Golden Melody Awards: Jolin Tsai Nominated for 9, Praised for International Standards; David Tao, Yoga Lin Miss Out
The 37th Golden Melody Awards nominations were announced, with Jolin Tsai's album 'Pleasure' receiving 9 nominations and garnering praise for its international standards. Meanwhile, David Tao and Yoga Lin were notably absent from the nominations.
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Golden Melody Awards Key News
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Hsin-yu, Taipei, 13th) The nominations for the 37th Golden Melody Awards were announced today. Jury chair Huang Yun-ling pointed out that the Song of the Year award was discussed for 5 rounds, and Jolin Tsai's album 'Pleasure,' which received 9 major nominations, was praised for its international standards. David Tao was not nominated this year, with the jury expecting him to deliver more astonishing works.
Huang Yun-ling stated in an interview that the jury discussed the entire album work, including completeness, arrangement production, mixing, etc. The longest discussion was for the Song of the Year award, which took 5 rounds to reach a conclusion, while the Best Male Mandarin Singer was decided in one round. As for singers Yoga Lin and Pets Tseng, who both released new albums last year, Huang Yun-ling noted that Lin's work showed significant improvement from the previous year, with great strides in singing skills and song selection. However, when it came to jury discussions, there were different opinions and directions.
Jolin Tsai released her album 'Pleasure' last year and was nominated for 9 awards this year, including Best Female Mandarin Singer. Huang Yun-ling stated that Jolin Tsai's album has international standards, and producing works of this scale may require long-term planning, 'just as she might already be thinking about the third and fourth steps now.' She mentioned that although the album contains a large number of English lyrics, similar to the global K-POP craze which also includes many English lyrics, English is a good way to communicate with the world. The English lyrics in 'Pleasure' do not conflict with the Golden Melody Awards nomination rules.
Regarding David Tao's album 'Stupid Pop Songs' released last year not being nominated, Huang Yun-ling stated that the jury did discuss David Tao, 'Perhaps he was too brilliant in the past, his creativity is very good, but we still expect him to bring us more creative works.'
As for 'Little Fatty Teacher' Yuan Wei-jen, who passed away in early February, Huang Yun-ling stated that there was indeed a discussion for the Special Contribution Award, but the winner was ultimately decided by vote. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150513
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Hsin-yu, Taipei, 13th) The nominations for the 37th Golden Melody Awards were announced today. Jury chair Huang Yun-ling pointed out that the Song of the Year award was discussed for 5 rounds, and Jolin Tsai's album 'Pleasure,' which received 9 major nominations, was praised for its international standards. David Tao was not nominated this year, with the jury expecting him to deliver more astonishing works.
Huang Yun-ling stated in an interview that the jury discussed the entire album work, including completeness, arrangement production, mixing, etc. The longest discussion was for the Song of the Year award, which took 5 rounds to reach a conclusion, while the Best Male Mandarin Singer was decided in one round. As for singers Yoga Lin and Pets Tseng, who both released new albums last year, Huang Yun-ling noted that Lin's work showed significant improvement from the previous year, with great strides in singing skills and song selection. However, when it came to jury discussions, there were different opinions and directions.
Jolin Tsai released her album 'Pleasure' last year and was nominated for 9 awards this year, including Best Female Mandarin Singer. Huang Yun-ling stated that Jolin Tsai's album has international standards, and producing works of this scale may require long-term planning, 'just as she might already be thinking about the third and fourth steps now.' She mentioned that although the album contains a large number of English lyrics, similar to the global K-POP craze which also includes many English lyrics, English is a good way to communicate with the world. The English lyrics in 'Pleasure' do not conflict with the Golden Melody Awards nomination rules.
Regarding David Tao's album 'Stupid Pop Songs' released last year not being nominated, Huang Yun-ling stated that the jury did discuss David Tao, 'Perhaps he was too brilliant in the past, his creativity is very good, but we still expect him to bring us more creative works.'
As for 'Little Fatty Teacher' Yuan Wei-jen, who passed away in early February, Huang Yun-ling stated that there was indeed a discussion for the Special Contribution Award, but the winner was ultimately decided by vote. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150513
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