18th Golden Melody Awards

Nominees and winners

Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Vocal category – Record label awards

Song of the Year

• "Marry Me Today" (from Beautiful) – David Tao feat. Jolin Tsai
  • "Planting Trees" (from Planting Trees) – Lin Sheng Xiang
  • "Faraway" (from Still Fantasy) – Jay Chou
  • "Same World" (from Without You) – Karen Mok
  • "Baby (In the Night)" (from My Life Will...) – Deserts Chang
  • "Little Love Song" (from Little Universe) –- Sodagreen

Best Mandarin Album

• Wake Up – MC HotDog
  • Blue in Love – Hao-en and Jiajia
  • My Life Will... – Deserts Chang
  • Little Universe – Sodagreen
  • All I Want – Jyotsna Pang
  • Dancing Diva – Jolin Tsai

Best Taiwanese Album

• Jin Ei Ah Gey Ei!? – The Chairman
  • The Whales – Chen Ming-chang
  • Poah Poe – Jody Chiang
  • Depose – Bang Bang Band
  • Thanx 4 Looking – New Formosa Band

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
  • Singing a Beautiful Song –

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)
  • Vincent Fang – "Chrysanthemum Terrace" (from Still Fantasy)
  • Wu Yu-hsuan – "Grandpa's Bed" (from Poah Poe)
  • Lin Xi – "Same World" (from Without You)
  • Deserts Chang – "Baby (In the Night)" (from My Life Will...)
  • Wu Tsing-fong – "Little Love Song" (from Little Universe)

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

• Nicky Lee
  • JJ Lin
  • Gary Chaw
  • David Tao
  • Kenji Wu

Best Taiwanese Male Singer

• Michael Shih
  • Yuan Xiao-di
  • Cheng Gin-yi
  • Chen Ming-chang

Best Mandarin Female Singer

• Jolin Tsai
  • Angela Chang
  • Jyotsna Pang
  • A-mei
  • Penny Tai
  • Sandy Lam

Best Taiwanese Female Singer

• Jeannie Hsieh
  • Laney Wu
  • Showlen Maya
  • Fang Yi-ping

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

• Wu-en and Jiajia
  • Nan Quan Mama
  • Michelle Vickie
  • New Formosa Band

Best New Artist

• Europa Huang
  • Zhang Xianzi
  • A-lin
  • Evan Yo

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

• Chang Hung-yi

Special awards

Most Popular Male Artist/Group (Popular vote)

• Show Lo

Most Popular Female Artist/Group (Popular vote)

• Jolin Tsai

References

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