By Jocelle Koh
Well, you know what they say, better late than never! Although this year’s inaugural Golden Melody Awards ceremony has been delayed a couple months due to the COVID-19 situation, this year still boasts a promising nominations list, with some serious competition frontrunners especially on the female vocalist front. Aboriginal vocalist and producer Abao has bagged eight nominations for her album ‘Kinaikaian母親的舌頭‘, whilst talented veterans Peggy Hsu and Waa Wei have bagged six nominations apiece for their albums ‘Hypnocity失物之城‘ and ‘Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘‘ respectively. Check out the full nominations list down below. Who are you betting on?
Vocal Awards
Album of the Year
-All Nominated Titles of Best Album in Mandarin
-All Nominated Titles of Best Album in Taiwanese
-All Nominated Titles of Best Album in Hakka
-All Nominated Titles of Best Album in an Aboriginal Language
Song of the Year
Airplane Mode最高品質靜悄悄《Beyond Mediocrity平庸之上》／Jazz Baby Ltd. ﹙Artist：9m88；Leo王﹚
Distant Journey 遠行《A Sun Original Soundtrack陽光普照電影原聲帶》／Foothills Folk LLC﹙ Artist：Lin Sheng Xiang 林生祥﹚
Without You《#osnrap》／SKR Presents﹙ Artist：OSN高爾宣﹚
City Zoo摩天動物園《City Zoo摩天動物園》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙ Artist：G.E.M.鄧紫棋﹚
Ghost Island鬼島《Calling Asia亞洲通話》／ Asian Tone Cultural and Creative Industry﹙ Artist：Namewee黃明志；Dwagie大支﹚
Thank You 感謝《kinakaian 母親的舌頭》／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING （ELEVENZ MUSIC十一音樂）﹙ Artist：Abao 阿爆（阿仍仍）﹚
City of Sadness雙城記《Stand Up Like A Taiwanese無名英雄》／FIRE ON MUSIC﹙ Artist：FIRE EX滅火器﹚
Best Mandarin Album
Love is Calling愛的呼喚／Sony Music Taiwan (Artist：Joanna Wang王若琳)
City Zoo摩天動物園／Sony Music Taiwan (Artist：G.E.M.鄧紫棋)
Hypnocity失物之城／Ice Studios Inc (Artist：Peggy Hsu許哲珮)
Juvenile A／Hele Music (Artist：Sandee Chan陳珊妮)
Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘／Sony Music Taiwan (Artist：Waa Wei魏如萱)
Spaceman太空人／Universal Music (Artist：Wu Qing Feng吳青峰)
Best Taiwanese Album
Tsong-Hong裝潢／HOVE (Artist：LTK Commune濁水溪公社)
We All Have Good Nature善良的歹人／Red Bean Entertainment Company Limited (Artist：Su Ming-Yan蘇明淵)
reflection鏡／The Hu Music Studio (Artist： Michelle Pan潘越雲)
We Are Gonna Get Married 我們以後要結婚／EggPlantEgg (Artist：Eggplantegg茄子蛋)
Burnana燒金蕉／All Ears (Artist：Lilium百合花)
Stand Up Like A Taiwanese無名英雄／FIRE ON MUSIC (Artist：FIRE EX滅火器)
Best Hakka Album
Yourself 自己／Dovecote Studio (Artist：Yachun Asta Tzeng 曾雅君)
THE SHIP OF FOOLS戆仔船 ／Foothills Folk LLC (Artist：Misa米莎)
Going Up To The Country上鄉／All Ears (Artist：Zixuan & Slow Train黃子軒與山平快)
Someday有時有日／All Ears (Artist：黃宇寒 Han)
Best Aboriginal Album
Sasela’an 氣息／NO TROUBLE Co., Ltd. (Artist：Ado 阿洛)
Diligent Life laloken ko orip 認真生活／Diligent Life Private Limited (Artist：Anu阿努．Kaliting卡力亭．Sadipongan沙力朋安)
