34th Golden Melody Awards

The 34th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第34屆金曲獎) took place in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan in 2023. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by WeiBird and broadcast on TTV on 1 July 2023.

34th Golden Melody Awards
DateJuly 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) (Popular music)
VenueTaipei Arena (Popular music)
Hosted byWeiBird
Most awardsHung Pei-yu, Enno Cheng, Kasiwa, Deserts Chang (2)
Most nominationsHung Pei-yu / Silver Lining (8)
Websitegma.tavis.tw/gm34/index.htm
Television/radio coverage
NetworkTTV

Hung Pei-yu received the most nominations with 8 for her debut album Silver Lining (明室) with Lala Hsu closed behind her on her sixth album Gei, which also got 8 awards.[1][2]

A-Lin won her first Female Mandarin Singer award after being nominated on the same category for the past 6 awards, while the biggest surprise on Male Mandarin Singer award goes to the first-timer HUSH, where he edges out Qing Feng Wu.[3]

Winners and Nominees

Below are the list of winners and nominees:[4][5]

Vocal category – Record label awards
Album of the Year Song of the Year
  • Mallarme's Tuesdays – Qing Feng Wu
    • Gei – Lala Hsu
    • Silver Lining – Pei-Yu Hung
    • Snow White – JADE
    • PRO – Kumachan (Xinkuan Xiong)
    • Pleasing Myself – HUSH
    • Mercury Retrograde – Enno Cheng
    • Holy Gazai – A_Root
    • KEH – DJ MR.GIN
    • Marigold – HAOTING
    • Pity Zhu An – Cai Qiufeng
    • Folk Tale – Olivia Tsao
    • Waiting a present for – Chiu Shu
    • Yam Fung leu – Rita Lin
    • Living Room Dreaming – Julia Peng
    • Snail – Misa
    • Humble – Boiii P
    • Together, us – Biung
    • Watershed – Kivi
    • The Roots – Matzka
    • Ita – Kasiwa
    • ABUS – Abus・Tanapima
  • "A Flash and How It Lasts" (from 9522) – anpu
    • "Like A Star" (from Gei) – Lala Hsu
    • "Silver Lining" (from Silver Lining) – Hung Pei-yu
    • "Greatest Works of Art" (from Greatest Works of Art) – Jay Chou
    • "Daughters feat.Chunho (from Mecury Retrograde)" – Enno Cheng
    • "Semane sepi" (from ITA) – Kasiwa
Best Mandarin Album Best Taiwanese Album
  • Mercury Retrograde – Enno Cheng
    • Holy Gazai – A_Root
    • KEH – DJ MR.GIN
    • Marigold – HAOTING
    • Pity Zhu An – Cai Qiufeng
    • Folk Tale – Olivia Tsao
Best Hakka Album Best Indigenous Language Album
  • Yam Fung leu – Rita Lin
    • Waiting a present for – Chiu Shu
    • Living Room Dreaming – Julia Peng
    • Snail – Misa
    • Humble – Boiii P
  • The Roots – Matzka
    • Together, us – Biung
    • Watershed – Kivi
    • Ita – Kasiwa
    • ABUS – Abus・Tanapima
Best Music Video
  • Little Balcony (from Little Balcony) – Director: Pennacky
    • Beanstalk (from BEANSTALK) – Director: JYUN CHANG
    • I Will Find You (from Memorable Moments) – Director: Peifu Chen
    • Gei (from Gei) – Director: BILL+
    • in peace (from healism) – Director:
    • Almost (from Snow White) – Director: Birdy Nio
    • ...... Siren Salon (from Mellarme's Tuesdays) – Director: Show Yanagisawa
Vocal category – Individual awards
Best Composition Best Lyrics
  • "Anything But" (from Silver Lining) – Lala Hsu (Performer: Pei-Yu Hung)
    • "Nomadland" (from Nomadland) – Zooey Wonder (Performer: Zooey Wonder)
    • "Blame" (from LINK) – Eve Ai (Performer: A-LIN)
    • "Daughters (feat.Chunho) – Enno Cheng and Chunho (Performer: Enno Cheng)
    • "Farce" (from The Passive Audience) – Penny Tai (Performer: Penny Tai)
    • "......Fragments d'un Discours Amoureux (Feat.Karena Lam)" (from Mellarme's Tuesdays) – Qing Feng Wu (Performer: Qing Feng Wu and Karena Lam)
  • "Homo Sapiens" (from Homo Sapiens) – Chow Yiu Fai (Performer: Eason Chan)
    • "Heading North" (from Take It Slow, I Will Be There) – Skippy (Performer: Crispy)
    • "Anything But" (from Silver Lining) – David Ke (Performer: Pei-Yu Hung)
    • "NFT" (from Mr. Yao's 8th Grade Syndrome) – MC Hot Dog (Performer: MC Hot Dog)
    • "How the brain got language? feat.Chunho" (from Mecury Retrograde) – Enno Cheng (Performer: Enno Cheng)
    • "Regression" (from MEMENTO) – Lin Xi (Performer: Terence Lam)
Best Music Arrangement Producer of the Year, Album
  • "Kungkung Workbook" (from 9522) – Chico Tsai (Performer: anpu)
    • "Bearish" (from Snow White) – Kyle Lu (Performer: JADE)
    • "Witches" (from Dreams) – Elephant Gym (KT Chang, Chia-Chin Tu, Tell Chang) (Performer: Elephant Gym)
    • "Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Goodnight" (from Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Goodnight) – Owen Wang (Performer: WeiBird)
    • "Bondage" (from Discipline) – Jason Choi (Performer: Sandee Chen)
    • "......The Great Hypnotist" (from Mellarme's Tuesdays) – Qing Feng Wu, Howe Chen (Performer: Qing Feng Wu)
  • Holy Gazai – Blaire Ko (Performer: A_Root)
    • Gei – LaLa Hsu, Howe Chen (Performer: LaLa Hsu)
    • Silver Lining – George Chen (Performer: Pei-Yu Hung)
    • REVELATION – G.E.M, GONG (Performer: G.E.M)
    • Déjà Fu – LÜCY (Performer: LÜCY)
    • Mellarme's Tuesdays – Qing Feng Wu, Howe Chen (Performer: Qing Feng Wu)
Producer of the Year, Single Best New Artist
  • "Telephone" (from Snow White) – Kyle Lu, Itun Chou (Performer: JADE)
    • "Nomadland" (from Nomadland) – Howe Chen (Performer: Zooey Wonder)
    • "Henshin" (from Tshut Tsit Ki Tshui) – Chen Chien-Wei (Performer: Shao Da-Lun)
    • "Shadow" (from Dreams) – HLK／ (Performer: Elephant Gym and 9m88)
    • "Bi Li Ka Li Hai" (from Bi Li Ka Li Hai) – NICKTHEREAL, Jae Chong (Performer: Billie Wang)
    • "Fashion !" (from Fashion !) – LimGiong, ChihSiou, Yu (Performer: ChihSiou)
    • "Tina's Hausu" (from Tina's Hausu) – Joanna Wang, Adam Lee (Performer: Joanna Wang)
  • Silver Lining – Pei-Yu Hung
    • Shin Formosa Youth? – Mango Jump
    • LÜCY – LÜCY
    • Marigold – HAOTING
    • Talent – The Crane
    • CZ Dogg – CZ Dogg
    • Abus – Abus・Tanapima
Best Male Mandarin Singer Best Female Mandarin Singer
  • Pleasing Myself – HUSH
    • Mr. Yao's 8th Grade Syndrome – MC Hot Dog
    • PRO – Kumachan
    • Melarme's Tuesdays – Qing Feng Wu
    • Talent – The Crane
    • Teen on Shuqian Street – Zhao Lei
Best Male Singer (Taiwanese) Best Female Singer (Taiwanese)
  • Thank You My Love – A Ge La
    • Tshut Tsi̍t Ki Tshuì – Shao Da-Lun
    • INTO – Sam Liao
    • Extends – Bamboo Chen
    • Since Chou – Since Chou
  • Mecury Retrograde – Enno Cheng
    • No Hindrance – Kelly Tsai
    • Think of Someone – Fei Huang
    • Pity Zhu An – Cai Qiufeng
    • Folk Tale – Olivia Tsao
Best Singer (Indigenous Language) Best Singer (Hakka)
  • Ita – Kasiwa
    • Together, Us – Biung
    • The Vine – Yaway·Mawring
    • Watershed – Kivi
    • The Roots – Matza
    • ABUS – Abus・Tanapima
  • Living Room Dreaming – Julia Peng
    • Yam Fung Ieu – Rita Lin
    • Hakka Kafka – Huang Zixuan
    • Snail – Misa
    • Go Mode – VUIZE
Best Band Best Vocal Group
  • The Moment – Cosmos People
    • Kafka on the Rivers-and-Lakes– Sheng Xiang & Band
    • Understory – Bugs of Phonon
    • Snow White – JADE
    • Dreams – Elephant Gym
    • Holy Gazai – A_Root
    • SYSTEM BOOTING – Robot Swing
  • Take It Slow, I Will Be There – Crispy
    • Our Adventure Begins – Running Youth
    • Backfire – Deepwhite2
    • BROMAN – Nine One One
    • Bedside Fudge – Mr.Miss
Instrumental category – Record label awards
Best Instrumental Album
  • Connected – Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods
    • I Prefer – S'yo Fang, Priscilla Nokoe, Yoojin Ko, Alessio Bruno, Richie Struck and Emilio Parrilla
    • CHÁO – Rich Huang
    • Sunset In The Alps – Baby-C and Yannick Barman
    • Sunrise – Teriver Cheung and So To Chit
Instrumental category – Individual awards
Best Instrumental Album Producer Best Instrumental Composer
  • Sunset in the Alps – Baby-C, Yannick Barman
    • I Prefer – S'yo Fang
    • CHÁO – Rich Huang, Baby-C
    • Connected – Richie Goods
    • tsiánn – Ohtake Ken
  • "Auntie in the Market" (from CHÁO) – Baby-C, Rich Huang
    • "Waves" (from CHÁO) – Baby-C
    • "Breaking the Circle" (from I'll See You in the Fog) – Tony Li
    • "Sunset In The Alps" (from Sunset In The Alps) – Baby-C, Yannick Barman
    • "Herniated Intervertebral Disc" (from Szu Chien Lu) – Szu-Chien Lu
Technical category – Individual awards
Best Album Design
  • Discipline – Hitsu Pi
    • Kafka on the Rivers-and-Lakes – Wu Chia Lin
    • EARTHBOUND – FK WU, Hitsu Pi, HUNG JUI CHIA
    • Echoes Of All The Flowers – Joe Fang、Pei-Cen, Guo
    • Together, us – Andrew Wong、Karen Tsai
Technical category – Record label awards
Best Album Recording Best Instrumental Album Recording
  • Time's up – (Recording Engineers：Chou Han Tsay／Main Mixing Engineers：Chou Han Tsay／Main Mastering Post-Production：John Greenham)
    • Nomadland – (Recording Engineers：Yu Hsuan Yeh, HLK, Link Shan, Zen Chien, AJ Chen, ioui, Chief Wang, Lin Shang-Po, Chou Han Tsay, SHENB／Main Mixing Engineers：cts, ioui, Ziya Huang, Howe Chen, Link Shan, Jerry Lin／Main Mastering Post-Production：Mike Bozzi, Cass Irvine)
    • Gei – (Recording Engineers：Micky Yang, Zen Chien, Min-Hsiang Chang, YuHsuan Yeh, SHENB, Hendrik Pan, Lin Shang-Po, LaLa Hsu, Chou Han Tsay／Main Mixing Engineers：Ziya Huang, Howe Chen／Main Mastering Post-Production：Randy Merrill)
    • Get My Way Up – (Recording Engineers：Attis, Thomas Chuang, Leo Chou, Levii, Joshua Lee／Main Mixing Engineers：Leo Chou, LuuX, Chou Han Tsay, Thomas Chuang, Itun Chou, Link Shan／Main Mastering Post-Production：Sabrina Lo, Marcus Tsao, Jeff Lipton, Maria Rice)
    • The Roots – (Recording Engineers：Fengtse, BonBon Chen／Main Mixing Engineers：Matthew Sim／Main Mastering Post-Production：Peter Hewitt-Dutton)
  • SEDAR Trio - Vol. 1–(Recording Engineers：Li You, Li Yang／Main Mixing Engineers：Kevin Killen／Main Mastering Post-Production：Bob Ludwig)
    • CHÁO – (Recording Engineers：David Wang, Shao-Ting Sun／Main Mixing Engineers：Baby-C, Shao-Ting Sun／Main Mastering Post-Production：Shao-Ting Sun)
    • Hakudou – (Recording Engineers：Yang Li, Andy Baker／Main Mixing Engineers：David Darlington／Main Mastering Post-Production：David Darlington)
    • Szu Chien Lu – (Zen Chien, Chou-Han Tsay, Joshua Lee, Link Shan, BonBon Chen, Szu-Chien Lu／Main Mixing Engineers：Joshua Lee, Zen Chien, Jay Cheng, Itun Chou, Sam Wu , J-Jyun Ciou, Troy Lin, Rose Liang／Main Mastering Post-Production：John Davis)
    • For Papa Shawna Yang Quartet Live at Yilan – (Recording Engineers：Kao Min Fu／Main Mixing Engineers：Dave Darlington／Main Mastering Post-Production：Dave Darlington)
Special Contribution Award
Eric Lin
Jury Award
Ita – Kasiwa

Notes

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