At 2025 Golden Melody Festival In Taipei, a conversation between Panos a. PaanChairman of Recording academy (Behind the organization Grammy), And SXSW VP James Minor directly cuts into the heart where the global music industry has been led – and it never became more border.
Conducted as part of the three-day conference lineup of the festival, dialogue detected the developed global footprint of Gramese, the individual music journey of the firm and the creative ability of the cross-cultural exchange. The festival served as the lead-up for the Golden Melody Awards, combining B2B Matchmaking, Live Music Shocks and Udyog forums-establishs a platform for all award ceremonies.
For Panay, being large in Cyprus means a cultural mosaic at home – tuning in Greek, but as often from French, Turkish, or Italian echo radio and road corners. Early performance for a spectrum of languages ​​and sounds shaped a lifetime conviction: music is not bound by geography.
Now at the top of the recording academy, he is pushing to make that philosophy more than personal. Their goal: To bring more international voices into the spotlight and the way we talk about what we talk about – and who makes it on the world stage.
“There is something exciting about Ed Sheeran about joining Diljit Dosanj, or BTS and Coldplay merger world,” Pane said Diversity“Fifteen years ago, that kind of sound, rhythmic and linguistic are a rareness.”
Technology, Panaya argues, is a great environment. Streaming platforms and social media have fundamentally expanded which is heard and how far a track can travel. But this is not just access – this is openness. “Viewers today are more inclined to embrace music in languages ​​beyond them,” lets be paan.
He urged the emerging Asian artists to risk, seek cooperation and stay true for their roots: “Be eager. Be real. Your truth is your superpower.”
“Be open to the impact and attitude and artists who are outside your own culture,” they say. “Listen to as many poly-cultural effects as possible-mix, mesh, and shake them in yourself and create something new.”
For the award show, Pane says that they are not remnants – they are rituals. “Unlike expectations, the prize show worldwide has enjoyed an Renaissance in the last few years. So, whether it is Gramies or Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan, no matter whether the culture, something permanent and, I say that I am a human about the concept of an award. Since the honor is a true integrity.”
