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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 Golden Melody Festival Concludes Successfully
Emerging Artists Showcase Creative Energy; Global Industry Leaders Explore International Trends TAIPEI, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Golden Melody Festival, executed by Taiwan Television Enterprise, concluded successfully. As the most influential B2B platform in the Mandarin music industry, the festival welcomed nearly 50 professionals and buyers from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia to Taiwan. Through Speed Meeting sessions and the Biz-matching Center, the festival offered a dynamic platform for collaboration. Meanwhile, a series of Conferences delved into global industry developments, helping local professionals connect with international markets. This year's Conferences gathered leading experts to explore critical topics such as music creation, distribution, and marketing. Notably, Panos A. Panay, President of The Recording Academy (organizers of the GRAMMY Awards), was invited to share insights on the Academy's mission and initiatives. He discussed how artists can adapt to the digital era and expand their reach globally. Emphasizing the GRAMMYs' global vision rooted in the value of "Music Without Borders," Panos encouraged artists worldwide to share their stories in their native languages. He expressed strong confidence in the potential of Taiwanese music and said he looks forward to seeing Taiwanese musicians nominated for GRAMMY Awards in the future—so that the world can hear Taiwan's voice. The festival kicked off with a vibrant opening event featuring six Best New Artist nominees from this year's Golden Melody Awards: SherryZ, Giyu Tjuljaviya, someshiit, JUD, Kumu Basaw, and Andr, showcasing the explosive stage presence and creative potential of Taiwan's next generation of pop musicians. Next, a three-day Showcase concert series featured nine Taiwanese artists and bands: Misi Ke, Running Youth, Sauljaljui, Makav, Robot Swing, Flesh Juicer, Rhydian Vaughan, Modern Cinema Master, and Fool and Idiot. Joining them were three international acts: Annisya x Song Brothers from Indonesia, Zenbu Kimi no Seida from Japan, and Can't Be Blue from South Korea. As part of this year's GMA Partnership Program, participating Taiwanese artists have also been invited to perform at overseas festivals, including the Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon, South Korea (August), CAT EXPO in Thailand (November), and JoyLand Festival in Indonesia (November). View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Taiwan Television Enterprise Ltd. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
CNA
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Golden Melody Awards 2025: Trout Fresh, Waa Wei win Taiwan's top music awards
Taiwan's hip-hop singer Trout Fresh and songstress-DJ Waa Wei won top honours at the Golden Melody Awards for Mandarin chart music in Taipei on Saturday (Jun 28). "Mom, this is the closest I've ever been to Jay Chou," Trout Fresh told a cheering crowd in the Taipei Arena, referring to one of Taiwan's biggest pop stars. The singer, whose real name is Lu Shih-hsuan, beat better-known rivals including China's Li Ronghao and Hong Kong's Terence Lam to win best male singer. He also bagged the best Mandarin album award for the track Good Sound With Attitudes. Wei saw off Singapore's Tanya Chua and Malaysia's Penny Tai to be crowned best female singer for the second time. "I still want to give it a try and I still want to challenge myself... I think the hardest thing is not to give up," said Wei. "Thank you to the judges and thank you for this award. It lets me know that I can still do it. So when I sing, I really feel loved." Late Hong Kong-American singer Khalil Fong was awarded best composer for his track Twenty Three. Fong, who passed away in February, also received the jury award for another album The Dreamer. K-pop group Hyukoh teamed up with Taiwanese indie band Sunset Rollercoaster and took the best music video prize for the song Antenna, in their album AAA. Singers, songwriters and composers from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea competed in more than 20 categories at the 36th edition of the awards.
