Fresh off a divisive performance at the BRITs, Harry Styles has dropped his highly anticipated fourth solo album. Ben and Mikey dive into the context behind its creation, share their first-listen reactions, unpack their theories about its bigger meaning and pick their standout tracks from a record that doesn’t exactly bang — but definitely does Pop.

Elsewhere, the boys have glowing reviews for Sombr on tour and the work-in-progress musical ‘Midnight’ from multi-hyphenate Todrick Hall — a show that delivers more than many fully staged productions.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

📺 TV:

HIS & HERS (Netflix)

🎧 Music:

ELIZABETH TAYLOR / THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL (Taylor Swift)

THE LATE NIGHTS & YOUNG ROMANCE TOUR / I BARELY KNOW HER (Sombr)

RIDE (Jessie Ware)

NEW RELIGION (Bebe Rexha & Faithless)

🎭 Theatre:

MIDNIGHT (Sadlers Wells East)

🫦 Man of the Week:

HARRY STYLES

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Join Ben and Mikey as they debate if the BRITs are better than the Grammys, if this year’s trophies went to the right artists and if Harry Styles was the real winner of the night with his first live performance of chart-topping single Aperture.

The boys also discuss what surprised them — and what didn’t — about Spotify’s latest greatest list, as well as initial reactions to Lily Allen making her West End Girl debut… in Glasgow.

Plus, Mikey gets excited about the return of Doctor Foster, while Ben reveals his first thoughts on Dove Cameron’s new thriller television series.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

📺 TV:

DOCTOR FOSTER (BBC iPlayer)

56 DAYS (Prime Video)

PARADISE (Disney+)

🎧 Music:

MY EGO TOLD ME TO (Leigh-Anne)

LILY ALLEN: PERFORMS WEST END GIRL (Lily Allen)

THE 2026 BRIT AWARDS (ITV)

I BARELY KNOW HER (Sombr)

🫦 Man of the Week:

MARK RONSON

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After a week full of surprises — from shock award wins to unhinged reality TV moments — the boys are tackling some of the most pressing questions in pop culture:

Can we watch Netflix’s latest documentary on early noughties television guilt-free — or do we all need a reality check? Was Hilary Duff’s new album worth the 11-year wait, and is it her most mature era yet? And did Jessie Ware sit on her latest banger Ride for two years so that it could officially become the anthem for the Year of the Horse?

All that plus their latest recommendations and their newly crowned Man of the Week.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

📺 TV:

REALITY CHECK: INSIDE AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (Netflix)

THE COMEBACK (Sky Atlantic / Now TV)

🎬 Film:

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros. Pictures)

SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures)

HAMNET (Universal Pictures)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING (Paramount Pictures)

🎧 Music:

LUCK… OR SOMETHING (Hilary Duff)

RIDE (Jessie Ware)

MY EGO TOLD ME TO (Leigh-Anne)

📚 Books:

THE DOSE EFFECT (TJ Power)

🫦 Man of The Week:

MATTHEW KOMA

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