Golden Melody Awards

Annual Taiwanese music award ceremony

Golden Melody Awards

Current: 35th Golden Melody Awards
Awarded for| Outstanding achievements in the music industry
Location| Taiwan
Country|  Taiwan
Presented by| Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)
First awarded| January 6, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01-06)
Website| gma.tavis.tw

The Golden Melody Awards (simplified Chinese: 金曲奖; traditional Chinese: 金曲獎; pinyin: Jīnqǔ Jiǎng), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music industry. The GMAs are awarded on the basis of votes by members of jury, and it has constantly been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in Chinese-speaking world.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Golden Bell Awards (television) and the Golden Horse Awards (motion pictures).

The 1st Golden Melody Awards was held on January 6, 1990, to honor the popular music production by performers. Following the 1996 ceremony, the Ministry of Culture overhauled many Golden Melody Award categories for 1997.

In 1997, the awards were split into separate honors for popular music and traditional music.[7] The two awards became distinct ceremonies in 2007.[8] Starting in 2014, the Golden Melody Awards for traditional music has been awarded by the National Center for Traditional Arts, another division of the Ministry of Culture.[9]

Both the 31st and 32nd edition of the awards ceremony was postponed to October 2020 and August 2021 respectively due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 33rd edition in the meantime, was held on July 2, 2022 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, marking its return at Kaohsiung City since the 16th edition.

## Ceremonies[edit]

Edition  | Date  | Category  | Venue  | Location

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1st | 6 January 1990  | —  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall | Taipei, Taiwan
2nd | 27 October 1990
3rd | 9 November 1991
4th | 21 November 1992
5th | 20 November 1993
6th | 26 November 1994
7th | 8 June 1996
8th | 3 May 1997  | Taipei International Convention Center
9th | 29 May 1998  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
10th | 30 April 1999
11th | 28 April 2000
12th | 5 May 2001  | Kaohsiung Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center | Kaohsiung, Taiwan
13th | 4 May 2002
14th | 3 August 2003  | National Taiwan University Sports Center | Taipei, Taiwan
15th | 8 May 2004  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
16th | 28 May 2005  | Kaohsiung Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center  | Kaohsiung, Taiwan
17th | 10 June 2006  | Taipei Arena | Taipei, Taiwan
18th | 2 June 2007  | Traditional  | ISCC Convention Center
16 June 2007  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
19th | 21 June 2008  | Traditional  | Taipei County Government Multifunction Hall  | Banqiao, Taiwan
5 July 2008  | Popular  | Taipei Arena  | Taipei, Taiwan
20th | 6 June 2009  | Traditional  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
27 June 2009  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
21st | 5 June 2010  | Traditional  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
26 June 2010  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
22nd | 28 May 2011  | Traditional  | National Taiwan University Sports Center
18 June 2011  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
23rd | 2 June 2012  | Traditional  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
23 June 2012  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
24th | 8 June 2013  | Traditional  | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
6 July 2013  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
25th | 28 June 2014
9 August 2014  | Traditional  | Zhongshan Hall
26th | 27 June 2015  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
1 August 2015  | Traditional  | Zhongshan Hall
27th | 25 June 2016  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
13 August 2016  | Traditional  | National Center for Traditional Arts | Wujie, Taiwan
28th | 24 June 2017  | Popular  | Taipei Arena  | Taipei, Taiwan
26 August 2017  | Traditional  | NTUA Performing Arts Center | New Taipei City, Taiwan
29th | 23 June 2018  | Popular  | Taipei Arena  | Taipei, Taiwan
11 August 2018  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
30th | 29 June 2019  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
10 August 2019  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
31st | 3 October 2020  | Popular  | Taipei Music Center
24 October 2020  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
32nd | 21 August 2021  | Popular  | Taipei Music Center
9 October 2021  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
33rd | 2 July 2022  | Popular  | Kaohsiung Arena | Kaohsiung, Taiwan
29 October 2022  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center  | Taipei, Taiwan
34th | 1 July 2023  | Popular  | Taipei Arena  | Taipei, Taiwan
7 October 2023  | Traditional  | Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
35th | 29 June 2024  | Popular  | Taipei Arena
31 August 2024  | Traditional  | TBA  | TBA