Insides Revealed裡面的外面／Wind Music (Artist：Sauljaljui戴曉君)
Salama／Taiwan Colors Music (Artist：Chalaw Pasiwali查勞加麓)
kinakaian 母親的舌頭／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD. (Artist：Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）)
Best Music Video
Last Winter去年冬天《Last Winter去年冬天》／Media Asia Movie International Ltd (Director：Birdy Nio邱柏昶)
ZOEA《ZOEA》／Oyster Music Ltd.﹙Director：Hi-Organic有機像素﹚
Lady in Red紅衣女孩《Ugly Beauty》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Director：Cheng Wei-Hao程偉豪﹚
I Only Care About You我只在乎你《Love Is Calling愛的呼喚》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Director：Robert Youngblood﹚
Be There For You陪著你《Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Director：姚國禎Yao,Kuo-Chen﹚
恐怖谷《Juvenile A》／Hele Music﹙Director：Sandee Chan陳珊妮﹚
Red 紅《Somewhere in time, I love you我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你》／B’tween Music﹙Director：Yin Chen Hao殷振豪﹚
Best Composer
Lin Sheng Xiang 林生祥／Distant Journey遠行《a Sun Original Soundtrack陽光普照電影原聲帶》／Foothills Folk LLC ﹙Artist：Lin Sheng Xiang林生祥﹚
G.E.M.鄧紫棋／City Zoo摩天動物園《City Zoo摩天動物園》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Artist：G.E.M.鄧紫棋﹚
Jen Jen余佩真／The Wedding昏你 feat. Luantan Ascent 乱彈阿翔《Jen Jen真真》／AsiaMuse ﹙Artist：Jen Jen余佩真﹚
Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）；Dizparity／Thank You 感謝《kinakaian 母親的舌頭》／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD. （十一音樂）﹙Artist：Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）﹚
Wu Qing Feng吳青峰／太空人《太空人》／Universal Music ﹙Artist：Wu Qing Feng吳青峰﹚
Best Lyricist
Misa米莎／If I Were A Tree若此身為樹《戆仔船 THE SHIP OF FOOLS》／Foothills Folk LLC﹙Artist：Misa米莎﹚
Bobby Chen陳昇／Her Everyday她的每一天《Seven Days七天》／Rock Records﹙Artist：Bobby Chen陳昇﹚
Sandee Chan陳珊妮；Troutfresh呂士軒／Be An Extraordinary Ordinary Person 成為一個厲害的普通人《Juvenile A》／Hele Music﹙Artist：Sandee Chan陳珊妮；Troutfresh呂士軒﹚
Hsia Yu李格弟／Ophelia《Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Artist：Waa Wei魏如萱﹚
Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）；王秋蘭 Wang Qiu Lan（愛靜Ai Jing）／1-10 ft. Dizparity《kinakaian 母親的舌頭》／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD. ﹙Artist：Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）﹚
Hsieh Ming-Yu 謝銘祐／Road路《Road路》／KAWA Music Co. Ltd.﹙Artist：Hsieh Ming-Yu謝銘祐﹚
Best Arrangement
Razor Chiang剃刀蔣／Ballad輸情歌《The Alley巷子內》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Artist: J.Sheon﹚
Ryan Francesconi／Hanyu Song寒雨曲《Love Is Calling愛的呼喚》／Sony Music Taiwan (Artist：Joanna Wang王若琳)
KOBUDO 古武道／Ikusa戰《Hypnocity失物之城》／Ice Studios Inc﹙Artist：Peggy Hsu許哲珮﹚
NineG曾仁義；Hong Zi Long洪子龍；Zhang Han Gong張漢恭；Sauljaljui戴曉君／戰歌《裡面的外面》／Wind Music﹙Artist：Sauljaljui戴曉君﹚
Dizparity／kinakaian 母親的舌頭《kinakaian 母親的舌頭》／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD. (Artist：Abao阿爆（阿仍仍))
