Outstanding musical artists and works of the following genres — rock, folk music, electronic/techno, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B.
取自古文「編鐘為中華古代教化之禮器，古人作樂，鐘居其首，編鐘率為十六，與石磬相依，以諧其韻，應禮而成教化，以之鼓勵，亦金鐘王振，教俗化民之意耳。」意即希望通過金聲玉振，來教化大眾，開拓視野、提振心靈，也隱喻廣播電視事業對於國家社會之深遠影響，以及從業人員所肩負的重責大任。 金鐘獎在台灣傳播媒體界是一年一度的盛事，創始於1965年。設獎之初是以廣播為主，1965年金鐘獎設頒獎新聞節目、音樂節目、廣告節目等獎項、1966年增設個人技術獎。1970年將電視納入獎勵範圍，自此金鐘獎正式以廣播及電視為獎勵對象。
The Golden Melody Awards (simplified Chinese: 金曲奖; traditional Chinese: 金曲獎; pinyin: Jīnqǔ Jiǎng), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music industry. The GMAs are awarded on the basis of votes by members of jury, and it has constantly been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in Chinese-speaking world.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Golden Bell Awards (television) and the Golden Horse Awards (motion pictures).
The Golden Horse Awards are among the most prestigious and time-honored film awards in the world of Chinese language cinema. Established in 1962, the awards have given recognition to numerous excellent filmmakers working in Chinese-language cinema.