The Golden Melody Awards (), 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 a jury and have been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in the Chinese-speaking world. It is the music industry counterpart to the Golden Bell Awards (television) and the Golden Horse Awards (motion pictures).
The 1st Golden Melody Awards was held on January 6, 1990. 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. The two awards became distinct ceremonies in 2007. 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.
The 31st and 32nd editions of the awards ceremony were postponed to October 2020 and August 2021, respectively, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 33rd edition was held on July 2, 2022 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, marking its first return to Kaohsiung City since the 16th edition.
Ceremonies
Categories
Popular music
Source:
Vocal category â Record label awards
- Album of the Year (年度å°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Song of the Year (年度æÂÂæ²çÂÂ)
- Best Mandarin Album (æÂÂä½³è¯èªÂå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Taiwanese Album (æÂÂä½³å°èªÂå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Hakka Album (æÂÂ佳客èªÂå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Indigenous Language Album (æÂÂä½³åÂÂä½Âæ°ÂèªÂå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Music Video (æÂÂä½³é³æ¨ÂéÂÂ影帶çÂÂ)
Vocal category â Individual awards
- Best Composition (æÂÂä½³ä½Âæ²人çÂÂ)
- Best Lyrics (æÂÂä½³ä½Âè©Â人çÂÂ)
- Best Music Arrangement (æÂÂ佳編æ²人çÂÂ)
- Producer of the Year, Album (æÂÂä½³å°Â輯製ä½Â人çÂÂ)
- Producer of the Year, Single (æÂÂä½³å®æ²製ä½Â人çÂÂ)
- Best Male Mandarin Singer (æÂÂä½³è¯èªÂç·æÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Female Mandarin Singer (æÂÂä½³è¯èªÂ女æÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Male Taiwanese Singer (æÂÂä½³å°èªÂç·æÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Female Taiwanese Singer (æÂÂä½³å°èªÂ女æÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Hakka Singer (æÂÂ佳客èªÂæÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Indigenous Language Singer (æÂÂä½³åÂÂä½Âæ°ÂèªÂæÂÂæÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Band (æÂÂä½³æ¨ÂÃ¥ÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Vocal Group (æÂÂä½³æ¼Âå±çµÂÃ¥ÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best New Artist (æÂÂä½³æ°人çÂÂ)
Instrumental category â Record label awards
- Best Instrumental Album (æÂÂä½³å°Â輯çÂÂ)
Instrumental category â Individual awards
- Best Instrumental Album Producer (æÂÂä½³å°Â輯製ä½Â人çÂÂ)
- Best Instrumental Composer (æÂÂä½³ä½Âæ²人çÂÂ)
Technical category â Individual awards
- Best Album Design (æÂÂä½³å°Â輯è£Âå¹Âè¨Âè¨ÂçÂÂ)
Technical category â Record label awards
- Best Vocal Recording Album (æÂÂä½³æ¼Âå±éÂÂé³å°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Instrumental Recording Album (æÂÂä½³æ¼Âå¥ÂéÂÂé³å°Â輯çÂÂ)
Special awards
- Special Contribution Award (ç¹å¥貢çÂȍÂÂ)
- Jury Award (è©Â審åÂÂçÂÂ)
Traditional arts and music
Source:
Publishing category â Album awards
- Best Traditional Album (æÂÂä½³å³統é³æ¨Âå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Art Music Album (æÂÂä½³èÂÂè¡Âé³æ¨Âå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Fusion Album (æÂÂ佳跨çÂÂé³æ¨Âå°Â輯çÂÂ)
- Best Audiovisual Album (æÂÂä½³å³統表æ¼ÂèÂÂè¡Âå½±é³åºçÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Religious Music Album (æÂÂä½³å®ÂæÂÂé³æ¨Âå°Â輯çÂÂ)
Publishing category â Individual awards
- Best Creation (æÂÂä½³åÂ愫ÂçÂÂ)
- Best Album Producer (æÂÂä½³å°Â輯製ä½Â人çÂÂ)
- Best Interpretation (æÂÂ佳詮éÂÂçÂÂ)
- Best Recording (æÂÂä½³éÂÂé³çÂÂ)
Performance category
- Best Performance of the Year (æÂÂä½³åÂÂé«Â年度æ¼ÂåºçÂÂ)
- Best New Artist (æÂÂä½³åÂÂ人表æ¼Âæ°ç§ÂçÂÂ)
- Best Actor (Actress) of the Year (年度æÂÂä½³æ¼Âå¡çÂÂ)
Special award
- Lifetime Contribution Award (ç¹åÂ¥çÂÂ)
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