Palladino\u2019s lifetime achievement award is thoroughly deserved. Born into a Welsh-Italian family of restaurateurs in Cardiff\u2019s Whitchurch area, the 67 year old has played with everyone from The Who<\/a> and Eric Clapton<\/a> to Don Henley and D\u2019Angelo. He\u2019s viewed as a fretless bass pioneer, but remains as relevant as ever thanks to his appearances on hits by the likes of Adele, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n One of Palladino\u2019s more recent projects was with Miley Cyrus on her 2025 album, Something Beautiful. He played on all of it and, as Cyrus explains in her award presentation video, made such an impression that he may have influenced the running time of one of the songs – Lockdown, which also features David Byrne<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was such an honour to have Pino play on my last record,\u201d she begins. \u201cHe\u2019s on all of the songs, including one that\u2019s 13 minutes. Don\u2019t know if we would have ever made that if it wasn\u2019t for the fact that we just didn\u2019t want Pino to ever stop playing. Working with you Pino is a dream, it\u2019s always the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Questlove, meanwhile, who played with Palladino on D\u2019Angelo\u2019s seminal albums Voodoo and Black Messiah as part of the Soulquarians, simply says: \u201cIf I only had one person to choose to play bass with for the rest of my days, I would choose Pino Palladino\u201d.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Mohamed Hassan)<\/p>\n One of Palladino\u2019s first gigs was with Jools Holland, back in 1981. Freshly out of Squeeze, Holland enlisted him for his Jools Holland and His Millionaires album, and is effusive in his praise.<\/p>\n \u201cI can think of nobody more deserving of this award than Pino Palladino,\u201d says Holland. \u201cHe has played with everyone and is constantly in demand around the world. Some musicians have a great touch, some have a great ear, some have a great technique, some a great feel. Occasionally a musician will invent a new style or sound with their instrument, but Pino is the only person I know who can truly lay claim to all of the above.\u201d<\/p>\n Reacting to news of his award in typically modest fashion, Palladino simply says: \u201cI\u2019m humbled and honoured that my work has been recognised in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n Founded in 2011, the Welsh Music Prize celebrates its 15th anniversary this year and, to mark the milestone, BBC Cymru Wales has commissioned a special highlights programme of the 2025 event, which will also explore the prize\u2019s impact on the Welsh music scene. The programme will air after this year\u2019s ceremony on BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n![\"Pino](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aGFKtWrXeHBXYsnYNoSJnY.jpg\")
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