Golden Melody Awards

The Golden Melody Awards () or sometimes shortened to just Golden Melody are music awards annually presented in Taiwan. The Awards began in 1990.

 Categories for Awards 
The following awards are currently presented yearly since the 2017 (28th Edition) revision.
Vocal category (record label)
 Album Of The Year*
 Song Of The Year
 Best Mandarin Album
 Best Taiwanese Album
 Best Hakka Album
 Best Indigenous Language Album
 Best Music Video

Vocal category (individual accolade)
 Best Composition
 Best Lyrics
 Best Music Arrangement
 Best Album Producer
 Best Song Producer
 Best Male Mandarin Singer
 Best Female Mandarin Singer
 Best Male Taiwanese Singer
 Best Female Taiwanese Singer
 Best Hakka Singer
 Best Indigenous Language Singer
 Best Band
 Best Vocal Group
 Best New Talent

Instrumental
 Best Instrumental Album
 Best Instrumental Album Producer
 Best Instrumental Composer

Technical
 Best Instrumental Album Recording
 Best Vocal Album Recording

Special
 Special Contribution Award (1 or 2)
 Jury Award (presented when at least 2/3 of the jurors cast their vote for an album)

* All the Best Album (Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and Indigenous Language) in the Vocal Category (record label) are nominated for Album of the Year. 

* Only Abao (Aljenljien Tjaluvie) and Tanya Chua won Best Album and Album of the Year on the year they were nominated (2020 and 2022 respectively)

 Other websites 

 Official website at the Government Information Office 

 References 

Category:Music awards
Category:C-pop