# 30th Golden Melody Awards

The 30th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第30屆金曲獎) took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2019. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Lulu and broadcast on TTV on 29 June.

## Winners and nominees

Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories.
Vocal category – Record label awards :
| Album of the Year | Song of the Year |
| Ugly Beauty – Jolin Tsai L.O.V.E. – Eason Chan Where Are We Going? – Eli Hsieh Wu Bing Singing, Yo Chin Soothing – Leo Wang Fade to Exist – Eve Ai Shi's Journey – Shi Shi ØZI: The Album – ØZI 0 – Sandy Lam Battlefields of Asura – Chthonic Snails – Joey Chiang Tsa-bóo gín-á – Nana Lee Jazz’s Good! – Emily Kuan Warming a Pot of Youth to Drink – Ardor Huang Darknet – Dwagie Forgotten West – Sam Liao Drifting – Voter Hsu, Huang Wei-chieh, Liu Jung-chang, and Yeh Yu-ting Return & Restore – iColor Stay – Lo Ssu-jung Love for Granted – Gina Yang Swasieq – Yawai Mawlin Senglit – Muniyu Vangav – Cemelesai Yuan Yin Cheng Xian A Mei Zu Fu Yin Chuan Chang – Wu Chia-lu, Tseng Kuang-fu, Wang Fu-lai, Yang Shih-mei, Lin Jung-mei, and Kuo Mei-yu Ti Cemelesai Ata Salasaladj – Kerekelj and Eleng | "Womxnly" (from Ugly Beauty) – Jolin Tsai "Millennia's Faith Undone (The Aeon's Wraith Version)" (from Millennia's Faith Undone (The Aeon's Wraith Version)) – Chthonic and Denise Ho "To Be Together" (from L.O.V.E) – Eason Chan "Core" (from 0) – Sandy Lam "Seventeen" (from Seventeen) – S.H.E "Newly Written Old Song" (from Newly Written Old Song) – Jonathan Lee "Waves Wandering" (from Waves Wandering) – EggPlantEgg |
| Best Mandarin Album | Best Taiwanese Album |
| Shi's Journey – Shi Shi Where Are We Going? – Eli Hsieh Wu Bing Singing, Yo Chin Soothing – Leo Wang Fade to Exist – Eve Ai Ugly Beauty – Jolin Tsai ØZI: The Album – ØZI 0 – Sandy Lam | Forgotten West – Sam Liao Battlefields of Asura – Chthonic Snails – Joey Chiang Tsa-bóo gín-á – Nana Lee Jazz’s Good! – Emily Kuan Warming a Pot of Youth to Drink – Ardor Huang Darknet – Dwagie |
| Best Hakka Album | Best Aboriginal Album |
| Stay – Lo Ssu-jung Drifting – Voter Hsu, Huang Wei-chieh, Liu Jung-chang, and Yeh Yu-ting Return & Restore – iColor Love for Granted – Gina Yang | Swasieq – Yawai Mawlin Senglit – Muniyu Vangav – Cemelesai Yuan Yin Cheng Xian A Mei Zu Fu Yin Chuan Chang – Wu Chia-lu, Tseng Kuang-fu, Wang Fu-lai, Yang Shih-mei, Lin Jung-mei, and Kuo Mei-yu Ti Cemelesai Ata Salasaladj – Kerekelj and Eleng |
| Best Music Video | |
| "Slow & Oriental" (from Cassa Nova) – Director: Namso and Youkim "Go Slow" (from Go Slow) – Director: Yuta Sekiyama "Millennia's Faith Undone" (from Battlefields of Asura) – Director: Birdy Hong and Mo Pan "Seventeen" (from Seventeen) – Director: Muh Chen "10 Ways to End" (from Gain) – Director: Namewee "Good Taiwan" (from South Airport Folks) – Director: Bobby Chen "Sabrina Don't Get Married Again!" (from Modern Tragedy) – Director: Robert Youngblood "Ugly Beauty" (from Ugly Beauty) – Director: Muh Chen | |
| Vocal category – Individual awards ||
| Best Female Mandarin Singer | Best Male Taiwanese Singer |
| 0 – Sandy Lam Fade to Exist – Eve Ai Shi's Journey – Shi Shi Nothing Is Under Control – Yoyo Sham Ugly Beauty – Jolin Tsai | Warming a Pot of Youth to Drink – Ardor Huang Jia Jia Jia Jia – Kang Kang Darknet – Dwagie Forgotten West – Sam Liao I Am Not As Happy As You Tonight – Henry Hsu |
| Best Female Taiwanese Singer | Best Hakka Singer |
| Snails – Joey Chiang Fish Out of Water – Kerris Tsai Tsa-bóo gín-á – Nana Lee Jazz’s Good! – Emily Kuan Just You and Me – Hanya Chang | Love for Granted – Gina Yang Return & Restore – iColor Stay – Lo Ssu-jung Ang-gu Ang-gu – Hsieh Yu-wei |
| Best Aboriginal Singer | Best Band |
| Swasieq – Yawai Mawlin Cradle in Memory – Sang Mei-chuan Vangav – Cemelesai Maya Maluqem – Kasiwa | Battlefields of Asura – Chthonic Alter Ego – Pumpkinney Fan Club Cassa Nova – Sunset Rollercoaster Fairy Tales of the Ocean Deep – Flesh Juicer WonFu Love Songs – WonFu King of Light – Bisiugroup Him – Tizzy Bac |
| Best Vocal Group | Best New Artist |
