Reported 12 months ago
The 35th Golden Melody Awards ceremony took place on June 24th with Banai winning the Best Taiwanese Album award. During her acceptance speech, Banai mentioned the 35th anniversary of the Golden Melody Awards coinciding with the Tiananmen Square incident, urging not to forget and cheering on Taiwan, leading to a mixed reaction from the audience and online. While Banai's speech was reduced in the official live broadcast on Facebook, it sparked discussions on self-censorship by the Golden Melody Awards. President Lai Ching-te and Culture Minister Li Yuen praised Banai's courage and ideals, but the speech also faced criticism online for mixing music and politics, with arguments for and against the mention of sensitive political issues in a music awards ceremony.
Source: YAHOO