33rd Golden Melody Award Nominees
an English list (and links!) of the nominees of the 2022 Golden Melody Awards
Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards will be held on July 2, 2022 (but it’s been delayed twice in the last two years, so uh, just pencil that in for now). Check out the nominees in the vocal categories below, and find links to streaming (Spotify for albums, Youtube for singles) below:
Album of the Year
(note that the Album of the Year category is comprised of all albums from the Best Mandarin, Best Taiwanese, Best Hakka, and Best Aboriginal Album categories)
Best Mandarin Album
Faye - Faye詹雯婷 在雲彩上跳舞 嘰嘰喳喳
Jerry Li - Ai-Ching
Tanya Chua - DEPART
Waa Wei - Have A Nice Day
Non-Physical Troupe - 夜间模式
Cui Jian - 飞狗
Best Taiwanese Album
New Formosa Band - 新寶島康樂隊 第12張剪剪花
Lilium - Road To…
Flesh Juicer - Golden Taizi Bro
Wang Jun-Jieh - Don’t Know
Joey Chiang - Kuu
Hanya Chang - 下半場
Best Hakka Album
Han Huang - Return to Reality
Ayugo Huang - 滅人山
Lo Sirong & Gomoteu - Today Is a Wild Horse
iColor - 他鄉尋客
Boiii P - 塹
Best Aboriginal Album
Wild Thing - UNDO
Osay Hongay - Ira… a micekor
Purdur - pongso no Tao
Various Artists - Nanguaq No. 1
Small Island Big Song - Our Island
Kerekelj - iya manu maitucu
Song of the Year
Ayugo Huang & Sangpy - “滅人山”
Tanya Chua - “Bluebirds”
waa wei - “Dear Grandma”
Namewee - “Fragile Heart (feat. Kimberley)”
WeiBird - “Red Scarf”
EggPlantEgg - “Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined”
ØZI & Soft Lipa - “DEATH TRIP”
LaLa Hsu - “Prototype”
Best Music Video
Amazing Show - “Mark Twain”
LaLa Hsu - “None of the Above”
JenJen - “甘吧爹ㄋㄟ”
Crowd Lu - “in peace”
Flesh Juicer - “I’m a Fucking Mad Dog, Dope! (feat. BAT)”
ØZI & Soft Lipa - “DEATH TRIP”
Best Male Mandarin Singer
Crowd Lu - healism
Xu Jun - Dreams Company
YELLOW - BEANSTALK
Mars Ma - Mama Jeans & Daddy Shoes
Jude Chiu - The Last Aquarium
Cui Jian - 飞狗
Best Female Mandarin Singer
Karencici - 99% Angel
Faye - Faye詹雯婷 在雲彩上跳舞 嘰嘰喳喳
Tanya Chua - DEPART
Ilid Kaolo - 尋找你
Waa Wei - Have A Nice Day
Tia Ray - ONCE UPON A MOON
Best Male Taiwanese Singer
Wang Jun-Jieh - Don’t Know
Ricky Hsiao - 舞台
Justin Su - Dare or Not
Dwagie - Captain Taiwan
Wu-Chang - 黃昏
Best Female Taiwanese Singer
Angel Chu - 正確的答案 (available only on Apple Music)
DorisLai - Love Is Not a Sin
Huang Fei - 無閂
Joey Chiang - Kuu
Hanya Chang - 下半場
Best Hakka Singer
Hsu Shih Hui - 簡單不簡單
Han Huang - Return to Reality
Ayugo Huang - 滅人山
Hsieh Yu-Wei - Rain Is Falling Again
Eric Kung - 00
Best Aboriginal Singer
Osay Hongay - Ira… a micekor
Purdur - pongso no Tao
Usay Kawlu - The Girl on the Grapevine
Suming - O Milaladiway
Kerekelj - iya manu maitucu
Best Band
I Mean Us - Into Innerverse
Wild Thing - UNDO
Amazing Show - Paramount
No-Nonsense Collective - No Mercy
Flesh Juicer - Golden Taizi Bro
TRASH - Holy Trip!
Undecimber Fin. - One That Reminds Me of You
Best Vocal Group
Sam-Seng-Hiàn-Gē - Pat-Sian
New Formosa Band - 新寶島康樂隊 第12張剪剪花
Power Station - Because of Love
VH (Vast & Hazy) - The Great Beyond
Shadow Project - TAKE A BREATH
The Dinosaur’s Skin - Millions of Years Apart
Best New Artist
Tsng-kha-lâng - Iā-Kuan Sûn-Tiûnn
L8ching - Dive & Give
Modern Cinema Master - Where Are We Now
Greg Han - Greg Han
Matt Lv - Fresh Soul
Haezee - Love Maze
Collage - MEmento·MORI
Best Composition
Xiao Yu - “等妳想起我” (Xiao Yu)
Tanya Chua - “Bluebirds” (Tanya Chua)
Crowd Lu - “uWeather” (Crowd Lu)
sunwoojunga - “Aroma” (waa wei & sunwoojunga)
Eve Ai - “Greed” (Eve Ai)
HUSH - “Shadow Song” (HUSH)
Best Lyrics
Lo Sirong - “Measure” (Lo Sirong & Gomoteu)
Chow Yiu-Fai - “Into the Wild (feat. Ayunga)” (Tanya Chua)
Bobby Chen - “去二連浩特的夜車” (Bobby Chen)
Wu Xiong - “Someone” (waa wei)
Kumachan - “88BARS” (Kumachan)
Best Arrangement
Ayugo Huang - “滅人山” (Ayugo & Sangpy)
Zheng Gejun, Lin Yishuo, Lin Weizuo, Chen Yixin - “Saturday” (Lilium)
Crowd Lu, Huang Shaoyong, Achino Chang, Dawson Chien, Mickey Lin - “Crazy Disco” (Crowd Lu)
Robot Swing - “My Heart Is Plastic (feat. Chen Yi Heng & Hung Pei-Yu)” (Robot Swing)
YELLOW - “PARADIGM” (YELLOW)
Producer of the Year, Single
Faye, Lu Luming - “融雪” (Faye)
Yue Chia-Lun - “Sally” (Ilid Kaolo)
Howe Chen, Han Likang, Huang Wenxuan - “My Heart Is Plastic (feat. Chen Yi Heng & Hung Pei-Yu)” (Robot Swing)
Arai Soichiro, Peng Fei - “Empty World” (Karen Mok)
Zhong Weiyu - “Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined” (EggPlantEgg)
ØZI, Soft Lipa, Ian Jeffrey Thomas - “DEATH TRIP”
Howe Chen, LaLa Hsu - “None of the Above”
Producer of the Year, Album
Everydaze - FAC:E (Wang Hui Chu)
Ayugo Huang - 滅人山 (Ayugo Huang)
Zheng Gejun - Road To… (Lilium)
Jerry Li - Ai-Ching (Jerry Li)
Tanya Chua - DEPART (Tanya Chua)
George Chen, Han Likang, Huang Shaoyong - Have A Nice Day (Waa Wei)
Also in case you missed it, check out this month’s issue here!