| Lovely Sunday – The Chairs I'm Not OK – Vast & Hazy Some People Say – O-Kai Singers HighCC – HighCC Jump – MJ116 | ØZI: The Album – ØZI Town – The Fur. Wilder – Evangeline Wong Sha Yan – Karencici King of Light – Bisiugroup Campus Romance – Angry Youth 2029 – Lexie Liu |
| Best Composition | Best Lyrics |
| "Forever Young" (from Fade to Exist) – Eve Ai (Performer: Eva Ai) "Hurt" (from Sofa Sea) – Cheer Chen (Performer: Cheer Chen) "The Will" (from Kisses for the World) – Tanya Chua (Performer: Tanya Chua) "Growing Fond of You" (from Half Time) – Li Ronghao (Performer: Karen Mok) "Jade" (from Jade) – Enno Cheng (Performer: Enno Cheng) | "Newly Written Old Song" (from Newly Written Old Song) – Jonathan Lee (Performer: Jonathan Lee) "Millennia's Faith Undone (The Aeon's Wraith Version)" (from Millennia's Faith Undone (The Aeon's Wraith Version)) – Freddy Lim (Performer: Chthonic and Denise Ho) "Rain" (from A Song with No Name) – Bobby Chen (Performer: Bobby Chen) "Angels" (from 0) – Xiao Han (Performer: Sandy Lam) "Know" (from Know) – Song Dongye (Performer: Song Dongye) |
| Best Music Arrangement | Producer of the Year, Album |
| "Styx" (from Forgotten West) – An Ton That (Performer: Sam Liao) "Flyaway" (from Shi's Journey) – Chung Wei-yu (Performer: Shi Shi) "Love Me Like a Liar" (from Shi's Journey) – Shi Shi, Howe Chen, Lin Hung-i, Hsu Yu-ying, Chung Wei-yu (Performer: Shi Shi) "B.O." (from ØZI: The Album) – ØZI (Performer: ØZI) "Ghosts & Demons" (from 0) – Chang Shilei (Performer: Sandy Lam) "BKD Club" (from Urban Disease) – Yellow (Performer: Yellow) | L.O.V.E. – Carl Wong (Performer: Eason Chan) Fade to Exist – Chen Chien-chi (Performer: Eve Ai) Nothing Is Under Control – Michael Ning and Yoyo Sham (Performer: Yoyo Sham) Modern Tragedy – Linus of Hollywood, Joanna Wang, and Andrew Page (Performer: Joanna Wang) Fairyland – Arai Soichiro (Performer: Su Yunying) |
| Producer of the Year, Single | Best Male Mandarin Singer |
| "BKD Club" (from Urban Disease) – A-Len and Huang Hsuan (Performer: Yellow) "1933" (from Where Are We Going?) – Eli Hsieh and Howe Chen (Performer: Eli Hsieh) "Ugly Beauty" (from Ugly Beauty) – Starr Chen and Jolin Tsai (Performer: Jolin Tsai) "B.O." (from ØZI: The Album) – ØZI (Performer: ØZI) "Stay" (from Stay) – Sandee Chan (Performer: Hebe Tien) "Don't Cry Don't Cry" (from Don't Cry Don't Cry) – Chen Chien-chi and Han Li-kang (Performer: Waa Wei) | Wu Bing Singing, Yo Chin Soothing – Leo Wang Where Are We Going? – Eli Hsieh Song of the Bards – Kowen Ko Ear – Li Ronghao ØZI: The Album – ØZI |
| Instrumental category – Record label awards ||
| Best Instrumental Album | |
| Lines & Stains – Tokyo Chuo-Line feat. Hsieh Ming-yen Sounds & Savors – Hope Yeh City Animals – Su Yu-han Songs of Mystery and Hope – Alex Pryrodny Black Bear Forest OST Original Soundtrack – Pau-Dull | |
| Instrumental category – Individual awards ||
| Best Instrumental Album Producer | Best Instrumental Composer |
| Black Bear Forest OST Original Soundtrack – Pau-Dull Lines & Stains – Ken Ohtake, Toru Hayakawa, and Noriaki Fukushima City Animals – Su Yu-han Xiao Mei Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Luming Lu Project 3 – Hsu Yu-ying and Yu Chia-lun | "Chapter III: India, Italy, and I" – Hsu Yu-ying "Sneezer" (feat. Hsieh Ming-yen) – Toru Hayakawa "Choice" – Owen Wang "Journey" – Su Yu-han "Outside My Window" – Luo Ning |
| Technical category – Individual awards ||
| Best Recording Package | |
| Hold That Tiger – Andrew Wong and Yang Fong-ming Warming a Pot of Youth to Drink – Tsai Shu-yu Reversing into Garage – Gelresai Chen King of Light – Huang Po-han, Yang Shi-Ching, and Chen Hsin-hao In Other Words – Joe Fang and Wu Chien-lung | |
| Technical category – Record label awards ||
| Best Vocal Recording Album | Best Instrumental Recording Album |
| 0 – Sandy Lam Sha Yan – Karencici Ugly Beauty – Jolin Tsai Matzka Station – Matzka 2029 – Lexie Liu | The Journey – Wang Chenhuai Ruby Pan Original Fusion Jazz Album – Ruby Pan City Explorations – Skyline 9 – Timeless Fusion Party Pendulum – Chung Yu-feng |
| Special Contribution Award ||
| Blacklist Studio ||
| Jury Award ||
| Modern Tragedy – Joanna Wang ||