31st Golden Melody Awards

31st Golden Melody Awards
31st Golden Melody Awards
Date	October 3, 2020 (Popular music)
Venue	Taipei Music Center (Popular music)
Country	Taiwan
Hosted by	Waa Wei
Website	gma.tavis.tw/gm31/index.htm
Television/radio coverage
Network	TTV

The 31st Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第31屆金曲獎) took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2020. The ceremony was scheduled for 27 June 2020, but rescheduled to 3 October, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and moved to the Taipei Music Center.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories.^[3]

Vocal category – Record label awards
Album of the Year	Song of the Year
Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAO^[4] Love is Calling Me – Joanna Wang City Zoo – G.E.M. Hypnocity – Peggy Hsu Juvenile A – Sandee Chan Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa Wei Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fong Makeover – Loh Tsui Kweh Commune We all have good nature – Justin Su Reflection – Michelle Pan We Are Gonnna Get Married – EggPlantEgg Burnana – Lilium Stand Up Like A Taiwanese – Fire EX. Yourself – Yachun Asta Tzeng THE SHIP OF FOOLS – Misa Going Up To The Country – Zixuan & Slow Train Someday – Huang Yu Han Sasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Salama – Chalaw Basiwali	*"Thank You" (from kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE) – ABAO* "Airplane Mode" (from Beyond Mediocrity) – 9m88 and Leo Wang "Distant Journey" (from a Sun original Soundtrack) – Lin Sheng Xiang "Without You" (from #osnrap) – OSN "City Zoo" (from City Zoo) – G.E.M. "Ghost Island" (from Calling Asia) – Namewee and Dwagie "City of Sadness" (from Stand Up Like A Taiwanese) – Fire EX.
Best Mandarin Album	Best Taiwanese Album
Love is Calling Me – Joanna Wang City Zoo – G.E.M. Hypnocity – Peggy Hsu Juvenile A – Sandee Chan Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa Wei Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fong	Makeover – Loh Tsui Kweh Commune We all have good nature – Justin Su Reflection – Michelle Pan We Are Gonnna Get Married – EggPlantEgg Burnana – Lilium Stand Up Like A Taiwanese – Fire EX.
Best Hakka Album	Best Aboriginal Album
THE SHIP OF FOOLS – Misa Yourself – Yachun Asta Tzeng Going Up To The Country – Zixuan & Slow Train Someday – Huang Yu Han	kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAO^[4] Sasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Salama – Chalaw Basiwali
Best Music Video
*"LOVE" (from Somewhere in time, I love you.) – Director: Yin Chen-hao* "Last Winter" (from Last Winter) – Director: Hi-Organic "Lady In Red" (from Ugly Beauty) – Director: Cheng Wei Hao "Only Care About You" (from Love is Calling Me) – Robert Youngblood "Be There for You" (from Hidden, Not Forgotten) – Director: Yao Kuo Chen "Uncanny Valley" (from Juvenile A) – Director: Sandee Chan
Vocal category – Individual awards
Best Female Mandarin Singer	Best Male Mandarin Singer
Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa Wei Love is Calling Me – Joanna Wang The Sun Also Rises – Fish Leong City Zoo – G.E.M. Hypnocity – Peggy Hsu Faith Yang - The More Beautiful, The More Invisible	Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fong The Younger Me – Wakin Chau THE ALLEY – J.Sheon Gone Away – Ayal Komod Calling Asia – Namewee Flee From The Ceremony - Jude Chiu
Best Female Taiwanese Singer	Best Male Taiwanese Singer
Blooming – Angel Chu U-KAU-NIAU – Tien Du Reflection – Michelle Pan Live On Air – Anna Wang Cherish our Pain – Hanya Chang	We all have good nature – Justin Su Long Distance Relationship – Fang Shunji When I Find My Heart Inside You – Yi Heng Chen M-THANG – Kuljelje Salevelev Floating Flowers in the Wind - Wu Yung-Chi
