In April of this year, Lien was invited to Taiwan to perform at the "Golden Melody" Awards, becoming the first international artist to play alternative music at the annual event. Tai-gu Tales dancer Lin Hsiu-wei, who also performed at the awards ceremony, said more than once, "Your music is so good. You just have to keep creating."
今年四月，馬修曾受邀來台在「金曲獎」典禮上演出，成為第一個以非主流音樂上金曲獎的國際藝人，頗出鋒頭，跟他共同演出的太古踏舞者林秀偉還一直說：「你的音樂太好了，你一定要繼續不斷的創作。」