The 32nd GMA will be held on August 21, 2021 (Sat.) , upon careful consideration by the organizers, at the Taipei Music Center. The host for the ceremony will once again be undertaken by Lulu Huang. The Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, MOC recently released the nominees for the 32nd GMA after three months of review by the jury. A total of 171 works have been nominated for 27 awards with the Special Contribution Award going to Lo Ta-you.

The Golden Melody Awards Ceremony was originally slated for June 26th at the Taipei Arena but plans were scrapped due to the COVID-19 outbreak in mid-May and epidemic alert rising to level three. The Bureau and GMA team have been closely following the pandemic and, as the pandemic has subsided in late July, conducting risk assessment and professional discussions until finally confirmed to hold the Golden Melody Awards Ceremony at a professional music venue, the Taipei Music Center. The ceremony will closely adhere to epidemic alert level 2 standards set forth by the Central Epidemic Control Center and the Administrative Measures for Epidemic Prevention in Performance Venues by the MOC. Response measures will include checkerboard seating for the audience, name registration, and maintaining a 3-meter distance between the stage and audience. Everyone entering the venue must provide negative rapid testing or PCR results and a health declaration while wearing masks at all times. In consideration of the pandemic, the ceremony will not be open to general audiences and will only allow nominees and members of the pop music industry to enter.