Sabrina Carpenter has divided the internet this week with the artwork for her new album, Man’s Best Friend - but is it radical or regressive? Elsewhere, despite a famously rocky relationship with the Catholic Church and three ex-communications, it turns out that Madonna is related to the new Pope. Plus, Ticketmaster are in trouble again, Nick’s found a way to make DJ’ing easier and remembering the genius of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.

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As part of our series of Glastonbury specials, Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw sit down with Emily Eavis to discuss this year's festival - from site changes and secret sets, to the cheesemongers weather forecast. Plus, what it's really like planning a festival like Glastonbury in 2025 and why the power of community is the thread that holds it all together.

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From camping essentials to Portaloo regrets, Annie and Nick talk all things festival season in this Q&A special. Plus, dream festival line-ups, battery powered coffee machines and does anyone actually know where the Piano Bar is at Glastonbury?

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In the first of a series of Glastonbury specials, Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw sit down with Sir Rod Stewart to discuss the legends slot. When will he decide his set list, how does he look after his voice before a big show and who does he think Glastonbury should book for the slot in 2027?

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Can Sidetracked ever top being endorsed by Jacob Alon’s therapist? Annie and Nick are joined by the self-described "cheeky folk" artist to talk about their debut album. Elsewhere, Nick shares what it's like to be backstage with Iggy Pop, and Annie praises Taylor Swift for reclaiming her music from Scooter Braun. Plus, Annie and Nick swap notes on the Scissor Sisters O2 gig, analyse Bono ruffling Elon Musk’s feathers, and advise on how to turn a festival into a hen do.

Nick is joined by Alana, Danielle and Este Haim to discuss their weeks in music. HAIM are the first all-female rock band to be nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, they’ve collaborated with everyone from Taylor Swift to Stevie Nicks, and next month they’ll release their fourth studio album “I Quit”.

As they tick off their first festival of the season, the sisters look back on Glastonbury’s gone by and the lengths (and step count) Alana has gone to for a crush. Elsewhere, things get nostalgic as they share stories of prom night and sneaking out the house – but what songs instantly transport them back to adolescence? Plus, the lies they told their parents, a Kate Moss inspired cameo by Addison Rae and the first time they met Nick.

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SONGS

HAIM - Relationships

Addison Rae - Headphones On

HAIM - Blood On The Street

The White Stripes - I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

Addison Rae - Aquamarine

Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind

Architecture In Helsinki - It’s 5!

HAIM - Take Me Back

Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

The Strokes - Is This It

Tim Deluxe, Sam Obernik - It Just Won’t Do

Cheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do

ALBUMS

Jamie xx - In Colour

FILMS

That Thing You Do

The Mastermind

OTHER

Radio Three Unwind

Playlist - Fatboy Slim Brighton Beach 2002

After a legal dispute almost forced some of London’s biggest day festivals to cancel days before taking place, Annie and Nick consider the impact this could have on future urban festival planning and how spaces could be better protected for the sake of local residents. Elsewhere, as Lorde opens up in a new interview with the Rolling Stone and hints at her most truthful music yet, it prompts the question - is she at her creative peak? Plus, the countdown is on as Glastonbury releases a new site map for this year’s festival, the Frank Ocean rumour mill is spinning once again and what happens at a PTA rave.

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SONGS

Robert Burns – Auld Lang Syne

Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom

Lola Young – One Thing

Little Simz – Young

Sleater-Kinney – Get Up

Arca - Sola

Arca – Puta

Tyler Ballgame – Help Me Out

Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved

ALBUMS

Ezra Furman – Goodbye Small Head

Lorde – Solar Power

It’s one of the oldest and most beautiful forms of music – but why is listening to birdsong so good for us? From the ethereal melodies of a Nightingale to the bass-heavy coos of a Pigeon, Annie and Nick break down the science behind the sounds and why we should all spend more time outdoors. Elsewhere, as the V&A announce a new exhibition showcasing London’s lost music venues, Annie and Nick unearth some lost memories of nights spent in Bungalow 8. Plus, Charli XCX has changed the cover of ‘brat’ and no one can figure out why, the Maltese entry for Eurovision is trying to serve but is being told not to and how Nick ended up on a plane with Busta Rhymes.

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SONGS

CMAT – Take A Sexy Picture

Stevie Wonder – Evil

Olive – You're Not Alone

Miriana Conte – Serving

Charli XCX – Apple

Aphex Twin – Formula

Josh Wink – Higher State Of Consciousness

Beatrice Harrison – Danny Boy (BBC Radio Session, 1924)

Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo

Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life

Charli XCX - brat

BOOK: Jodie Harsh -You Had To Be There

EXHIBITION: V&A - Lost Music Venues

With thanks to the BBC Archives

How exactly does a song come to be? Nick and Annie are joined by iconic spoken word artist Kae Tempest to discuss his creative process and the importance of community. Elsewhere, Lady Gaga has set a new world record and André 3000 has moved on from flutes to pianos. Plus, Black Sabbath are feeling the pressure ahead of their final gig, Annie discusses the benefits of listening to music you don't like, and Nick thinks the Met Gala should have a fallow year.

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SONGS

Kae Tempest - Know yourself

The Pointer Sisters - Automatic

Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O.

Leon Vynehall and Poison Anna – Mirror’s Edge

MOGAN - House Rules

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On

Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else’s Guy

Maroon Five - Payphone

Kae Tempest – Statue in the Square

ALBUMS

Kae Tempest - Everybody down

Kae Tempest - Let them eat chaos

Kae Tempest - Self-titled

Chilli Gonzales - Solo Piano II

Andre 3000 - 7 Piano Sketches

Arooj Aftab - Night Reign

BOOKS

Leslie Feinberg – Stone Butch Blues

Oscar nominated singer, songwriter and actress Cynthia Erivo has the voice of a generation. She joins Annie and Nick to talk about the art of singing, the impact it has on her body physically and physiologically, and what it was like writing her new album alongside her starring role in Wicked. Elsewhere, Beyoncé and Katy Perry have kicked off their new world tours – but have we seen it all before? Plus, the wonderful weirdness of OutKast, why Oasis aren’t bothered about missing out on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the beauty of Big Boi’s owls.

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SHOWS

Wicked

Jesus Christ Superstar

ALBUMS

Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter

Katy Perry - Lifetimes

Cynthia Erivo – I Forgive You

SONGS

Lorde – What Was That

Beyonce – Deja Vu

LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity (Live at the 97th Oscars, 2025)

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Kae Tempest - Statue In The Square

Aretha Franklin – Ain't No Way

Cynthia Erivo – The Impossible Dream (Live at the Kennedy Centre, 2016)