What does the response to Kneecap’s Coachella performance tell us about the current relationship between music festivals and political expression? Annie and Nick are joined by BBC Music Correspondent, Mark Savage, to decipher the fallout from the rap trio’s set. Elsewhere, from conical bras to London’s West End – Self Esteem has found a new fan in Madonna, but would you want to know if pop royalty was in the crowd before or after going on stage? Plus, there’s a composer in Australia who’s making music beyond the grave, Annie’s spent her holiday doing family rap battles - and what it feels like to ride Bad Bunny (the horse).

Since this episode was recorded, Kneecap have given BBC News a statement. You can read that here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dr6xvk5x3o

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SONGS

Orbital – Belfast

The Dare – LCA

Lorde – What Was That

Pulp – Spike Island

ALBUMS

Greentea Peng – Tell Dem It’s Sunny

Self Esteem – A Complicated Woman

From Lady Gaga’s masterpiece in theatrical pop to Missy Elliott dressed as a car, Nick is joined by Scissor Sister’s singer and West End star Jake Shears to discuss the highs and lows of Coachella as the desert dust settles on weekend one. Elsewhere, Elton John’s had a busy couple of weeks making up with Madonna and securing his tenth number one album – but what’s he really like to work with? Plus, Lorde has returned just in time for Easter, why Bon Iver should be added to your sex playlist and the story of how an access all areas pass to a Lady Gaga concert got Jake over an international border.

SONGS

George Frideric Handel - He Was Despised

Osvaldo Golijov – Laika

Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World

SHERELLE and George Riley – FREAKY (JUST MY TYPE)

Bon Iver – Walk Home

Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on

Lorde - What Was That

Elton John & Brandi Carlile – You Without Me

Elton John & Brandi Carlile - When This Old World Is Done with Me

Elton John & Brandi Carlile – The Rose of Laura Nyro

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Tears for Fears – Mad World

The Beatles – Rocky Racoon

CMAT – Running/Planning

Phosphorescent – Song For Zula

David Bowie - Repetition (Acoustic Version)

ALBUMS

Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters

Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali

Amadou & Mariam – La Confusion

Bon Iver – SABLE,fABLE

Lorde – Solar Power

Elton John and Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?

Lady Gaga – MAYHEM

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Lauryn Hill - MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

SHOWS

Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Anthony Roth Costanzo

Akhnaten by Philip Glass

Beck at the Royal Albert Hall

Self Esteem presents A Complicated Woman

Jake's podcast, Queer The Music - https://pod.link/1722154700

What time of day would you be and why? This week’s episode has been curated by your listener questions as Nick shares his top tips for solo gigging, Annie soundtracks the perfect Sunday morning montage and CMAT’s new album inspires a rousing list of potential song topics – from wheelie bin collections and mortgage rates to the art of mushroom foraging. Plus, the joys of Radio 3 Unwind, why Donna Summer isn’t singing about pasta and what is Kankyō Ongaku?

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SONGS

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

BIA – WHOLE LOTTA MONEY

Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom

Florentino - Con Luz

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Burning

Kings Of Leon – Sex on Fire

Donna Summer – Hot Stuff

ALBUMS

Horrors - Night Life

Caribou - Honey

Hiroshi Yoshimura – Flora

How important is it to make music with purpose? Annie and Nick chat about Ezra Collective’s Femi Koleoso teaching people what’s important at this year's 6 Music Festival. Elsewhere, AJ Tracey has decided to include smaller cities and venues on his upcoming tour and Sam (not Shawn) Mendes is set to create not one but four Beatles Biopics featuring Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn as each band member. Plus, Lucy Dacus asks Annie and Nick which music artist they’d curate an exhibition on, Annie reveals all about wining Player of The Match at her latest football game, and what are some quintessential spring songs?

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email [email protected].