Best Album Producer
Owen Wang王希文；Peggy Hsu許哲珮／Hypnocity失物之城／Ice Studio Inc. ﹙Artist：Peggy Hsu許哲珮﹚
Sandee Chan陳珊妮／Juvenile A／Hele Music ﹙Artist：Sandee Chan陳珊妮﹚
George Chen陳建騏／Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘／Sony Music﹙Artist：Waa Wei魏如萱﹚
Huang Shao Yong 黃少雍；Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）／kinakaian 母親的舌頭／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD. ﹙Artist：Abao 阿爆（阿仍仍）﹚
Mike Green；FIRE EX滅火器／Stand Up Like A Taiwanese無名英雄／FIRE ON MUSIC ﹙Artist：FIRE EX滅火器﹚
Best Single Producer
Soft lipa杜振熙 ／ Airplane Mode最高品質靜悄悄《Beyond Mediocrity平庸之上》／Jazz Baby Ltd. ﹙Artist：9m88；Leo Wang王﹚
Howe Chen陳君豪／Y.O.Y（feat.Zhang Liqun張立羣）《Dark Paradise Records J7派樂黛 J7 白蛇鑽》／Dark Paradise Records ﹙Artist：Howe Chen陳君豪；Zhang Liqun張立羣﹚
Jason Choi蔡德才／fly《fly – movie「Better Days」Ending Theme Song》／Streetvoice﹙Artist：Yoyo Sham岑寧兒﹚
Hsieh Ming-Yu謝銘祐／Road路《Road路》／KAWA Music Co. Ltd.﹙Artist：Hsieh Ming-Yu謝銘祐﹚
Xiaoyu Sung宋念宇／Murmur默念你《Murmur默念你》／Warner Music﹙Artist：Xiaoyu Sung宋念宇﹚
Chia-Lun Yue余佳倫；YELLOW 黃宣／Once In A Blue Moon 獨上 C 樓 feat. Mavis Fan范曉萱《CIRCUS FEVER馬戲團》／WRONGTYPE Co., Ltd.﹙Artist：YELLOW；Mavis Fan范曉萱﹚
Best Male Mandarin Vocalist
Wakin Chau周華健／The Younger Me 少年／Rock Records
J.Sheon／The Alley巷子內／Sony Music Taiwan
Ayal Komod張震嶽／Gone Away遠走高飛／Rock Records
Namewee黃明志／Asia Calling亞洲通話／Asian Tone Cultural and Creative Industry
Wu Qing Feng吳青峰／Spaceman太空人／Universal Music
Jude裘德／Flee From The Ceremony頒獎的時候我要缺席／Music Stream
Best Female Mandarin Vocalist
Joanna Wang王若琳／Love Is Calling愛的呼喚／Sony Music Taiwan
Fish Leong梁靜茹／Am I Okay? – The Sun Also Rises我好嗎? – 太陽如常升起／Universal Music
G.E.M.鄧紫棋／City Zoo摩天動物園／Sony Music Taiwan
Peggy Hsu許哲珮／Hypnocity失物之城／Ice Studio Inc.
Faith Yang楊乃文／The More Beautiful, The More Invisible越美麗越看不見／AsiaMuse
Waa Wei魏如萱／Hidden, Not Forgotten藏著並不等於遺忘／Sony Music Taiwan
Best Taiwanese Male Vocalist
Gene方順吉／遙遠的戀情Long Distance Relationship／TCM
Chen Yi-Heng 陳以恆／When I Find My Heart Inside You但係我袂驚惶／HX Production
Kuljelje曾瑋中／M-THANG毋通／Big-E Entertainment CO., LTD
Su Ming-Hsieh蘇明淵／We all have good nature善良的歹人／Red Bean Entertainment Company Limited
Poki Wu 吳永吉／Floating Flowers in the Wind風中浮沉的花蕊／Da Gi Shoang
Best Taiwanese Female Vocalist
Angel朱海君／Touch a star花開的時／HAO SHENG RECORD CO.,LTD.
Tien Du杜忻恬／ū‑kàu-niau有夠貓／Big-E Entertainment CO., LTD
Michelle Pan潘越雲／鏡 reflection／The Hu Music Studio
Anna Wang王瑞霞／LIVE ON AIR 霞姐直播中／Millons Music
Hanya張涵雅／疼 Cherish our Pain／Good Tone Music Co., Ltd
Best Hakka Vocalist
Misa 米莎／戆仔船 THE SHIP OF FOOLS／Foothills Folk LLC
Jung-Chang Liu劉榮昌／yan lu ri chang 沿路日常／Leo Design
Pei-Shu黃珮舒／Twine and Linger纏，一溜仔／Kawa Music
黃宇寒 Han／Someday有時有日／All Ears
Best Aboriginal Vocalist
Ceko盧靜子／Ceko Tribute To Falangaw盧靜子 尋樂／Thirty-Seven Productions
Ado 阿洛／Sasela’an 氣息／NO TROUBLE Co., Ltd.
