Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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 (151 available)

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Sidetracked with Kacey Musgraves

Horses on tour, dry spells, and Country lessons.

30 Apr 2026

50 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

Why is this Madonna album so exciting?

23 Apr 2026

36 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Bieber Fever, Coachella Dreams, and the Kanye Question

Are the Bieber reviews fair?

16 Apr 2026

51 mins

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Sidetracked with Arlo Parks

Coachella vs. Glastonbury, the xx return, and Slayyyter love

9 Apr 2026

42 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Sidetracked with Elmiene

Kanye at Wireless, Celine’s return & Raphael Saadiq’s stories

2 Apr 2026

48 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

A travel back in time to 2005

26 Mar 2026

46 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

Should we read gig reviews?

19 Mar 2026

56 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

The only review of KISSCO you need

12 Mar 2026

48 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

So the BRITs was fun (2026 Version)

5 Mar 2026

53 mins

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

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

Is UK music having a (long overdue) moment?

26 Feb 2026

43 mins

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