Entries drop in traditional music awards; rules to be reviewed

Focus Taiwan
Date: 08/11/2020
By: William Yen

Taipei, Aug. 11 (CNA) Entries for the upcoming annual award ceremony that recognizes excellence in traditional arts and music have declined this year, prompting a plan for review of its submission rules, the organizers said Tuesday.

Only 643 entries were received this year for the 31st Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music, compared to 1,000 per year on average over the past four years, said Chen Chi-ming (陳濟民), director of the National Center for Traditional Arts, where the ceremony will be held on Oct. 24.

The decline was most noticeable in the music production category, which received only 481 entries this year, compared to an average of 870 annually over the past four years, Chen said.

"If you do the math, it has dropped around 45 percent (in that category)," he said.
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