## Categories[edit]

### Popular music[edit]

Source:[10]

#### Vocal category – Record label awards[edit]

* Album of the Year (年度專輯獎)
* Song of the Year (年度歌曲獎)
* Best Mandarin Album (最佳華語專輯獎)
* Best Taiwanese Album (最佳台語專輯獎)
* Best Hakka Album (最佳客語專輯獎)
* Best Indigenous Language Album (最佳原住民語專輯獎)
* Best Music Video (最佳音樂錄影帶獎)

#### Vocal category – Individual awards[edit]

* Best Composition (最佳作曲人獎)
* Best Lyrics (最佳作詞人獎)
* Best Music Arrangement (最佳編曲人獎)
* Producer of the Year, Album (最佳專輯製作人獎)
* Producer of the Year, Single (最佳單曲製作人獎)
* Best Male Mandarin Singer (最佳華語男歌手獎)
* Best Female Mandarin Singer (最佳華語女歌手獎)
* Best Male Taiwanese Singer (最佳台語男歌手獎)
* Best Female Taiwanese Singer (最佳台語女歌手獎)
* Best Hakka Singer (最佳客語歌手獎)
* Best Indigenous Language Singer (最佳原住民語歌手獎)
* Best Band (最佳樂團獎)
* Best Vocal Group (最佳演唱組合獎)
* Best New Artist (最佳新人獎)

#### Instrumental category – Record label awards[edit]

* Best Instrumental Album (最佳專輯獎)

#### Instrumental category – Individual awards[edit]

* Best Instrumental Album Producer (最佳專輯製作人獎)
* Best Instrumental Composer (最佳作曲人獎)

#### Technical category – Individual awards[edit]

* Best Album Design (最佳專輯裝幀設計獎)

#### Technical category – Record label awards[edit]

* Best Vocal Recording Album (最佳演唱錄音專輯獎)
* Best Instrumental Recording Album (最佳演奏錄音專輯獎)

#### Special awards[edit]

* Special Contribution Award (特別貢獻獎)
* Jury Award (評審團獎)

### Traditional arts and music[edit]

Source:[11]

#### Publishing category – Album awards[edit]

* Best Traditional Album (最佳傳統音樂專輯獎)
* Best Art Music Album (最佳藝術音樂專輯獎)
* Best Fusion Album (最佳跨界音樂專輯獎)
* Best Audiovisual Album (最佳傳統表演藝術影音出版獎)
* Best Religious Music Album (最佳宗教音樂專輯獎)

#### Publishing category – Individual awards[edit]

* Best Creation (最佳創作獎)
* Best Album Producer (最佳專輯製作人獎)
* Best Interpretation (最佳詮釋獎)
* Best Recording (最佳錄音獎)

#### Performance category[edit]

* Best Performance of the Year (最佳團體年度演出獎)
* Best New Artist (最佳個人表演新秀獎)
* Best Actor (Actress) of the Year (年度最佳演員獎)

#### Special award[edit]

* Lifetime Contribution Award (特別獎)

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## External links[edit]

* (in Chinese) Official website at the Government Information Office
* (in Chinese) Lists of nominees and winners over the years

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Golden Melody Awards

Years|

* 1990 (Jan., Oct.)
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Awards|

* Album of the Year
* Best Band
* Best Female Mandarin Singer
* Best Male Mandarin Singer
* Best Mandarin Album
* Best Taiwanese Album
* Best Hakka Album
* Best New Artist
* Best Vocal Group
* Best Vocal Recording Album
* Song of the Year
* Jury Award

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Chinese music award shows

Chinese-speaking world|

* Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards
* Global Chinese Music Awards

Mainland China|

* Beijing Pop Music Awards
* China Music Awards
* Chinese Music Awards
* CMIC Music Awards
* Chinese Top Ten Music Awards
* Ku Music Asian Music Awards
* Migu Music Awards
* Music Radio China Top Chart Awards
* 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards
* QQ Music Awards
* Top Chinese Music Awards
* V Chart Awards

Hong Kong|

* Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards
* Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award

Taiwan|

* Golden Melody Awards
* Hito Music Awards

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