Anu阿努．Kaliting卡力亭．Sadipongan沙力朋安／Diligent Life laloken ko orip 認真生活／Diligent Life Private Limited
Sauljaljui戴曉君／Insides Revealed裡面的外面／Wind Music
Abao阿爆（阿仍仍）／kinakaian 母親的舌頭／ELEVENZ PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Best Musical Group
TRASH（A-Ye阿夜、Yi Yuan頤原、Bo Wen博文、Jin Kui Gang金魁剛）／Never Die／Warner Music
Accusefive告五人（Pan Yunan潘雲安、Inuqing犬青、Zheqian哲謙）／Somewhere in time, I love you我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你／B’tween Music
Iruka 海豚刑警（Yang Chiao-Fen楊淑芬、Chou Chi-Ming周志明、Lin Bao-Chu林寶珠、Chen Chin-Fa陳金發 ）／Call me when Night go Blue豚愛特攻隊／Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
Eggplantegg茄子蛋（Huang Chi-Pin黃奇斌、Tsai Kai-Jen蔡鎧任、Hsieh Yao-Te謝耀德）／We Are Gonna Get Married我們以後要結婚／EggPlantEgg
Wayne’s So Sad傷心欲絕（Hsu Chen-Tai許正泰、Liu Wei劉暐、Guan Ching-Gang官靖剛、Huang Shao-Tzu黃紹祖、Chen Guan-fu陳冠甫、Ko Tingyun葛亭筠）／The Art of Embarassment遜到簡直是個藝術品／112F Recording Studio
FIRE EX滅火器（楊大正 Sam、鄭宇辰 ORio、陳敬元 JC、柯志勛 KG）／Stand Up Like A Taiwanese無名英雄／FIRE ON MUSIC
Zenkwun神棍樂團（Chen Zheng-Hung陳正航、Chang Junjie張竣傑、Chang Wei-Quan張維哲、Pan Rui-yi潘睿翊、Wu Yuelin吳岳霖、Chang Chiyan張智彥）／Existing Like God神一樣的存在／Wind Music
Best Vocal Collaboration
JADE（Kaan 嘟嘟；AJ 阿傑）／Nemo／Avex Music
Chick en Chicks（Chicken Tsai蔡奇龍；Kartina Flavia Hai）／Beat Maker作弊人生／Copy & Paste Music Production Ltd.
Murmur Show慢慢說（Li-De Hui利得彙；Shen Zhi-Fang沈志方）／1+1<3／AMUSE ENTERTAINMENT TAIWAN INC
SUGARCAT唐貓（Gao Zhen高真；A-Lan阿蘭；San Zhi三智；Shao Yu少瑜）／SUGARCAT唐貓／Feeling Good Music Co.
Night Keepers守夜人 （Qin XuZhang秦旭章；Yang Qi-Wei楊其偉；Lin Chiling林稚翎；Tsai Chia-Ying蔡佳穎）／2019-2020團體枕聊概念 EP／Hele Music
Best Newcomer
9m88／Beyond Mediocrity平庸之上／Jazz Baby Ltd.
JADE／Nemo／Avex Taiwan
高爾宣／#osnrap／SKR Presents
Accusefive告五人／Somewhere in time, I love you我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你／B’tween Music
Goat莫宰羊／Fantasia By The Goat幻想曲／Feeling Good Music Co.
Midi楊士弘／Bad Midi壞米仔／Sony Music Taiwan
Chih Siou持修／Elephant In The Room房間裡的大象／Mei Entertainment
Instrumental Awards
Petrichor／Maidin Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd. ﹙Performer：Alan Kwan 關家傑；Fabian Almaza；Linda May Oh；Johnathan Blake﹚
鍾興民作品集 Initial Value／GoAhead Music﹙Performer：Baby Chung鍾興民﹚
Ken／Foothills Folk LLC﹙Performer：Ken Ohtake大竹研
返校 Detention（Movie Soundtrack）／Dark Horse Image﹙Performer：Lu Luming盧律銘﹚
Ciao Bella／Feeling Good Music Co.﹙Performer：Sam Su蘇聖育；Doris Lin林冠良；Mike Tseng曾增譯﹚
Best Album Producer
Alan Kwan 關家傑／Petrichor／Maidin Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd.﹙Performer：Alan Kwan關家傑；Fabian Almaza；Linda May Oh；Johnathan Blake﹚
Takeshi Sakamoto 坂本健志／夢幻／Feeling Good Music Co.﹙Performer：Takeshi Sakamoto坂本健志﹚
Non-Confined Space 非／密閉空間／Flow, Gesture, and Spaces／Paradise Records﹙Performer：Non-Confined Space 非／密閉空間﹚
Jesy Chiang 江致潔／Hiking in the Mist 走入有霧的森林／Wind Music﹙Performer：Cicada﹚
Baby Chung 鍾興民／Initial Value 鍾興民作品集 ／果核有限公司﹙Performer：鍾興民﹚
Best Composer
Alan Kwan 關家傑／When Will I See You Again?《Petrichor》／Maidin Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd.﹙Performer：Alan Kwan 關家傑﹚
