It’s that time of year again! Although Taiwan is slowly inching towards lockdown, there is a silver lining to be found in the announcement of this year’s Golden Melody Awards nominee list. If we are all going to be stuck at home, at least here is a chance to update our playlists! This year is looking good for long-time contributors to the Taiwanese scene, with living legends Wan Fang萬芳 and Hebe Tien田馥甄 looking likely to win in several of the big categories. Rappers E.SO瘦子 and Soft Lipa杜振熙 are both up for numerous awards, while it looks like artists SANGPUY桑布伊 and Olivia曹雅雯 also come highly recommended by the judges. That’s our take – what are your predictions for this year?

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
A Vacant Seat阿峰今天沒有來《Dear All給你們》／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Wan Fang萬芳﹚
Bo Fu伯父《Outta Body靈魂出竅》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：E.SO瘦子﹚
If it’s Ming Zai Zai若是明仔載 feat. ?te 壞特《Ziben自本》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯;?te 壞特﹚
Where I Lost Us在這座城市遺失了你《Easy Come, Easy Go運氣來得若有似無》／Bin Music﹙Artist：Accusefive告五人）
maava / Embrace擁抱/《pulu’em得力量》／Katatepan Cultural Studio﹙Artist：SANGPUY桑布伊﹚
Because Of You因為你 所以我《Because Of You因為你 所以我》／Bin Music﹙Artist者：Mayday五月天﹚
Your Name Engraved Herein刻在我心底的名字《Your Name Engraved Herein刻在我心底的名字》／TEAM EAR MUSIC﹙Artist：Crowd Lu盧廣仲﹚

Best Mandarin Album
Dear All給你們 ／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Wan Fang萬芳﹚
Where Is SHI?出沒地帶／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Shi Shi孫盛希 ﹚
Untold無人知曉／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Hebe Tien田馥甄﹚
Home Cookin家常音樂／RSDR Studio﹙Artist：Soft Lipa杜振熙﹚
Sounds of My Life／Sony Music TW﹙Artist：WeiBird韋禮安﹚
10 Days十日彈／Sony Music TW﹙Artist：James Li李泉﹚

Best Taiwanese Album
Shi ge拾歌／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Hsu Fukai許富凱﹚
Ziben自本／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯﹚
ū lí ê kòo-sū有你的故事／All Ears Music Inc.﹙Artist：aoi青虫 ﹚
Loving You共你惜惜／Shidai Chuangyi Qiye Co. Ltd.﹙Artist：Haozi浩子﹚
Chi jiao shenshi赤跤紳士／SincerelyMusic﹙Artist：Sibongie嬉班子樂團﹚
First Half上半場／Good Tone Music﹙Artist：Hanya張涵雅﹚

Best Hakka Album
Khak-lah Thien-thoì卡拉電台／Saosi Co., Ltd﹙Artist：Siau-lu Khah-lah少女卡拉﹚
Three Years那三年／Weide Culture Co., Ltd﹙Artist：Hsieh Yu-Wei謝宇威﹚
In the End到底／Sincerely Music﹙Artist：ChuNoodle春麵樂隊﹚
When The Sun Rises當太陽升起時／Mengxiang Dangran Music Co., Ltd﹙Artist：Wing羅文裕﹚
A-Min阿民／KKFARM CO., LTD﹙Artist：Jiu Lian Zhen Ren九連真人﹚

Best Aboriginal Album
Dakanow達卡鬧 / Naluwan流浪的／Good Collection Studio﹙Artist：Dakanow達卡鬧﹚
pulu’em得力量 ／Katatepan Cultural Studio﹙Artist：SANGPUY桑布伊﹚
akokey 親愛的你好嗎／Taiwan Indigenous Music Promotion Association﹙Artist：Syaman Macinanao謝永泉﹚
《žž》／Nanguaq Culture Ltd.﹙Artist：žž瑋琪﹚
Lady of the ocean海女 ／GO MAN ZHI MUSIC Co.,Ltd.﹙Artist：Outlet Drift流出口﹚

Best Music Video
Hunger Game飢餓時代《YELLOW FICTION浮世擊》／WRONGTYPE Production Co., Ltd.﹙Director：JYUN CHANG章郡﹚

Don’t Ask 莫問-Rock Version搖滾北管版《Little Hilly山川壯麗》／San Chuan Entertainment Co., Ltd.﹙Director：Liao Peiyu廖珮妤;Tang Zhizhong唐治中﹚

Dancing Girl舞女《Bedtime Story》／STREETVOICE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD.﹙Director：Huang Yirou葉依柔﹚

