The 24th Golden Melody Awards () ceremony for popular music category was held on July 6, 2013. The SET network broadcast the show live from the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.Sandy Lam reigns at 24th Golden Melody Awards - The China Post
Nominees and winners Winners are highlighted in boldface.
Vocal category – Record label awards
Song of the Year "The Great Artist" (from Muse) – Jolin Tsai "Retrospection" (from Eternity, Promise) – Kay Huang "Wordless Song" (from Gaia) – Sandy Lam "Coastline" (from Coastline) – Yonlon Chen "Rose-colored" (from Games We Play) – Deserts Chang
Best Mandarin Album Gaia – Sandy Lam Opus 12 – Jay Chou Ghetto Superstar – MC HotDog Back to Wonderland – Khalil Fong Muse – Jolin Tsai
Best Taiwanese Album Tainan – Hsieh Ming-yu The Ninth Album – New Formosa Band 1st Album – Gigi Wu Love – Sasha Lee What's Happening? – Kou Chou Ching
Best Hakka Album The Way Home – Dark White Collar Walking – Huang Zhen-xin Antipodes – Tito Tang Jazz, Tang Dynasty – Hsieh Yu-wei Hold Your Hands – Grace Huang
Best Aboriginal Album A Cappella – O-kai A Beautiful Prediction – Resres Dalan – Sangpuy Amis – Suming Sun and Moon – Calisi – Dakanow
Best Music Video Muh Chen – "Cheers" (from Second Round (No Where Edition)) Bill Chia – "Increase Power" (from Moment) Bill Chia – "Wordless Song" (from Gaia) Muh Chen – "Super Girl" (from Super Girl) Ken Huang, Eric Chen – "O La La Hu Hu" (from Guitar) Muh Chen – "The Great Artist" (from Muse)
Vocal category – Individual awards
Best Composition Kay Huang – "Retrospection" (from Eternity, Promise) JerryC – "Captain S.V" (from Fiction) Ellen Loo – "You're Nothing to Me" (from You Hide Silently) Lee Tsz-hang – "Coastline" (from Coastline)
Best Lyrics Deserts Chang – "Rose-colored" (from Games We Play) Ayugo Huang, Bobby Chen – "Is Diesel Oil" (from The Ninth Album) Michael Li – "Alzheimer" (from Love, After All) MC HotDog – "Ghetto Superstar" (from Ghetto Superstar) Lee Tsz-hang – "Coastline" (from Coastline) Deserts Chang – "Rose-colored" (from Games We Play)
Best Music Arrangement Chang Shilei – "Gaia" (from Gaia) Baby Chung – "Milihuwan" (from Dalan) Skot Suyama – "Runaway Mama" (from Fiction) Jason Huang – "A Larger Cello" (from Opus 12) Michele Weir – "Sakalima" (from A Cappella)
Producer of the Year, Album Sandy Lam, Chang Shilei – Gaia Chen Zhu-hui – Dalan Jay Chou – Opus 12 Baby Chung – Eternity, Promise Lai Jia-ching, Tim Wang – A Cappella
Producer of the Year, Single Luantan Ascent – "Different Friends" (from Unforgettable) Gideon Su – "I Can Believe" (from Miss Non-Rock) Peng Hsueh-bin – "Love in Heart" (from Love in Heart) Chris Hou, Winnie Hsin – "Soundless Love Song" (from Meet Happiness)
Best Mandarin Male Singer Jam Hsiao Yoga Lin Jay Chou Xiao Yu Khalil Fong
Best Taiwanese Male Singer Hsieh Ming-yu Weng Li-you Hsu Fu-kai Shao Ta-lun Wang Jun-jieh
Best Mandarin Female Singer Sandy Lam Ellen Loo G.E.M. Jia Jia Lala Hsu Jolin Tsai
Best Taiwanese Female Singer Sasha Lee Hanya Chang Showlen Maya Laney Wu Gigi Wu Jennie Hsieh
Best Hakka Singer Tito Tang Huang Zhen-xin Hsieh Yu-wei Liu Jung-chang Grace Huang
Best Aboriginal Singer Sangpuy Resres Suming Ado Kaliting Pacidal Dakanow
Best Band Monkey Pilot Lie Gramophone Io Matzka My Skin Against Your Skin
Best Group O-kai Kat n Candi x 2 JS Tom & Huck
Best New Artist Miss Ko Amuyi Lu Sangpuy Ann Bai Jia Jia Eve Ai O-kai
Instrumental category – Record label awards
Best Instrumental Album Joyful Reunion Original Soundtrack – Baby Chung Flying Alone – Su Yuhan 3 – Timeless Fusion Party Love Without Boundaries – Children's Garden On a Gentle Island Breeze – Daniel Ho
Instrumental category – Individual awards
Producer of the Year, Album Daniel Ho – On a Gentle Island Breeze Lu Sheng-fei, Tung, Shuen-wen – 3 Sino Chen, Tao Wang – Love Without Boundaries Tung Yun-chang – With You There's Always Sunshine Baby Chung – Joyful Reunion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Best Instrumental Composition Sino Chen – "Waltz in Summer Palace" (from Love Without Boundaries) Su Yuhan – "Flying Alone" (from Flying Alone) Lu Sheng-fei – "Love Lemonade" (from 3) Baby Chung – "The Secret of the Master" (from Joyful Reunion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Daniel Ho – "On a Gentle Island Breeze" (from On a Gentle Island Breeze)
Technical category – Individual awards
Best Album Design Xiao Qing-yang – Die Glocke der Kartenkirche Aaron Nieh – Hollywood Zoo Tsai Jia-lun, Liao Jun-yu – Sea Food Joe Fang – The Way Home Xiao Qing-yang, Wang Wei-cheng, Huang Yao-ting, Lee Tsong-han – What's Happening?
Jury Award O-kai
Lifetime Contribution Award Fong Fei-fei
References
External links Official YouTube Channel