The 31st Golden Melody Awards () 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.
Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories. Vocal category – Record label awardsAlbum of the YearSong of the YearKinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAOLove 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 | valign="top" |"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 |- | valign="top" |Love is Calling Me – Joanna WangCity Zoo – G.E.M. Hypnocity – Peggy Hsu Juvenile A – Sandee Chan Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa Wei Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fong | valign="top" |Makeover – Loh Tsui Kweh CommuneWe 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 |- | valign="top" |THE SHIP OF FOOLS – MisaYourself – Yachun Asta Tzeng Going Up To The Country – Zixuan & Slow Train Someday – Huang Yu Han | valign="top" |kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAOSasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Salama – Chalaw Basiwali |- !Best Music Video ! |- | valign="top" |"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 | valign="top" | |- ! colspan="2" |Vocal category – Individual awards |- !Best Female Mandarin Singer !Best Male Mandarin Singer |- | valign="top" |Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa WeiLove 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 | valign="top" |Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fongThe 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 |- | valign="top" |Blooming – Angel ChuU-KAU-NIAU – Tien Du Reflection – Michelle Pan Live On Air – Anna Wang Cherish our Pain – Hanya Chang | valign="top" |We all have good nature – Justin SuLong 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 |- | valign="top" |Ceko Tribute to Falangaw – CekoSasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE – ABAO | valign="top" |THE SHIP OF FOOLS – MisaAlongside the Road – Liu Jung-Chang Twine and Linger – Pei-Shu Huang Someday – Huang Yu Han |- !Best Vocal Group !Best New Artist |- | valign="top" |Beat Maker – Chick en ChicksNemo – JADE 1+1<3 – MURMURSHOW SUGARCAT – SUGARCAT Group Pillow Talk Concept EP – Night Keepers | valign="top" |The Elephant in The Room – Chih SiouBeyond Mediocrity – 9m88 Nemo – JADE #osnrap – OSN Somewhere in time, I love you. – Accusefive FANTASIA – Goat Bad Midi – Midi Yang |- !Best Composition !Best Lyrics |- | valign="top" |"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) | valign="top" |"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 |- | valign="top" |"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) | valign="top" |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 |- | valign="top" |"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) | valign="top" |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 |- ! colspan="2" |Instrumental category – Record label awards |- !Best Instrumental Album ! |- | valign="top" |Ciao Bella – Shen Yu Su, Tseng Yi Tseng, Kuan Liang LinPetrichor – 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 | valign="top" | |- ! colspan="2" |Instrumental category – Individual awards |- !Best Instrumental Album Producer !Best Instrumental Composer |- | valign="top" |Non-Confined Space – Flow, Gesture, and SpacesPetrichor – Alan Kwan Mugen – Sakamoto Hiking in the Mist – Jesy Chiang Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value – Baby-C | valign="top" |"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 |- ! colspan="2" |Technical category – Individual awards |- !Best Recording Package ! |- | valign="top" |Awakening – Timonium LakeSomewhere in time, I love you. – Yen Po Chun Chicken Lunch Box – Godkidlla We Are Gonnna Get Married – FKWU BJ4 – FKWU and Chien Ying Tseng | valign="top" | |- ! colspan="2" |Technical category – Record label awards |- !Best Vocal Recording Album !Best Instrumental Recording Album |- | valign="top" |The Younger Me – Recording Engineers: Wilson Teng, Zach HungMain Mixing Engineers: Jerry Lin, Keller WangMain Mastering Post-Production; M.T. SunOne of Two – Recording Engineers: Colate Huang, Shizoku LinMain Mixing Engineers: Dave YangMain Mastering Post-Production: Dave Yang Hypnocity – Recording Engineers: Peggy Hsu, Shang-Po Lin, Hsing Tso, Lugia Su, Toshiyasu Shiozawa/Main Mixing Engineers: Ziya HuangMain Mastering Post-Production: Randy Merrill Toliara – Recording Engineers: Mario Karpinsky, Danial CasasMain Mixing Engineers: Carlos Maria Vera Del MoralMain Mastering Post-Production: Carlos Maria Vera Del Moral BJ4 – Recording Engineers: Chief WangMain Mixing Engineers: Dan KorneffMain Mastering Post-Production: Ted Jenson | valign="top" |Baby-C Portfolio Initial Value – Recording Engineers: YuSong Li, David WangMain Mixing Engineers: Baby-CMain Mastering Post-Production: Bernie Grundman West 17th Street, New York City – Recording Engineers: WeiSheng Lin, Lou Rainone, Seiji Ochiai, Kenji OmaeMain Mixing Engineers: Peter KarlMain Mastering Post-Production: Peter Karl Somewhere In The Middle – Recording Engineers: Zen ChienMain Mixing Engineers: Zen ChienMain Mastering Post-Production: Scott Hull A voice in the Chaos – Recording Engineers: DakungMain Mixing Engineers: DakungMain Mastering Post-Production: Dakung Detention (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Recording Engineers: Zen ChienMain Mixing Engineers: Zen ChienMain Mastering Post-Production: Zen ChienSpecial Contribution AwardJury Award
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