LIVE BLOG/2025 Golden Melody Awards

Taipei, June 28 (CNA) The Golden Melody Awards (GMA) kicked off at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Taipei Arena, celebrating achievements by artists in the local pop music industry.

Now in their 36th year, the Golden Melody Awards -- organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (MOC) -- remain the most prestigious music awards in the Mandarin-speaking world. In 2014, Billboard described the awards as the "Grammys of the Mandarin pop world."

Highlights of the 2025 GMA ceremony included the red carpet event, a prelude to the main show, as well as interviews with dozens of arriving celebrities and performing artists.

According to the MOC, 169 works have been selected to compete across 27 award categories this year.

Among this year's nominees, Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd. stood out with 11 nominations, the highest of any company.

Meanwhile, the album "AAA" by Taiwanese indie band Sunset Rollercoaster and South Korean band Hyukoh led the pack with seven nominations, making it the most recognized work of the year.

This year's special contribution award was presented to composer-producer Weng Xiao-liang (翁孝良) and the late Taiwanese singer Ma Chao-chun (馬兆駿), while the jury award went to late Hong Kong-American singer Khalil Fong (方大同) for his album "The Dreamer" (夢想家).

In Taiwan, Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV) broadcasted the red carpet event and the awards ceremony, which was also streamed live online by Line Today and Line Music.

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Full list of the 36th Golden Melody Awards winners:

🏆 Best New Artist: someshiit (山姆)／A FOOL／Rock Mobile Corporation

🏆 Best Music Video: Antenna《AAA》／Sunset Music Productions Co., Ltd. (Director: rafhoo)

🏆 Best Instrumental Album Recording: OR (手術劇院)／Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd

🏆 Best Vocal Album Recording: AAA／Sunset Music Productions Co., Ltd.

🏆 Best Singer (Hakka): Huang Zi-xuan (黃子軒)／New Soul／In Utero Ltd.

🏆 Best Hakka Album: New Soul (牛騷)／In Utero Ltd.

🏆 Best Best Singer (Indigenous Language): Kumu Basaw (姑慕·巴紹)／Qrasun

🏆 Best Indigenous Language Album: VAIVAIK (尋走)／Wind Music International Corporation

🏆 Best Instrumental Composer: Wang Yu-chia, FlyingPP, Shan Lin／Triple Helix《How Many Hippos》

🏆 Best Instrumental Album Producer: Szx.、HadiT／Eong／Pro Promoting International Co.

🏆 Best Instrumental Album: The Études／KKlive Limited

🏆 Best Male Singer (Taiwanese): Chen Yi-heng (陳以恆)／can cancan cancancan

🏆 Best Female Singer (Taiwanese): Siri Lee (李竺芯)／Suí

🏆 Best Taiwanese Album: Suí (水)／GoAhead Music Rose Farm and Forest Co. (Performed by: Siri Lee)

🏆 Best Album Design: Chanhee Hong, Na Kim／AAA／Sunset Music Productions Co.

🏆 Best Vocal Group: Power Station (動力火車): Yu Chiu-sing, Yen Chih-lin／Always with you

🏆 Special Contribution Awards: Weng Xiao-liang (翁孝良) and Ma Chao-chun (馬兆駿)

🏆 Best Composer: Khalil Fong (方大同)／Twenty Three《The Dreamer》

🏆 Best Lyricist: Giyu Tjuljaviya (張淦勛)／Child of the South Link (Home to Home)

🏆 Jury Award: Khalil Fong (方大同) The Dreamer Album (夢想家專輯)

 🏆 Best Arranger: Sauljaljui (戴曉君), Vikung Ruljadeng (吳蒙惠)／Dipin Kari Tang (feat. Taiwu Ballads Troupe)《VAIVAIK》／Wind Music International Corporation(Performed by: Sauljaljui, Taiwu Ballads Troupe)

 🏆 Best Song Producer: Déjà Fu (海大富)／Bunun《Queendom》／Warner Music Taiwan Ltd. (Performed by: Abus Tanapima)

 🏆 Song of the Year: Friday Night《Here I Am》／B'in Music (Performed by: Energy)

 🏆 Best Band: Trash: Euan, TTeng, Kuei gun, Marz (頤原, 博文, 魁剛, 阿夜）／The Last Train of Happiness

 🏆 Best Album Producer: CJ Hightide／The Wind that Found Me／Streevoice (Taiwan) Co. (Performed by: Giyu Tjuljaviya)

 🏆 Best Male Singer (Mandarin): Trout Fresh (呂士軒)／Good Sound with Attitudes

 🏆 Best Female Singer (Mandarin): waa wei (魏如萱)／Ordeal by Pearls

 🏆 Best Mandarin Album: Good Sound with Attitudes／RYM Entertainment Co. (Performed by: Trout Fresh)

 🏆 Album of the Year: Suí (水)

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