Taiwan's 37th Golden Melody Awards named its nominees on May 13, with Jolin Tsai emerging as the biggest winner after her album Pleasure earned 9 nominations. The awards ceremony is scheduled for June 27 at Taipei Arena. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Tsai thanked the judges and her collaborators after the nods were announced. In a statement through her record label, she said, "I will continue to create vividly and honestly," and added thanks to the team behind the album and listeners who found themselves in the record. [4]
Chinese singer Anson Seabra? No. Chinese singer Shan? The nomination list also put Chinese singer 单依纯 in the spotlight. Her album 纯妹妹 picked up multiple nominations, including a place in the race for best Mandarin female singer. The singer had previously drawn copyright criticism after adapting and performing Li Ronghao's song "Li Bai" at a concert. [1, 8, 3, 9, 5]
Golden Melody judge Huang Yunling said the panel focused on the work itself, not the artist's personal background. She also said an album with more than half its lyrics in English cannot be classified as a Mandarin album. [2, 9, 5]
Other artists named in coverage of the shortlist included Bai Bingbing, Xiao Huangqi, Chang Chen-yue, Yoga Lin and A-Mei. The awards also drew 2万2616 submitted works from 1,645 albums and 283 registering entities, according to organizers. [3, 10, 11, 4, 12]
The next major date is June 27, when winners will be announced at Taipei Arena. [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