Home Cookin家常音樂《Home Cookin家常音樂》／RSDR Studio﹙Director：Wang Zongxin王宗欣﹚

Nighttime Spirits夜遊神《A-Min阿民》／KKFARM CO., LTD﹙Director：Zeng Wanqiu曾婉遒﹚

Candlelight (feat. OHHYUK)《SOFT STORM 柔性風暴》／Sunset Music Productions﹙Director：DQM﹚

Until I Met You直到我遇見了你《If Only You Could Love Me》／HIM International Music Inc.﹙Director：Remii Huang黃婕妤﹚

One, after Another一一《Untold無人知曉》／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Director：Chen Yiren陳奕仁﹚

Vocal Awards – Individual Awards

Best Composer
Olivia曹雅雯; Zhong Xingmin鍾興民／Flavour鹹汫《自本》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯﹚
HUSH／AnHe安和《Every Side of Me面面》／Bin Music﹙Artist：Tarcy Su蘇慧倫﹚
潘雲安／Where I Lost Us在這座城市遺失了你《Easy Come, Easy Go運氣來得若有似無》／Bin Music﹙Artist：Accusefive﹚
SANGPUY桑布伊／maava / Embrace擁抱 / 《pulu’em得力量 》／Katatepan Cultural Studio﹙Artist：SANGPUY桑布伊﹚
WeiBird 韋禮安／I Wrote a Song for You《Sounds of My Life》／Sony Music TW﹙Artist：WeiBird韋禮安﹚
Eve Ai艾怡良／My Fault我這個人《My Fault我這個人》／EMI Records And Entertainment Limited.﹙Artist：Eve Ai艾怡良﹚

Best Lyricist
Ting Huang黃婷／A Vacant Seat阿峰今天沒有來《Dear All給你們 》／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Wan Fang萬芳﹚
Chen Yurong陳昱榕（E.SO瘦子）／Bo Fu伯父《Outta Body靈魂出竅》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：E.SO瘦子﹚
Wu Xiong武雄／Recalling the Past罔市只能回味《Ziben自本》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯﹚
Xiao Han小寒／Drifter倖存者《Drifter•Like You Do倖存者 • 如你》DoubleEP／Warner Music Taiwan Ltd.﹙Artist：JJ Lin林俊傑﹚
Ge Dawei葛大為／Untold無人知曉《Untold無人知曉》／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Hebe Tien田馥甄﹚
Soft Lipa杜振熙／The Spider蜘蛛《Home Cookin家常音樂》／RSDR Studio任性的人工作室﹙Artist：Soft Lipa杜振熙﹚

Best Arrangement
Huang Shaoyong黃少雍／Dazzled好風景 《Dear All給你們》／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Wan Fang萬芳﹚

Zhong Xingmin鍾興民／Flavour鹹汫《Ziben自本》／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯﹚

Cai Youliang蔡侑良／Danshari戀物癖《Museum of Tears眼淚博物館》／All Ears Music Inc.﹙Artist：Xing Zheng鄭興﹚

YELLOW黃宣／Miss understanding你是不是誤會什麼 《Miss understanding你是不是誤會什麼》／Avex Taiwan Inc.﹙Artist：呂薔Amuyi﹚

Dudu嘟嘟／Last Animals《Last Animals》／Avex Taiwan Inc.﹙Artist：JADE﹚

Elephant Gym大象體操／Dear Humans敬啟者《Dear Humans敬啟者》／Hezuo Yiwen Co., Limited合作藝文有限公司﹙Artist：Elephant Gym大象體操﹚

Best Album Producer
Huang Yunling 黃韻玲／Dear All給你們 ／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Wan Fang萬芳﹚
Zhang San張三;Olivia曹雅雯／Ziben自本／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Olivia曹雅雯﹚
MCKY米奇林;RAZOR剃刀蔣 ;Shi Shi孫盛希 ／Where Is SHI?出沒地帶／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD﹙Artist：Shi Shi孫盛希 ﹚
George Chen陳建騏／Untold無人知曉／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited﹙Artist：Hebe Tien田馥甄﹚
NINE G曾仁義; Hung Tzu-lung洪子龍; SANGPUY桑布伊／pulu’em得力量 ／Katatepan Cultural Studio﹙Artist：SANGPUY桑布伊﹚
James Li李泉;Yan Jun嚴俊／10 Days十日彈／Sony Music TW﹙Artist：James Li李泉﹚

