RAP AWARDS SET FOR THIS SATURDAY

• 16th Feb 2007

The Welsh RAP (Rock and Pop) awards will be held this Saturday at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The nominations were recently revealed over the course of the day via Radio Cymru and the ceremony will showcase an array of up and coming Welsh language music. North Wales Rap monsters Y Genod Droog lead the way with 4 nominations as well as individual nominations for frontman Ed Holden, as Best Male, and Dyl Mei as best Producer. The Genod will also be performing live at the bash with the string section they showcased at the BBC Electric Proms last October. The ceremony will get under way 8pm Saturday with a programme dedicated to the show on Radio Cymru on the 19th. The main categories and contenders are listed below and all the results and bad behaviour will be reported here on Glasswerk.

GRWP/ARTIST DDAETH I AMLYGRWYDD / Best New Band:
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
Genod Droog
Plant Duw
Y Rei

BAND BYW / Best Live Band
Frizbee
Genod Droog
Radio Luxembourg
Sibrydion

CYNHYRCHYDD / Producer:
David Wrench
Dyl Mei
Euros Childs
Gronw Roberts

ARTIST GWRYWAIDD / Best Male:
Dyfrig Evans
Ed Holden
Euros Childs
Gai Toms

BAND/ARTIST Y FLWYDDYN / Band of the Year:
Frizbee
Genod Droog
Gola Ola
Radio Luxemberg

ARTIST NEU GRWP MWYAF POBLOGAIDD GWRANDAWYR RADIO CYMRU / Most popular band as voted by the listners of Radio Cymru:
Frizbee
Genod Droog
Mattoidz
Sibrydion