Following a year where artists have had their ability to perform live restricted, the shortlist for the Welsh Music Prize has been announced. In all, 15 albums have been shortlisted in what is the ...

FOCUS Wales have announced the first wave of artists for its 15th anniversary edition, taking place from 8-10 May 2025 in ...

Renowned Welsh musicians Gareth Bonello and Mari Mathias are set to captivate audiences at the Hornbill Festival 2024, ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login From early medieval bards to the bands of the 'Cool Cymru' era, this book looks at Welsh musical practices and traditions, the forces that ...

It is perhaps unfair to accuse Welsh musicians of being inspired by competition rather than music, but the rivalry between choirs and chapels was lively, to say the least! The greatest competition ...

Members of the Welsh National Opera are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions. Those in the Musicians’ Union will vote in the coming weeks on whether to ...

Rapper and producer Lemfreck has won the 2024 Welsh Music Prize for his album Blood, Sweat and Fears. The Newport artist ...

Rapper and producer Lemfreck won the 2024 Welsh Music Prize in a grand ceremony at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. The Newport artist fought off competition from rockers Skindred and singer ...

The Welsh language music app Apton is "highly unlikely" to be able to carry on without further Welsh Government investment, its owner has said. Sain Records boss Dafydd Roberts said the app now ...