Non-Confined Space 非／密閉空間／Non-Confined Space 非／密閉空間 《Flow, Gesture, and Spaces》／Paradise Records﹙Performer：Non-Confined Space 非／密閉空間﹚
Baby Chung 鍾興民／Initial Value 開山《鍾興民作品集》／Goahead Music Co., Ltd.﹙Performer：
Baby Chung 鍾興民；Wu Xue Meng吳雪盟；China Philharmonic Orchestra 中國愛樂樂團；Ceng Cheng 曾誠﹚
Ken Ohtake 大竹研／Okinawa《Ken》／Foothills Folk LLC﹙Performer：Ken Ohtake 大竹研﹚
Sam Su 蘇聖育／Ciao Bella《Ciao Bella》／Feeling Good Music Co.﹙Performer：Sam Su 蘇聖育 Organ 3﹚
Best Album Graphic
Yen Po Chun顏伯駿／Somewhere in time, I love you我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你／B’tween Music
Godkidlla廖小子／Chicken Bento雞腿便當／KAO INC.
FKWU吳建龍／We are gonna get married 我們以後要結婚／EggPlantEgg;FKWU
FKWU吳建龍；Tseng Chien-Ying曾建穎／BJ4 BJ 肆／NeverFall Inc. Taiwan Branch
Ho Chia-Hsing何佳興／Awakening海光之聲／Lu Wei Hua Kai
Best Vocal Recording Album Award
The Younger Me 少年／Rock Records
（Main Recording Engineers：Wilson Teng 鄧緯聖、Zach Hung 洪浚程／Main Mixing Engineer：Jerry Lin 林正忠、Keller Wang 王俊傑（小K）／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Sun Chung Shu 孫仲舒）
One of Two 二分之一／Dave Yang Studios
（Main Recording Engineers：Huang Ting-Rong黃亭蓉、Lin Yu-Tian林于天／Main Mixing Engineer：Dave Yang楊大緯／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Dave Yang 楊大緯）
Hypnocity失物之城／Ice Studio Inc.
（Main Recording Engineers：Peggy Hsu許哲珮、Lin Shang Po林尚伯、Tso Hsing 左興、Lugia Su蘇賢緯、Toshiyasu Shiozawa塩澤利安／Main Mixing Engineer：Ziya Huang黃文萱／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Randy Merrill）
Toliara／Taiwan Colors Music
（Main Recording Engineers：Mario Karpinsky、Danial Casas／Main Mixing Engineer：Carlos Maria Vera Del Moral／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Carlos Maria Vera Del Moral）
BJ4 BJ 肆／NeverFall Inc. Taiwan Branch
（Main Recording Engineers：Wang Yong-Jun ／Main Mixing Engineer：Dan Korneff／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Ted Jenson）
Best Instrumental Recording Album Award
West 17th Street, New York City 西十七街, 紐約／Feeling Good Music Co.
（Main Recording Engineers：Lin Weisheng 林煒盛、Lou Rainone 盧雷隆、
Kenji Omae 落合誠治、Seiji Ochiai 大前研二／Main Mixing Engineer：Peter Karl 彼得卡爾／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Peter Karl 彼得卡爾）
Somewhere In The Middle／Foothills Folk LLC
（Main Recording Engineers：Zen Chien 錢煒安／Main Mixing Engineer：Zen Chien 錢煒安／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Scott Hull）
鍾興民作品集 Initial Value／Goahead Music Co., Ltd.
（Main Recording Engineers：Li Yuesong 李岳松、Wang Jia Dong 王家棟／Main Mixing Engineer：Baby Chung 鍾興民／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Bernie Grundman）
A voice in the Chaos／Streetvoice
（Main Recording Engineers：Da-Gong大恭／Main Mixing Engineer：Da-Gong大恭／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Da-Gong大恭）
返校 Detention（Movie Soundtrack）／Dark Horse Image（Main Recording Engineers：Zen Chien 錢煒安／Main Mixing Engineer：Zen Chien 錢煒安／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Zen Chien 錢煒安）
Jury Award
Special Contribution Award
Rich Huang黃瑞豐
