Welsh Music Prize

08/10/2026

This time last night...

From backstage pizza to last-minute rehearsals, Ceirios had it covered. Diolch Wales Millennium Centre / Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru am y croeso!

08/10/2026

Diggers Club Records at last night ☆

They’ll be sticking around at Wales Millennium Centre / Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru for the rest of Llais, which continues through to 11 October. Get down early to pick up some of this year’s shortlisted albums, alongside records from the festival’s performers.

Mae Llais yn parhau yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru tan 11 Hydref, gyda pherfformiadau i ddod gan Laurie Anderson, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buena Vista All Stars a mwy.

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Both are part of Cardiff Music City, bringing together two weeks of live music across the city. Explore the full Llais line-up over on their page.

07/10/2026

Welsh Music Inspiration Award ~ Gwobr Ysbrydoliaeth Cerddoriaeth Gymreig 2026 ♥︎

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Mary Hopkin, who receives this year’s Welsh Music Inspiration Award, recognising the singer-songwriter’s exceptional impact across Wales and beyond.

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Welsh Music Prize 2026 ♥︎

Llongyfarchiadau mawr Dafydd Owain, enillydd y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig 2026!

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This year’s Welsh Music Prize awards have been created by award-winning Welsh artist Angharad Pearce Jones ✷

Originally from Bala and now based in Carmarthenshire, Angharad Pearce Jones is an acclaimed sculptor and member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.

Her work spans over 30 years, featuring major exhibitions across the UK and beyond - including her 2023/24 solo show IMPACTArdrawiad and her Gold Medal in Fine Art at the 2024 National Eisteddfod.

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Yr amryddawn Angharad Pearce Jones sydd wedi creu'r gwobrau eleni ☆

Yn wreiddiol o’r Bala a bellach yn byw yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, mae Angharad yn gerflunydd arbennig ac yn aelod o Gymdeithas Frenhinol y Cerflunwyr.

Dros 30 mlynedd, mae hi wedi arddangos ei gwaith ledled y DU a thu hwnt - gan gynnwys ei sioe unigol IMPACTArdrawiad yn 2023/24 a’i Medal Aur yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2024.

06/10/2026

Songs For The Spine ✦

Blending swaggering guitar lines, restless energy and huge choruses, The Royston Club have carved out a sound that balances raw emotional punch with festival-ready anthems.

Their sophomore album, Songs for the Spine, saw the four-piece push into darker, bolder territory while retaining the anthemic heart that first won them a following.

Welsh Music Prize 2026 Shortlist ~ Rhestr Fer Y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig 2026 ✧

Gan gyfuno riffs, egni ac alawon mawreddog, mae The Royston Club yn creu caneuon anthemig sy’n teimlo’n fwyaf cartrefol ar lwyfannau gwyliau.

Mae eu hail albwm, Songs for the Spine, yn gweld y band o Wrecsam yn symud i gyfeiriad tywyllach, mwy hyderus, heb golli gafael ar eu sain indi nodweddiadol.

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Welsh Music Prize is supported by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales | Cefnogir Gwobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig gan Lywodraeth Cymru drwy Cymru Greadigol.

Welsh Music Prize is part of Cardiff City Music Festival supported by Welsh Government / Cardiff Council. | Mae’r Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig yn rhan o Ŵyl Dinas Gerdd Caerdydd. Cefnogir gan Lywodraeth Cymru / Cyngor Caerdydd.

More info: cardiffmusiccityfestival.wales
Mwy o wybodaeth: gwyldinasgerddcaerdydd.cymru

06/10/2026

Every Single Muscle ☆

Welsh trio The Bug Club returned this year with their fifth album, Every Single Muscle, a frenetic blend of garage-punk energy, infectious hooks and ennui-laden humour.

Released via Seattle label Sub Pop, the album sees the band turn their sharp observational eye towards the human body, packing eighteen songs with riffs, melodies and plenty of their trademark wit.

Welsh Music Prize 2026 Shortlist ~ Rhestr Fer Y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig 2026 ✧

Yn dychwelyd gyda’u hegni heintus ym mis Mai, mae pumed albwm y triawd o Sir Fynwy, Every Single Muscle, yn gyfuniad unigryw o riffs bachog a geiriau sy’n hawlio sylw.

Wedi’i ryddhau drwy Sub Pop, mae’r albwm deunaw trac yn ymestyn sain nodweddiadol The Bug Club.

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| 07.10.26
🎟️ Link in bio

Welsh Music Prize is supported by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales | Cefnogir Gwobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig gan Lywodraeth Cymru drwy Cymru Greadigol.

Welsh Music Prize is part of Cardiff City Music Festival supported by Welsh Government / Cardiff Council. | Mae’r Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig yn rhan o Ŵyl Dinas Gerdd Caerdydd. Cefnogir gan Lywodraeth Cymru / Cyngor Caerdydd.

More info: cardiffmusiccityfestival.wales
Mwy o wybodaeth: gwyldinasgerddcaerdydd.cymru