The 18th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese : 第18屆金曲獎 ) ceremony for popular music category was held on June 16, 2007. The Azio TV 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, 2006 to December 31, 2006.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Nominees and winners
Jolin Tsai won three Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Female Singer, Most Popular Female Artist/Group (popular vote), and Best Song of the Year at the 18th Golden Meody Awards.
Winners are highlighted in boldface .[ 4] [ 5]
Vocal category – Record label awards
Song of the Year
Best Mandarin Album
Best Taiwanese Album
Jin Ei Ah Gey Ei!? – The Chairman
Best Hakka Album
Planting Trees – Lin Sheng-xiang
The Snow Wolfman – You Zhao-qi
Mountain and Farmland – Hsieh Yu-wei
Best Aboriginal Album
Beautiful Haiyan – Xiao-mei, Chen Yong-long, Ara Kimbo, Wu Hao-en, Suming , A-luo, Ka-silaw
Vocal category – Individual awards
Best Music Video Director
Stephen Fung – "Same World" (from Without You )
Jay Chou – "Popular Imitation" (from Still Fantasy )
Fish Wang – "The Man Who Makes Words" (from The Light of Darkness )
Chen Pei-fu – "Happiness" (from Happiness )
Tsao Jui-yuan – "Pure Love" (from My Endless Love )
Chou Ko-tai – "Commitment" - (from Commitment )
Best Composition
Wu Tsing-fong – "Little Love Song" (from Little Universe )
Lin Sheng-xiang – "Planting Trees" (from Plating Trees )
Deserts Chang – "Baby (In the Night) (from My Life Will... )
Li Tai-hsiang – "Mountain and Farmland" (from Mountain and Farmland )
David Tao – "Marry Me Today" (from Beautiful )
Kenji Wu – "A General Order" (from A General Order )
Best Lyrics
Zhong Yong-feng – "Planting Trees" (from Planting Trees )
Best Music Arrangement
Chen Zhu-hui – "The Man Who Makes Words" (from The Light of Darkness )
Yao Hung – "Fearless" (from Fearless )
Wayne Wang – "Lost" (from Blue in Love )
Li Yu-huan – "Savage Night (Club Mix 2000)" (from New Wave )
Sodagreen – "Little Love Song" (from Little Universe )
Producer of the Year, Album
Chen Hui-ting, Hsu Che-liu, Lin Chien-yuan, Bean Lin, Peggy Hsu – It's All My Fault
Lin Sheng-xiang, Zhong Yong-feng, Zhong Shi-fang – Plating Trees
Hao-en – Blue in Love
Lin Wei-che – Little Universe
Bang Bang Band – Tong Zhi
Producer of the Year, Single
Jay Chou – "Fearless" (from Fearless )
Chu Chien-hui, Hai Er – "The Descendants of Yandi and Huangdi Emperors" (from The Descendants of Yandi and Huangdi Emperors )
Adia – "Dancing Diva" (from Dancing Diva )
Best Mandarin Male Singer
Best Taiwanese Male Singer
Best Mandarin Female Singer
Best Taiwanese Female Singer
Best Hakka Singer
Lin Sheng-xiang
Hsieh Yu-wei
Song Chen
Tang Ming-liang
Best Aboriginal Singer
I Jyi
Yu Chia-chen
Lin Chao-ming
Best Band
Sodagreen
Hai Er
13
Self Kill
Tizzy Bac
Totem
Monkey Insane
Best Group
Best New Artist
Instrumental category – Record label awards
Best Instrumental Album
Send You a Blue Gift for Winter – Tao Wang, Sino Chen
Night Flower – Lin Shao-ying
I-Yen-Mei-Leg Village No.3 – Purdur
Ocarina Dreamer – You Xue-zhi
Instrumental category – Individual awards
Producer of the Year, Instrumental
Purdur – I-Yen-Mei-Leg Village No.3
Eric Chung, Lo Bei-tuo – Sun, Latino
Tao Wang, Sino Chen – Send You a Blue Gift for Winter
Gerald Shih, Cosine Tseng – Cynthia's Magical Fingers
Lifetime Contribution Award
Special awards
Most Popular Male Artist/Group (Popular vote)
Most Popular Female Artist/Group (Popular vote)
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