Best Single Producer
Cin Cin Lee李欣芸／Bad Weather爛天氣《UNIQUE絕類 》／XYmusic Ltd﹙Artist：Michael光良﹚
Jay Chou周杰倫／Mojito《Mojito》／JVR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD.﹙Artist：Jay Chou周杰倫﹚
YELLOW黃宣;Chia-Lun Yue余佳倫／Strange Weather怪天氣《Strange Weather怪天氣》／WRONGTYPE Production Co., Ltd.﹙Artist：YELLOW黃宣;9m88﹚
Khalil Fong方大同／Noodles麵麵《Home Sweet Home宅這》／Fu Music Limited﹙Artist：Khalil Fong方大同﹚
Huang Yuxun黃雨勳／Your Name Engraved Herein刻在我心底的名字《Your Name Engraved Herein刻在我心底的名字》／TEAM EAR MUSIC﹙Artist：Crowd Lu盧廣仲﹚
Arai Soichiro荒井十一／Self Harmony自洽《Self Harmony自洽》／Sony Music Taiwan﹙Artist：Karen Mok莫文蔚、Evan Guo郭一凡﹚

Best Male Mandarin Vocalist
E.SO瘦子／Outta Body靈魂出竅／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
JJ Lin林俊傑／《Drifter•Like You Do倖存者 • 如你》DoubleEP／Warner Music Taiwan Ltd.
Wu Qing-feng吳青峰／Ce Ye Yi: Yi Yu Yi冊葉一：一與一／Universal Music Group
Soft Lipa杜振熙／Home Cookin家常音樂／RSDR Studio
WeiBird韋禮安／Sounds of My Life／Sony Music TW
James Li李泉／10 Days十日彈／Sony Music TW

Best Female Mandarin Vocalist
Wan Fang萬芳／Dear All給你們／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
Panai巴奈／LOVE, AND YET…愛，不到／In Utero
Shi Shi孫盛希 ／Where Is SHI?出沒地帶 ／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
Tarcy Su蘇慧倫／Every Side of Me面面／Bin Music
Hebe Tien田馥甄／Untold無人知曉／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
Tan Weiwei譚維維／3811／Taihe Music

Best Taiwanese Male Vocalist
Hsu Fukai許富凱／Shi ge拾歌／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
Yang Suhao楊肅浩／Kavalan Kites噶瑪蘭的風吹／CLICKMUSIC
Wu Bai伍佰／Wu Bai伍佰&China Blue – South Wind Concert Recording透南風演唱會影音全紀錄／Universal Music Group
Haozi浩子／Loving You共你惜惜／Shidai Chuangyi Qiye Co. Ltd.
Ric Jan荒山亮／Waiting for Daybreak等待好天／Dmile Music

Best Taiwanese Female Vocalist
Suzie Wong朱海君／Meng jian su xi夢見蘇西／Haosheng Record Co. Ltd
Olivia曹雅雯／Ziben自本／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
Kelly Tsai蔡家蓁／If you want to understand me若是你 想欲了解我／Shidai Chuangyi Qiye Co. Ltd.
Huang Fei黃妃／Irochigai色違／Millions Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Hanya張涵雅／First Half上半場／Good Tone Music

Best Hakka Vocalist
Robin Tseng曾仲瑋／O nga Onga／Huasheng Yishu Cultural Co. Ltd
Hsieh Yu-Wei謝宇威／Three Years那三年／Weide Culture Co., Ltd
Nyuszi Huang黃珮舒／Out There出門看看／Kawa Music
ChuNoodle春麵樂隊／In the End／Sincerely Music
Wing羅文裕／When The Sun Rises當太陽升起時／Mengxiang Dangran Music Co., Ltd

Best Aboriginal Vocalist
Dakanow達卡鬧／Dakanow達卡鬧／Naluwan流浪的／Good Collection Studio
SANGPUY桑布伊／pulu’em得力量 ／Katatepan Cultural Studio
Lowking姚宇謙／Meander to the horizon散步到地平線／Good Tone Music
Ciwas Losin馬曉安／mziboq su早安 ／Dongin Music
žž瑋琪／《žž》／Nanguaq Culture Ltd.

