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Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

BBC Sounds 172 - The Ed Sheeran Backlash, Oasis Are Happy and Cryptic Emails from Harry Styles

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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Published 17 Sep 2026

Duration 1:00:59

Episodes

172-

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

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17 Sep 2026

171-

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

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10 Sep 2026

170-

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

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03 Sep 2026

169-

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

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27 Aug 2026

168-

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

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20 Aug 2026

167-

A Mid-Year Review of 2026 in Music

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13 Aug 2026

166-

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

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06 Aug 2026

165-

2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist with Knats

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30 Jul 2026

164-

Coming Soon... 2026 Mercury Prize Shortlist

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30 Jul 2026

163-

Glastonbury Secrets, Remixing John Lennon and The Truth about Geese

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23 Jul 2026

162-

CMAT Returns to Sidetracked

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16 Jul 2026

161-

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

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09 Jul 2026

160-

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

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02 Jul 2026

159-

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

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25 Jun 2026

158-

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

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18 Jun 2026

157-

The xx, Shyness is Nice, and the Sugababes Strategy

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11 Jun 2026

156-

horsegiirL is the Mane Event, CMAT is Gorgeous, and Martin Scorcese’s Moment

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04 Jun 2026

155-

iPod Nostalgia, the Truth about Music Streaming, and Dido's Cultural Relevance

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28 May 2026

154-

Harry Styles: Small or Far Away?, The Drake Ick, and Godless W****s

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21 May 2026

153-

Sidetracked with Chaka Khan

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14 May 2026

152-

Rosalía Gig Review(s), Shakira in Rio, and Having Faith in Madonna

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07 May 2026

151-

Sidetracked with Kacey Musgraves

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30 Apr 2026

150-

Madonna’s Week in Music, Charli Declares the Dancefloor Dead, and Olivia Rodrigo

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23 Apr 2026

149-

Bieber Fever, Coachella Dreams, and the Kanye Question

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16 Apr 2026

148-

Sidetracked with Arlo Parks

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09 Apr 2026

147-

Sidetracked with Elmiene

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02 Apr 2026

146-

LCD Soundsystem Nostalgia, Lily Allen Gig Review, and Praise for SNL UK

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26 Mar 2026

145-

David Byrne wows, Rosalía is hard to miss, Jack Harlow sings neo-soul and Annie and Nick sing opera

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19 Mar 2026

144-

Harry Styles is quite good, Compilation albums are back, and Timothée Chalamet is wrong

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12 Mar 2026

143-

Sidetracked reviews the BRITs, Rihanna’s ‘Night in the Life’, and Homer Simpson as a pop girlie

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05 Mar 2026

142-

A British Music Revival, Lana Del Rey, and Album Clubs

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26 Feb 2026

141-

Sidetracked with Jessie Ware

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19 Feb 2026

140-

Harry Styles Texts Back, Bad Bunny Jeopardy, and Quantifying Culture

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12 Feb 2026

139-

Bad Bunny, Music on TV, and the timelessness of Sweet Caroline

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05 Feb 2026

138-

Harry Styles’ Podiatry, Posh Spice, and Worthless Music

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29 Jan 2026

137-

BRITs nominations, Rihanna lore, and Harry Styles rumours

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22 Jan 2026

136-

Harry Styles values community, Robyn’s purpose, and is Bruno Mars a hypnotist?

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15 Jan 2026

135-

A$AP Rocky, Remix Etiquette, and Gen Z discover Prince

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08 Jan 2026

134-

Rihanna Rumours, Oasis at Knebworth, and AI transparency

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01 Jan 2026

133-

Lily Allen’s brutal honesty, Oasis forever, and the 2025 zeitgeist

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18 Dec 2025

132-

Sidetracked by Christmas ‘25

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11 Dec 2025

131-

Olivia Dean’s Wins, Cameron Winter, and Reading 2.0

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04 Dec 2025

130-

Beyoncé’s Next Record, Timothée Chalamet Conspiracies, and Stupid Popstars

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27 Nov 2025

129-

Choosing Gigs Over Sex, Billie Eilish vs Elon Musk, and Lily Allen Smokes

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20 Nov 2025

128-

Bad Bunny, Grammy Nominations and Rosalía Reactions

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13 Nov 2025

127-

Lily Allen think-pieces, Dave at number one, and is Rosalía pop?

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06 Nov 2025

126-

Sidetracked with Florence Welch

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30 Oct 2025

125-

Lily Allen’s Storytelling, D’Angelo, and an Abundance of New Music

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23 Oct 2025

124-

Missy Elliott, Spotify’s Influence, and Crazy Frog

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16 Oct 2025

123-

Taylor Swift’s Psyche, Bread, and Teaching Children About Vinyl

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09 Oct 2025

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