Best Aboriginal Singer	Best Hakka Singer
Ceko Tribute to Falangaw – Ceko Sasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAO	THE SHIP OF FOOLS – Misa Alongside the Road – Liu Jung-Chang Twine and Linger – Pei-Shu Huang Someday – Huang Yu Han
Best Vocal Group	Best New Artist
Beat Maker – Chick en Chicks Nemo – JADE 1+1<3 – MURMURSHOW SUGARCAT – SUGARCAT Group Pillow Talk Concept EP – Night Keepers	The Elephant in The Room – Chih Siou Beyond Mediocrity – 9m88 Nemo – JADE #osnrap – OSN Somewhere in time, I love you. – Accusefive FANTASIA – Goat Bad Midi – Midi Yang
Best Composition	Best Lyrics
*"The Wedding feat.Luantan Ascent" (from Jen Jen) – Jen Jen (Performer: Jen Jen)* "Distant Journey" (from a Sun original Soundtrack) – Lin Sheng Xiang (Performer: Lin Sheng Xiang) "City Zoo" (from City Zoo) – G.E.M. (Performer: G.E.M.) "Thank You" (from Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE) – ABAO and Dizparity (Performer: ABAO) "Spaceman" (from Spaceman) – Wu Tsing-fong (Performer: Wu Tsing-fong)	*"Road" (from Road) – Hsieh Ming-yu (Performer: Hsieh Ming-yu)* "If I were a Tree" (from THE SHIP OF FOOLS) – Misa (Performer: Misa) "Ta De Mei Yi Tian" (from SevenDays) – Bobby Chen (Performer: Bobby Chen) "Be An Extraordinary Ordinary Person" (from Juvenile A) – Sandee Chan and Trout Fresh (Performer: Sandee Chan and Trout Fresh) "Ophelia" (from Hidden, Not Forgotten) – Katie Lee (Performer: Waa Wei) "ONE TO TEN ft. Dizparity" (from Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE) – ABAO and Ayzin (Performer: ABAO)
Best Music Arrangement	Producer of the Year, Album
*"Ikusa" (from Hypnocity) – KOBUDO (Performer: Peggy Hsu)* "Ballad" (from THE ALLEY) – RAZOR (Performer: J.Sheon) "Blues in the Rain" (from Love is Calling Me) – Ryan Francesconi (Performer: Joanna Wang) "cemavulid" (from Insides Revealed) – Tseng Jen-yi, Hung Tzu-lung, Dakung, Sauljaljui (Performer: Sauljaljui) "MOTHER TONGUE" (from Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE) – Dizparity (Performer: ABAO)	Juvenile A – Sandee Chan (Performer: Sandee Chan) Hypnocity – Owen Wang and Peggy Hsu (Performer: Peggy Hsu) Hidden, Not Forgotten – George Chen (Performer: Waa Wei) Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – Huang Shao Yong and ABAO (Performer: ABAO) Stand Up Like A Taiwanese – Mike Green and Fire EX. (Performer: Fire EX.)
Producer of the Year, Single	Best Band
*"Road" (from Road) – Ming-Yo Hsieh (Performer: Ming-Yo Hsieh)* "Airplane Mode" (from Beyond Mediocrity) – Soft Lipa (Performer: 9m88) "Y.O.Y (feat. Chili)" (from Dark Paradise Records J7 White Diamonds) – Howe Chicken (Performer: Howe Chicken and Chili) "fly" (from fly) – Jason Choi (Performer: YoYo Sham) "Murmur" (from Murmur) – Xiaoyu Sung (Performer: Xiaoyu Sung) "Once In A Blue Moon" (from CIRCUS FEVER) – Chia-Lun Yue and YELLOW (Performer: YELLOW and Mavis Fan)	Stand Up Like A Taiwanese – Fire EX. Never Die – TRASH Somewhere in time, I love you. – Accusefive Call me when Night go Blue – Iruka Porisu We Are Gonnna Get Married – EggPlantEgg The art of embarrassment - Wayne's so sad Existing like God - ZenKwun
Instrumental category – Record label awards
Best Instrumental Album
Ciao Bella – Shen Yu Su, Tseng Yi Tseng, Kuan Liang Lin Petrichor – Alan Kwan, Fabian Almaza, Linda May Oh, Johnathan Blake Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value – Baby-C Ken – Ken Ohtake Detention (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Lu Luming
Instrumental category – Individual awards
Best Instrumental Album Producer	Best Instrumental Composer
