Madonna, Influencing Fontaines and Troye Sivan’s Aesthetic

A Mid-Year Review of 2026 in Music

Nia Archives on: Lollapalooza, Grace Jones’ Rider, and Japanese Convenience Stores

2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist with Knats

Coming Soon...2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist

Glastonbury Secrets, Remixing John Lennon, and The Truth about Geese

CMAT Returns to Sidetracked

Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Madonna Album Review, and a Music Master Class with James Ellis Ford

Bad Bunny’s Life Affirming Show, Charli XCX’s Lies, and Nappies at Gigs

New Adele Album Anticipation, World Cup Analysis, and Madonna’s Survival

Olivia Rodrigo, Concern for Harry Styles, and Should We Give in to the AI Takeover?