A: The Golden Melody Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award will go to both musician Bruce Wong and late singer Jeff Ma.
B: Some superstars also won this honor in the past, such as late singer Teresa Teng.
A: Speaking of Teresa, have you heard that an unreleased Japanese song of hers was found recently?
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B: Really? Will the song be released?
A: Yes, her track Love Song in the Night Fog is set to be released this month, marking the 30th anniversary of the legendary singer’s death.
A: 本屆金曲獎特別貢獻獎頒給樂手翁孝良、已故歌手馬兆駿。
B: 以往有不少超級巨星，像是已故歌后鄧麗君也曾獲此殊榮唷。
A: 說到鄧麗君，你有聽說她生前未發布的日文歌曲被發現了嗎？
B: 真的嗎？新歌會公開嗎？
A: 這首歌《情歌最愛夜霧時》預計本月發布，正好紀念傳奇歌后去世30週年！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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