Non-Confined Space – Flow, Gesture, and Spaces Petrichor – Alan Kwan Mugen – Sakamoto Hiking in the Mist – Jesy Chiang Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value – Baby-C	*"Okinawa" (from Ken) – Ken Ohtake* "When Will I See You Again?" (from Petrichor) – Alan Kwan "Non-Confined Space" (from Flow, Gesture, and Spaces) – Non-Confined Space "Initial Value" (from Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value) – Baby-C "Ciao Bella" (from Ciao Bella) – Shen Yu Su
Technical category – Individual awards
Best Recording Package
Awakening – Timonium Lake Somewhere in time, I love you. – Yen Po Chun Chicken Lunch Box – Godkidlla We Are Gonnna Get Married – FKWU BJ4 – FKWU and Chien Ying Tseng
Technical category – Record label awards
Best Vocal Recording Album	Best Instrumental Recording Album
The Younger Me – Recording Engineers: Wilson Teng, Zach Hung Main Mixing Engineers: Jerry Lin, Keller Wang Main Mastering Post-Production; M.T. Sun One of Two – Recording Engineers: Colate Huang, Shizoku Lin Main Mixing Engineers: Dave Yang Main Mastering Post-Production: Dave Yang Hypnocity – Recording Engineers: Peggy Hsu, Shang-Po Lin, Hsing Tso, Lugia Su, Toshiyasu Shiozawa/ Main Mixing Engineers: Ziya Huang Main Mastering Post-Production: Randy Merrill Toliara – Recording Engineers: Mario Karpinsky, Danial Casas Main Mixing Engineers: Carlos Maria Vera Del Moral Main Mastering Post-Production: Carlos Maria Vera Del Moral BJ4 – Recording Engineers: Chief Wang Main Mixing Engineers: Dan Korneff Main Mastering Post-Production: Ted Jenson	Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value – Recording Engineers: YuSong Li, David Wang Main Mixing Engineers: Baby-C Main Mastering Post-Production: Bernie Grundman West 17th Street, New York City – Recording Engineers: WeiSheng Lin, Lou Rainone, Seiji Ochiai, Kenji Omae Main Mixing Engineers: Peter Karl Main Mastering Post-Production: Peter Karl Somewhere In The Middle – Recording Engineers: Zen Chien Main Mixing Engineers: Zen Chien Main Mastering Post-Production: Scott Hull A voice in the Chaos – Recording Engineers: Dakung Main Mixing Engineers: Dakung Main Mastering Post-Production: Dakung Detention (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Recording Engineers: Zen Chien Main Mixing Engineers: Zen Chien Main Mastering Post-Production: Zen Chien
Special Contribution Award
Rich Huang
Jury Award
City Zoo – G.E.M.

References

^ "Music awards set for fall". Taipei Times. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ Yen, William (27 June 2020). "Golden Melody Awards ceremony to be held Oct. 3 at Taipei Music Center". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ TTV. "The 31st Golden Melody Awards Nomination". The 31st Golden Melody Awards. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ ^a ^b Feng, Emily (2023-01-01). "One of Taiwan's biggest pop stars is challenging the boundaries of Taiwanese identity". NPR. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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[1] "Music awards set for fall". Taipei Times. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[2] Yen, William (27 June 2020). "Golden Melody Awards ceremony to be held Oct. 3 at Taipei Music Center". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[3] TTV. "The 31st Golden Melody Awards Nomination". The 31st Golden Melody Awards. Retrieved 2020-10-03.

[Abao_NPR-4] Feng, Emily (2023-01-01). "One of Taiwan's biggest pop stars is challenging the boundaries of Taiwanese identity". NPR. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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