Best Musical Group
OVDS（Vocal｜Gioreno楊孝君、Vocal｜Kalis、Synth、Program｜KITrust、Guitar｜HANN、Drum｜S.D、Visual｜YShin）／黑的韌性Black & Toughness

生祥樂隊Sheng-Xiang & Band（Lin Sheng Xiang林生祥、Zhong Yongfeng鍾永豐、Ken Ohtake大竹研、Toru Hayakawa早川徹、Fudao Jiming福島紀明、Wu Zhengjun吳政君、Huang Boyu黃博裕）／Water Snowflake Goes to Market野蓮出庄

KST康士坦的變化球（ARNY吳穎然、Sion陳佑祥、ChangIYun張譯云、CT侯啟泰、Zhao Zuyi趙祖毅）／Alternate Moments更迭

Accusefive告五人（Pan Pan An潘雲安、Quan Qing犬青、Richard Lin林哲謙）／Easy Come, Easy Go運氣來得若有似無

Sunset Rollercoaster落日飛車（Tseng Kuo-Hung曾國宏、Chen Hung-Li陳弘禮、Lo Tsun-Lung羅尊龍、Wang Shao-Hsuan王少軒、Huang Hao-Ting黃浩庭）／SOFT STORM柔性風暴

Outlet Drift漂流出口（Ｗushang Pihay、Putad Sapoh Pihay、Lin Ken）／Lady of the Ocean海女

deca joins（Main Vocal、Guitar）／鳥Bird and Reflections鳥鳥

Best Vocal Collaboration
Night Keepers守夜人 （Nightz秦旭章;Kit楊其偉;Lin Zhiling林稚翎;Cai Jiaying蔡佳穎）／Messenger使者／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
FALI追風少女（Yuli鄧棋薰;Kasang林欣雲;Eng’mo林青雲）／FALI Mini album 9 – 2 – 9追風少女迷你專輯 -玖貳玖／CLICK MUSIC CO., LTD
Chang and Lee張三李四（Zhang San張三;Wu Di吳迪;Peng Baiyi 彭柏邑; Yang Xianbin楊顯斌; Yang Manning楊曼寧）／Seen it all?／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
Astro Bunny原子邦妮 （Nu;Lena Cha查查）／Leyou Height樂遊原／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
The Wanted尋人啟事（Qian Peijun錢沛筠; Qian Weiwen錢姵文;Lu Jiayu呂佳諭;Chen Xindi陳信迪;Yan Lidong顏立東）／Dear Adult／The Wanted Studio

Best Newcomer
YELLOW黃宣／YELLOWFICTION浮世擊／WRONGTYPE Production Co., Ltd.
heat sketch熱寫生／Yuba Youth豆皮少年／Ziyou Bozhong Studio自由播種工作室
Howard Lee李浩瑋／Diamond In The Rough／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD滾石國際音樂股份有限公司
aoi青虫／ū lí ê kòo-sū有你的故事／All Ears Music Inc.
Bestards理想混蛋／Fool愚者／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
Yo Lee李友廷／If Only You Could Love Me如果你也愛我就好了／HIM International Music Inc.
?te壞特／A Bedroom of One’s Own／CHYNAHOUSE DIGITAL CO., LTD

Instrumental Awards

Best Album Producer
The Path行／Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd.﹙Artist：Chien Chien Lu魯千千﹚
KUNG”s vol.1／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：Agong龔鈺祺﹚
Stream Legend流光傳奇／Foothills Folk LLC﹙Artist：Spectro 7异境樂團﹚
Jixie Bufa機械步伐／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：TTechmak﹚
The Adventures of Pie Boy派仔之遊／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：Wu Xiang Funk Band五香放克樂團﹚

Instrumental Awards – Individual Awards

Best Album Composer
Wu Zhengjun吳政君／Stream Legend流光傳奇／Foothills Folk LLC﹙Artist：Spectro 7异境樂團﹚
Matt Fullen傅麥特／Don’t Get Too Comfortable不要過太爽／AsiaMuse﹙Artist：Matt Fullen傅麥特﹚
Hou Zhijian侯志堅／《Your Name Engraved Herein刻在你心底的名字》Soundtrack version／SkyCastle Music﹙Artist：Hou Zhijian侯志堅;Chen Zhuhui陳主惠;Wei Kuang Hao魏廣晧﹚
Xie Yanhui謝燕輝;Zhang Deming張德明／The Adventures of Pie Boy派仔之遊／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：Wu Xiang Funk Band五香放克樂團﹚
hirsk／noista/gia 噪噪噪噪切／Dark Paradise Records﹙Artist：hirsk﹚

