11 out of 15 Welsh Music Prize, 2024 Nominees are PRS Foundation Grantees
- 11 out of 15 Welsh Music Prize, 2024 nominees have received PRS Foundation funding at some point in their career
- This year PRS Foundation proudly supports the new ‘PPL Momentum Music Award’ at the ceremony
- Previous PPL Momentum Accelerator (Yorkshire) recipients include this year’s Mercury Prize winner English Teacher
The nominated artists have received support through PPL Momentum Music Fund, Women Make Music, International Showcase Fund, POWER UP, Beyond Borders & The Open Fund.
- Aleighcia Scott – POWER UP, Women Make Music, International Showcase Fund
- Angharad – The Open Fund
- Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – PPL Momentum Music Fund
- CHROMA – PPL Momentum Accelerator
- Elkka – The Open Fund
- Georgia Ruth– Beyond Borders, International Showcase Fund
- HMS Morris – PPL Momentum Accelerator Wales
- L E M F R E C K – PPL Momentum Accelerator, POWER UP
- Mellt – International Showcase Fund
- Skindred – International Showcase Fund
- Ynys – PPL Momentum Accelerator
This year PRS Foundation proudly supports the new ‘PPL Momentum Music Award’ at the ceremony.
John Hendrickse, Grants & Programmes Manager at PRS Foundation said, “We’re thrilled to be part of this year’s Welsh Music Prize and supporting the new ‘PPL Momentum Music Award’ at the ceremony. Wales has a fantastic history of producing incredible era defining music creators and since Creative Wales and Arts Council of Wales partnered on our tipping point PPL Momentum Music Fund in 2018, 9% of the UK -wide grantees of the initiative have been based in Wales. Additionally, we’re proud to have created the targeted PPL Momentum Sbardun | Accelerator initiative in 2022 with Arts Council of Wales, which has also supported 14 talented Wales-based artists reach that tipping point as well as 5 industry professionals in the Wales music scene”. I’m excited to be returning to the awards this year and looking forward to seeing who picks up the new addition to the event of the ‘PPL Momentum Music Award’.”
PPL Momentum Accelerator is a targeted scheme to support the development of outstanding artists and bands who are writing their own music, and future Industry Professionals, outside London and who face additional barriers in reaching a crucial career tipping point based on their location.
Launched as a pilot in Liverpool in 2019, PPL Momentum Accelerator runs in Liverpool City Region, Yorkshire and Wales. Previous recipients include this year’s Mercury Prize winner English Teacher (Yorkshire).
Through the evaluation of our PPL Momentum Music Fund and evidence from thousands of applications PRS Foundation receives each year, we identified talent pipeline gaps across the UK. Many music creators show strong musical potential but are unable to capitalise upon this due to financial barriers, gaps in regional infrastructure, knowledge, advice, and access to industry platforms.
PPL Momentum Accelerator’s long-term approach supports the development of these outstanding artists and bands outside London, with partners providing support for a number of future industry professionals such as managers, promoters, record labels, music publishers, booking agents, to bolster regional scenes across the UK.
Established by BBC radio presenter Huw Stephens, the Welsh Music prize is now an annual award celebrating the best music made in Wales or by Welsh people around the world. Supported by Creative Wales, PRS for Music, PPL and Help Musicians, the prize event ceremony is also part of the Cardiff Music City Festival this autumn and marks the opening of Llais festival, taking place from 8-13 October.
This year the awards happen on 8th of October 2024 from 7:30pm at Wales Millenium Centre, Donald Gordan Theatre, Cardiff.
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