26th Golden Melody Awards

26th Golden Melody Awards
Date	27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) (Popular music) 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) (Traditional music)
Location	Taipei Arena, Taiwan (Popular music) Zhongshan Hall, Taiwan (Traditional music)
Hosted by	Harlem Yu (Popular music)
Television/Radio coverage
Network	TTV

The 26th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第26屆金曲獎) will be held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2015. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Harlem Yu and broadcast on TTV on 27 June. The award ceremony for the traditional music categories will take place at the Zhongshan Hall on 1 August.

Winners and nominees

Below is the list of nominees and winners for the popular music categories. Winners are highlighted in bold.^[1]

Vocal category – Music publishing awards

Jolin Tsai was nominated for nine Golden Melody Awards and won for Best Mandarin Album and Best Vocal Recording Album.

Song of the Year

"Island's Sunrise (Original Version Remixed)" ("島嶼天光搖滾版") – Island's Sunrise - Single (島嶼天光) – Fire EX.
- "Missing" ("尋人啟事") – Missing (尋人啟事) – Lala Hsu
- "The Rest Of Time" ("用餘生去愛") – Wake Up Dreaming (醒著做夢) – Jacky Cheung
- "Faces Of Paranoia" ("偏執面") – Faces of Paranoia (偏執面) – A-mei
- "Play" (Play 我呸) – Play (呸) – Jolin Tsai

Best Mandarin Album

Play (呸) – Jolin Tsai
- Missing (尋人啟事) – Lala Hsu
- Wake Up Dreaming (醒著做夢) – Jacky Cheung
- Rice & Shine (米·閃) – Eason Chan
- Aiyo, Not Bad (哎呦，不錯哦) – Jay Chou
- Departures (不散,不見) – Karen Mok

Best Hokkien Album

The Most Beautiful Flower (上水的花) – Xiao Huang-Chi
- Timeless Sentence (失竊千年) – Chthonic
- The Tenth Album (新寶島康樂隊第叔張) – New Formosa Band (新寶島康樂隊)
- Ye-shou (也獸) – Hsieh Ming-Yu (謝銘祐)
- Polaris (北極星) – Chan Ya-Wen (詹雅雯)

Best Hakka Album

Shan Ge Yi Tiao Lu (山歌一條路) – Ayugo Huang (黃連煜)
- Daylight (天光。日) – Huang Wei Jie (黃瑋傑)
- Curving Roads (有路彎彎) – Huang Pei Shu (黃珮舒)
- On The Road (在路項) – Misa (米莎)
- Shi Jian De Hen (時間的痕) – Sinco Chiu (邱幸儀)

Best Indigenous Album

Polynesian (玻里尼西亞) – Chalaw Pasiwali (查勞．巴西瓦里)
- Hosa (Hosa部落樂團同名專輯) – Hosa部落樂團
- Ye Sheng Boxing (野生BOXING) – Boxing樂團
- Ocean Forest (Concept Album) (海洋‧森林) – Suming
- Ima Lalu Su (Ima Lalu Su 你叫什麼名字) – Inka Mbing & Her Young Atayal Friends (雲力思與大小朋友)

Best Music Video

Shockley Huang (黄中平) - "Nebulous" (在不確定的世界裡), performed by Waa Wei (魏如萱)
- Li Bo-En (李伯恩) - "Selfie Addict feat. Amber An" (自拍 ft.安心亞), performed by Miss Ko (葛仲珊)
- Muh Chen (陳奕仁) - "Play" (Play 我呸), performed by Jolin Tsai
- Hou Chi-jan (侯季然) - "We're All Different, Yet The Same" (不一樣又怎樣), performed by Jolin Tsai
- Yung-Shing Teng (鄧勇星) - "Fleet of Time'" (匆匆), performed by Li Jian Qing (李劍青)

Vocal category – Individual awards

Best Composer

William Wei – "Wolves" (狼), performed by William Wei
- Europa Huang (黃建為) – "Missing" (尋人啟事), performed by Lala Hsu
- Li Ronghao (李榮浩) – "King of Comedy" (喜劇之王), performed by Li Ronghao
- JJ Lin – "Listen Up" (你給我聽好), performed by Eason Chan
- Chang Shilei – "Departures" (不散，不見), performed by Karen Mok

Best Lyricist

Francis Lee (李焯雄) – "Departures" (不散，不見), performed by Karen Mok
- Hush – "Missing" (尋人啟事), performed by Lala Hsu
- Wyman Wong - "King of Comedy" (喜劇之王), performed by Li Ronghao
- Lin Xi – "Listen Up" (你給我聽好), performed by Eason Chan
- Lin Xi – "It's All Good" (一切安好), performed by Karen Mok

Best Music Arranger

Buddha Jump (佛跳牆) – "Let You See" (給你看), performed by Buddha Jump
- Chen Chien Chi (陳建騏) – "Missing" (尋人啟事), performed by Lala Hsu
- Lawrence Ku (顧忠山) – "Touching Hearts" (動人心扉), performed by Shunza
- Pessi Levanto – "Forgotten Times" (被遺忘的時光), performed by Joanna Wang
- Starr Chen & