Taipei Arena erupted on Saturday night as the 37th Golden Melody Awards – the Grammys of the Mandarin pop world – delivered one of its most memorable ceremonies, with pop titan Jolin Tsai walking away with the evening’s ultimate prize.
The Golden Melody Awards have long served as the definitive measure of excellence across Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, and Indigenous-language music.
The night’s defining moment came when Jolin Tsai’s album “Pleasure,” released through Warner Music Taiwan, claimed Album of the Year. Fittingly, “Pleasure” had already powered her to the Best Mandarin Female Singer award earlier in the night, making it a landmark double for one of Asia’s most enduring entertainers.
Singer-songwriter Chang Chen-yue owned the performance and craft awards. His album “Walk with Feelings,” released via Rock Records, earned him Best Mandarin Album, while he also took home Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Composer.
Song of the Year went to “Singing with Happiness,” the theme song (Happy Version) from the film “The Sunshine Girls Choir,” performed by A-Lin and composed by Li Fangrui with lyrics by Lin Xiaoqian.
