Gyda phythefnos i fynd tan y seremoni, heno cyhoeddwyd rhestr fer Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn. Cyhoeddir enw’r enillydd mewn seremoni yn yr Eisteddfod ar ddydd Iau 9 Awst. Bwriad y wobr yw dathlu pob math o gerddoriaeth Gymraeg sy’n cael ei ryddhau yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd, ac unwaith eto eleni, mae cymysgedd eclectig o gynnyrch ac artistiaid wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer. Y cyfnod dan sylw eleni oedd 1 Mai 2017 hyd at ddiwedd Ebrill 2018. Bu rheithgor o unigolion sy’n rhan o’r diwydiant cerddoriaeth yn dewis a dethol eu hoff gynnyrch, gan bleidleisio am eu ffefrynnau ar ddiwedd y broses. Bydd criw o feirniaid yn dod ynghyd yn ystod yr Eisteddfod eleni er mwyn dewis enillydd, a fydd yn cael ei gyhoeddi ar y noson.

With two weeks to go before the ceremony, the the shortlist for the Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album of the Year) was published tonight, with the winner of this award set to be announced on Thursday 9 August. The aim of this award is to promote Welsh language music recorded or released during the period from 1 May 2017 until 30 April this year. A jury of people involved with the Welsh music industry have been discussing a wide range of albums released this year, and the shortlist reflects the eclectic nature of the discussion and the diverse mix of music released and recorded in Welsh and in Wales at the moment. A group of adjudiactors will get together at the Eisteddfod to discuss the shortlist and to choose this year’s winner.