Jolin Tsai and Chang Chen-yue dominate 37th Golden Melody Awards
At the 37th Golden Melody Awards on Saturday at Taipei's Arena, Jolin Tsai and Chang Chen-yue led the night as Mandarin pop's biggest winners—Tsai taking Album of the Year and Best Mandarin Female Singer for "Pleasure," while Chang won Best Mandarin Album, Best Mandarin Male Singer, and Best Composer for "Walk with Feelings." The ceremony, often called the Grammys of the Mandarin pop world, delivered one of its most memorable editions in recent years.
The Taipei Arena erupted as awards stacked up for two of Taiwan's most enduring artists. For fans tracking major streaming and TV alerts from across Asia, the Golden Melody Awards remain the industry benchmark for Mandarin-language music excellence.
Key Takeaways
- Jolin Tsai's "Pleasure" won Album of the Year and Best Mandarin Female Singer at the 37th Golden Melody Awards.
- Chang Chen-yue swept three major prizes for "Walk with Feelings," including Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Composer.
- "Pleasure" also earned Best Vocal Recording Album, highlighting production quality across performance and engineering.
- The Saturday night ceremony at Taipei Arena is widely regarded as the Grammys equivalent for Mandarin pop.
What happened at the 37th Golden Melody Awards?
The 37th Golden Melody Awards unfolded at Taipei Arena on Saturday night, marking one of the ceremony's most memorable runs in recent memory. Hosted in Taiwan's capital, the event brings together the Mandarin-speaking music industry for its most prestigious honors.
Pop titan Jolin Tsai walked away with the evening's ultimate prize when "Pleasure," released through Warner Music Taiwan, was named Album of the Year. The win capped a landmark double for Tsai, who had already collected Best Mandarin Female Singer earlier in the night for the same project.
Why did Jolin Tsai's 'Pleasure' dominate the top categories?
Tsai's "Pleasure" did not stop at performance awards. The album also claimed Best Vocal Recording Album, a sweep that made clear the project's excellence extended from performance to production.
That engineering honor reinforced what voters signaled with Album of the Year: "Pleasure" stood out as a complete statement, not just a showcase for vocals. For an artist with decades at the top of Asian pop, the double at Taiwan's highest music honors underscored enduring relevance in a fast-moving market.
How did Chang Chen-yue sweep the performance and craft awards?
Singer-songwriter Chang Chen-yue matched Tsai's momentum on the performance and craft side of the ledger. His album "Walk with Feelings," released via Rock Records, earned Best Mandarin Album while he also took home Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Composer.
The composer award recognized Chang's work on "Drifter's…" from "Walk with Feelings," tying his name to both the album's artistic identity and its songwriting backbone. By leading male vocal, album, and composition categories, Chang Chen-yue emerged as the night's other defining story alongside Jolin Tsai.
What other winners stood out beyond Jolin Tsai and Chang Chen-yue?
While Tsai and Chang dominated the headline categories, the night spread honors across Mandarin pop's wider ecosystem. Song of the Year went to "Singing with Happiness" (Happy Version), the theme from "The Sunshine Girls Choir," performed by A-Lin and released through Zhongyue Entertainment.
Additional craft recognition reached arrangers including ØZI and The Crane. Full results from the ceremony are catalogued in Variety's complete winners list, which documents the breadth of talent celebrated at the Grammys of the Mandarin pop world.