The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Welsh Music Prize, with fifteen acts vying to win the award for best album of the year by a Welsh artist. Among those nominated are John Cale, Overmono, Stella Donnelly and H Hawkline.
“This year’s shortlist is another great collection of albums from Wales”, says award co-founder Huw Stephens. “The Welsh Music Prize is a globally recognised award and an important part of Wales’ music calendar, and this year’s line-up at the Welsh Music Prize promises to make it a very special night”.
The judging panel for this year are Larynx Entertainment’s Dave Acton, journalists Huw Bains and Tegwen Bruce Deans, BBC Radio Cymru’s Mirain Iwerydd, Nest Jenkins of ITV Cymru Wales, and Virgin Radio presenter Eddy Temple-Morris.
The overall winner will be announced at the Wales Millennium Centre on 10 Oct as part of Cardiff’s Llias cultural festival.
This year’s nominated albums are:
- Cerys Hafana - Edyf
- CVC - Get Real
- Dafydd Owain - Uwch Dros Y Pysgod
- H Hawkline - Milk For Flowers
- Hyll - Sŵn O'r Stafell Arall
- Ivan Moult - Songs From Severn Grove
- John Cale - Mercy
- Mace The Great – SplottWorld
- Minas - All My Love Has Failed Me
- Overmono - Good Lies
- Rogue Jones - Dos Bebés
- Sister Wives - Y Gawres
- Stella Donnelly - Flood
- Sŵnami - Sŵnamii
- Ynys - Ynys