SONGS

Angie Stone – Wish I Didn’t Miss You

POLO & PAN — Petite Etoile feat. Beth Ditto

Light of the World – London Town

Jayda G – DJ Kicks

Ed Sheeran – Play, Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Stop, Eject

Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling

Ed Sheeran is calling for more funding for music education in the UK – what are Annie and Nick’s memories of music at school? Elsewhere, Little Simz is suing Inflo over unpaid debts, and Miami has renamed streets after musicians who’ve shaped the music scene. Plus, Annie’s found the perfect album to write to, Nick’s mum is a bit confused about the 6 Music Festival Line-up, and listener gets in touch about the joy of sober gigs.

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email [email protected].

SONGS

DOME 3000 - In The wind

DOME 3000 - IN MEMORIES GARDEN WE MEET EVERY DAY

CMAT - Running/Planning

Doja Cat/Jack Harlow - Just Us

ALBUMS

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Flora

FKA Twigs - Eusexua

It’s been a big week for new music with releases from HAIM, Chappell Roan and Bon Iver – but the most important takeaway, is Frank Ocean's tease for real? Elsewhere, as the post-St Patrick’s Day delirium sets in, Annie and Nick work out a plan to see Stevie Wonder on his UK tour. Plus, Sidetracked has been knocked off the top of the music podcast charts by King Charles and his love of ‘The Loco-Motion', Nick has a starring role in the new JADE video and a 191-track playlist made by Aphex Twin prompts the question – what is the optimum length for a playlist?

Beyoncé - Crazy In Love

Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion

Frank Ocean – Dear April

HAIM – Relationships

Bon Iver, Danielle Haim – If Only I Could Wait

Chappelle Roan – The Giver

JADE - FUFN

What role should AI play in music? Recording artist and technologist Imogen Heap joins Annie and Nick to discuss how AI is currently being used in the music industry, what the future might look like and what artists can do to take back control. Elsewhere, Doechii’s star continues to rise with more new music and an onstage collaboration with Lauryn Hill. Plus, the Red Bull Culture Clash is back, Lady Gaga’s new album is better than everyone thought it would be and why Roy Ayers was the master of vibes.

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email [email protected].

SONGS

Mae Martin – I Love You So Much

HAIM - Relationships

These New Puritans, Caroline Polachek – Industrial Love Song

Sister Nancy – Bam Bam

Roy Ayers – Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Doechii – Anxiety

Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)

Imogen Heap – Headlock

Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek

Fat Les – Vindaloo

Thin Lizzy – Whiskey in the Jar

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle

ALBUMS

Mae Martin – I’m A TV

Busta Rhymes – The Coming

Lady Gaga – MAYHEM

Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

EXHIBITION

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift, at The National Portrait Gallery, London

Sound the Glastonbury siren as Annie and Nick react to the lineup for this year’s festival. Has Charli XCX been booked for the right stage? What sort of crowd will Olivia Rodrigo pull? Why is Busta Rhymes one of the most exciting names on the poster? Plus, they share exclusive details on who will be playing on which stage across the weekend.

Annie and Nick are joined by James Blake to discuss the week in music. He’s a Grammy award winning singer and producer, who’s worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Beyoncé and last year, he walked away from his record deal to become an independent artist. After last week’s depressing look into the state of British music, does James have some solutions?

Elsewhere, inspired by Chrissie Hynde sharing her thoughts on what’s cool and uncool, James thinks we should call time on making fun of Coldplay. They also pay tribute to neo soul icon Angie Stone, share their thoughts on Sir Elton John’s duet with Chappell Roan and James recounts the time he met Stevie Wonder.

Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email [email protected].

SONGS

Sabrina Carpenter – Please, Please, Please

Angie Stone - No More Rain (In This Cloud)

Angie Stone - Wish I Didn’t Miss You

James Blake – Like The End

Mina, Mark Ronson – Ancora, ancora, ancora

Van Morrison – Sweet Thing

Kate Bush – The Morning Fog

Peter Gabriel – Here Comes The Flood

Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams – Emerald and Lime

ALBUMS

ARTISTS

Dave

Little Simz

Nils Frahm

HorsegiirL

Recorded in the back of a cab on the way from The O2 to an afterparty, Nick and CMAT have all the goss from this year’s BRIT Awards.