With just days to go before the 2026 BRIT Awards, Annie and Nick discuss their plans for the night and whether there’s a more optimistic feeling around this year’s event. Plus, Spotify have revealed some stats around the royalties they paid UK artists in 2025 and the number of times global audiences played those artists – breaking news: Olivia Dean is really popular. Elsewhere, Lana Del Rey is back and seems more in control of her art than ever before, Annie is lamenting the decline of rap groups, and Nick has a Mary J Blige update. And one listener has a brilliant idea for people who want to appreciate albums as an artform.

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SONGS

Eminem – My Name Is

Kanye West – I Wonder

Labi Siffre – Cannock Chase

Labi Siffre – Bless the Telephone

Lola Young – Messy

Lana Del Rey – White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter

Yebba – Yellow Eyes

The Scythe – THE SCYTHE

The Scythe – LIT EFFECT

Max Winter – Candlelight

Radiohead – High and Dry

ALBUMS

Yebba – Dawn

Yebba – Jean

A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes &Life

cktrl – spirit

The Scythe – Strictly 4 The Scythe

Charli XCX – brat

Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights

Radiohead – The Bends