PHOTO ESSAY/The 2021 Golden Melody Awards

08/21/2021 04:53 PM

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Hebe Tien (left) and Soft Lipa, both winners of three Golden Melody Awards for their respective albums. CNA photo Aug. 21, 2021

The 2021 Golden Melody Awards ceremony was held at the Taipei Music Center Saturday, after the event was postponed from June 26 amid a local COVID-19 outbreak.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Lulu (Huang Lu Zi Yin, 黃路梓茵), who first took on the job in 2019, and only nominees, their family and friends, and selected people working in the music industry could attend in person this year.

A total of 29 awards were handed out during the ceremony, including a special contribution award for singer-songwriter Lo Ta-you (羅大佑) for "revolutionizing Mandopop music at a crucial time of extraordinary social changes in Taiwan" with his works in the 1980s.

From Lo Ta-you's first album released in 1982

＊Sangpuy, Soft Lipa, Hebe Tien among biggest Golden Melody winners

The awards ceremony

Last year's album of the year winner, Indigeouns singer Abao performs in the opening act of the ceremony.

★Best lyricist: David Ke (葛大為) for "Untold" (無人知曉) sung by Hebe Tien (田馥甄)

★Best arranger: Baby C (鍾興民) for "Flavor" (鹹汫) sung by Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯)

★Best Indigenous singer: Sangpuy (桑布伊) for his album "Pulu'em" (meaning "gaining strength" in Pinuyumayan 得力量)

★Best Indigenous album: "Lady of the Ocean" (海女) by "Outlet Drift" (漂流出口)

★Best new artist: ?te (壞特) with her album "A Bedroom of One's Own"

(Anonymous singer wins best new artist at Golden Melody Awards)

"Seh Ah Seh" by ?te, who performs the song after winning the best new artist award.

★Best male singer (Taiwanese): Hsu Fu-kai (許富凱) for his album "Ten" (拾歌)

★Best female singer (Taiwanese): Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯) for her album "tsu-pun" (自本)

★Best Taiwanese album: "tsu-pun" (自本) by Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯)

"Flavor" (鹹汫) by Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯)

"Candlelight" by Sunset Rollercoaster

★Best band: Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車) for its album "SOFT STORM" (柔性風暴)

(Indie quintet Sunset Rollercoaster wins best band at Golden Melody Awards)

★Best vocal group: The Wanted (尋人啟事) for its ablum "Dear Adult"

"Gun & Knife" by a cappella group "The Wanted"

★Best album design: Xiao Qing-yang (蕭青陽) for the album "ZETA"

★Best music video: "Home Cookin" (家常音樂) directed by Cowper Wang (王宗欣)

The music video of singer Soft Lipa's "Home Cookin"

★Jury award: Wan Fang (萬芳) for her album "Dear All" (給你們)

★Best Hakka singer: Wing Lo (羅文裕) for his album "When the sun rises" (當太陽升起時)

★Best Hakka album: "Till" (到底) by ChuNoodle (春麵樂隊)

By ChuNoodle

★Best instrumental album recording: "The Adventures of Pie Boy" (派仔之遊) by The Spice Cabinet (五香放克樂團)

★Best instrumental album producer: hirsk for the album "noista/gia" (噪噪噪噪切)

★Best instrumental album: "The Adventures of Pie Boy" (派仔之遊) by The Spice Cabinet (五香放克樂團)

To listen to the full album: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mUQN44MUoAE3PcN_uKE0gvSPNXTeWVt1s

★Best vocal album recording: "Where is SHI?" (出沒地帶) by Shi Shi (孫盛希)

★Best instrumental composer: Terry Hsieh (謝燕輝) and Derrick Sepnio (張德銘) for "Bitter Sweet" (苦樂) from the album "The Adventures of Pie Boy" (派仔之遊) by The Spice Cabinet (五香放克樂團)

★Best composer: HUSH for the song "AnHe" (安和) by Tarcy Su (蘇慧倫)