Taiwan Awards Ceremony
The 24th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese : 第24屆金曲獎 ) 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.[ 1]
Nominees and winners
Jolin Tsai won a Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year.
Winners are highlighted in boldface .[ 2] [ 3]
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
Best Taiwanese Album
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
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
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
Best Taiwanese Male Singer
Best Mandarin Female Singer
Best Taiwanese Female Singer
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
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
Lifetime Contribution Award
References
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