Best Composer
Chien Chien Lu魯千千／The Path行《The Path行》／Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd.﹙Artist：魯千千﹚
顧忠山／清晰《清晰》／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：顧忠山三重奏﹚
托比·麥／Jixie Bufa機械步伐《Jixie Bufa機械步伐》／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：TTechmak﹚
Xie Yanhui謝燕輝;Zhang Deming張德明／Dali Renjia大理人家《The Adventures of Pie Boy派仔之遊》／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：五香放克樂團﹚
Xie Yanhui謝燕輝;Zhang Deming張德明／Kule苦樂《The Adventures of Pie Boy派仔之遊》／Universal Music Group﹙Artist：Wu Xiang Funk Band五香放克樂團﹚

Technical Awards – Individual

Best Album Graphic
Yang Shiqing楊士慶／LOVE, AND YET…愛，不到／In Utero
Luo Wencen羅文岑;Lin Chunyong; Li Genzheng／Water Snowflake Goes to Market野蓮出庄 ／Foothills Folk LLC
Liu Yuede劉悅德／Untold無人知曉／Pourquoi Pas Music Limited
Xiao Qingyang／ZETA／fine Entertainment
Chen Shichuan陳世川／pulu’em得力量 ／Katatepan Cultural Studio
Aaron Nieh聶永真;Chen Shengzhi陳聖智（Workshop永真急制）／Metropolis摩登原始人／Song Music Taiwan

Technical Awards – Production Team

Best Vocal Recording Album Award
Where Is SHI?出沒地帶／ROCK RECORDS CO.,LTD
（Main Recording Engineers：Chen Wenjun陳文駿、Chen Zhenfa陳振發、Cai Zhouhan蔡周翰、Liu Aluo劉阿洛、 Xie Fengze謝豐澤、Zhong Weiyu鍾濰宇、Chen Qilong陳祺龍、Yang Minqi楊敏奇／Mixing Team：Chen Wenjun陳文駿、Cai Zhouhan蔡周翰、Shan Weiming單為明、Wei Wei魏瑋、Zhou Jiedun周已敦、Fan Naigang樊乃綱／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Dave kutch）

Drawing Dialogue畫話 ／All Ears Music Inc.
（Main Recording Engineers：AKNIT笛岡俊哉 、Andy Baker、 Zhong Chengyang鍾承洋、Cai Zhouhan蔡周翰、Shan Weiming單為明、 Koffkoff、Martin、Liu Zhelin劉哲麟、Liu Shiwei劉詩偉／Main Mixing Engineers：AKNIT笛岡俊哉、Huang Wenxuan黃文萱、劉詩偉Liu Shiwei／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineers：笛岡俊哉 AKNIT、Ke Mingxun柯泯薰）

Easy Come, Easy Go運氣來得若有似無／Bin Music
（Main Recording Engineers：Ye Yuxuan葉育軒、 Cai Zhouhan蔡周翰、Yang Minqi楊敏奇、Qian Wei’an錢煒安、Shen Guanlin沈冠霖／Main Mixing Engineers：Huang Wen Xuan黃文萱／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Randy Merrill）

pulu’em得力量 ／Katatepan Cultural Studio
（Main Recording Engineers：Zheng Haowen鄭皓文 (Album Recording)、Wang Jiadong王家棟 (Instrumental Recording)／Main Mixing Engineers：Wang Junjie王俊傑、Lin Zhengzhong林正忠、Huang Junxian黃俊憲、Zheng Haowen鄭皓文／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Ted Jensen）

PORTAL／沐旦音樂工作室
（Main Recording Engineers：Zhang Jiacheng張家誠／Main Mixing Engineer：Zhou Yidun周已敦／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Chris Gehringer）

Best Instrumental Recording Album Award
Eternal Journey無盡的旅程／Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd.
（Main Recording Engineers：Clark Germain、Chris Bitoun、Vladimir Martinka／Main Mixing Engineer：Clark Germain／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Chris Bellman）

Fly By Light／Foothills Folk LLC
（Main Recording Engineers：Qian Weian錢煒安／Main Mixing Engineer：Qian Weian錢煒安／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Qian Wei’an錢煒安）

The Path行／Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd.
（Main Recording Engineers：Alex Kangrui艾力克斯・康瑞／Main Mixing Engineers：David Darlington大衛・達爾靈頓／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：David Darlington大衛・達爾靈頓）

CLARITY清晰／Universal Music Group
（Main Recording Engineer：曾澤源、Damien Banzigou／Main Mixing Engineer：Damien Banzigou／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Damien Banzigou）

The Adventures of Pie Boy派仔之遊／Universal Music Group
（Main Recording Engineer：Liu Mang劉芒／Main Mixing Engineer：Shan Weiming單為明／Main Mastering Post-Production Engineer：Waiting for 十一音樂advice）

Special Contribution Award

Lo TaYou羅大佑