Sidetracked with Annie and Nick4 Dec 2025

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

After successfully challenging Ticketmaster over the price of resold tickets on the platform, Olivia Dean has inspired Annie and Nick to ask: should more artists stand up for their fans? Also in Olivia Dean news, she and Lola Young are the only UK artists to make it into Spotify’s Top 10 UK Song or Artist lists for 2025. Yes, Wrapped is out but does anyone care about other people’s listening habits?

Plus, Jorja Smith’s team are seeking royalties from an AI track which many people believed to be hers, Björk is using proceeds from a song she made with Rosalía and Sega Bodega to take the Icelandic state to court, and the Reading/Leeds line up is one of its best ever.

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk

SONGS

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Gracie Abrams - That’s So True

Lola Young - Messy

Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club

Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not

sombr - back to friends

Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

Björk, Sega Bodega, Rosalía - Oral

HAVEN – I Run

ALBUMS

Cameron Winter – Heavy Metal

F.S.Blumm & Nils Frahm – Handling

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’Sweet

Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)

Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving

Charli XCX – brat

Fontaines D.C. - Romance

Sega Bodega – I Created The Universe So That Life Could Create a Language So Complex, Just To Say How Much I Love You

ANNIE'S DINGLE LIST:

Michael D. Higgins

Dove Ellis

Dermot Kennedy

Sorcha Richardson

Chalk

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