Golden Melody Awards
Current awards37th Golden Melody Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
PresenterMinistry of Culture (Taiwan)
YearJanuary 6, 1990 (age 36)
Websitegma.tavis.tw

The Golden Melody Awards (traditional Chinese: 金曲獎; simplified Chinese: 金曲奖; 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 a jury and have been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in the Chinese-speaking world.[1][2][3][4][5][6] 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.[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]

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

EditionDateCategoryVenueLocation
1st6 January 1990rowspan="17"Sun Yat-sen Memorial HallTaipei, Taiwan
2nd27 October 1990
3rd9 November 1991
4th21 November 1992
5th20 November 1993
6th26 November 1994
7th8 June 1996
8th3 May 1997Taipei International Convention Center
9th29 May 1998Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
10th30 April 1999
11th28 April 2000
12th5 May 2001Kaohsiung Chiang Kai-shek Cultural CenterKaohsiung, Taiwan
13th4 May 2002
14th3 August 2003National Taiwan University Sports CenterTaipei, Taiwan
15th8 May 2004Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
16th28 May 2005Kaohsiung Chiang Kai-shek Cultural CenterKaohsiung, Taiwan
17th10 June 2006Taipei ArenaTaipei, Taiwan
18th2 June 2007TraditionalISCC Convention Center
16 June 2007PopularTaipei Arena
19th21 June 2008TraditionalTaipei County Government Multifunction HallBanqiao, Taiwan
5 July 2008PopularTaipei ArenaTaipei, Taiwan
20th6 June 2009TraditionalSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
27 June 2009PopularTaipei Arena
21st5 June 2010TraditionalSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
26 June 2010PopularTaipei Arena
22nd28 May 2011TraditionalNational Taiwan University Sports Center
18 June 2011PopularTaipei Arena
23rd2 June 2012TraditionalSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
23 June 2012PopularTaipei Arena
24th8 June 2013TraditionalSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
6 July 2013PopularTaipei Arena
25th28 June 2014
9 August 2014TraditionalZhongshan Hall
26th27 June 2015PopularTaipei Arena
1 August 2015TraditionalZhongshan Hall
27th25 June 2016PopularTaipei Arena
13 August 2016TraditionalNational Center for Traditional ArtsWujie, Taiwan
28th24 June 2017PopularTaipei ArenaTaipei, Taiwan
26 August 2017TraditionalNTUA Performing Arts CenterNew Taipei City, Taiwan
29th23 June 2018PopularTaipei ArenaTaipei, Taiwan
11 August 2018TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
30th29 June 2019PopularTaipei Arena
10 August 2019TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
31st3 October 2020PopularTaipei Music Center
24 October 2020TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
32nd21 August 2021PopularTaipei Music Center
9 October 2021TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
33rd2 July 2022PopularKaohsiung ArenaKaohsiung, Taiwan
29 October 2022TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre CenterTaipei, Taiwan
34th1 July 2023PopularTaipei ArenaTaipei, Taiwan
7 October 2023TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
35th29 June 2024PopularTaipei Arena
31 August 2024TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
36th28 June 2025PopularTaipei Arena
23 August 2025TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center
37th27 June 2026PopularTaipei Arena
2026TraditionalTaiwan Traditional Theatre Center

Categories

Source:[10]

Vocal category – Record label awards

Vocal category – Individual awards

  • 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

  • Best Instrumental Album (最佳專輯獎)

Instrumental category – Individual awards

  • 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

  • Best Album Design (最佳專輯裝幀設計獎)

Technical category – Record label awards

Special awards

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

Traditional arts and music

Source:[11]

Publishing category – Album awards

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Lifetime Contribution Award (特別獎)

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