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

So the BRITs was fun...Annie and Nick review the 2026 event, which took place in Manchester for the very first time. How did Nick feel about Rosalía bringing on Björk? Did Annie think it worked as a TV show? And find out why our red-carpet interview with Self Esteem may have secured her a new, unexpected job.

Elsewhere in the world of music, Rihanna has shared footage of her in an actual recording studio, Mitski has a brilliant new album, and Soulseek users are being trolled by an AI Homer Simpson.

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HOMEWORK: The Sidetracked Album Club has officially started and March’s pick is LCD Soundsystem’s self-titled debut album. We’ll discuss it at the end of the month.

SONGS

Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – Rein Me In

Rosalía - Berghain

Harry Styles - Aperture

Hozier – Take Me to Church

Underworld – Born Slippy

Mary J. Blige – I’m Going Down

ALBUMS

Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen to Me

Altin Gün - Garip

Harry Styles – Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem