31st Golden Melody Awards

The 31st Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第31屆金曲獎) take 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]

31st Golden Melody Awards
DateOctober 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) (Popular music)
VenueTaipei Music Center (Popular music)
CountryTaiwan
Hosted byWaa Wei
Websitegma.tavis.tw/gm31/index.htm
Television/radio coverage
NetworkTTV

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
  • 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
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
  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.
  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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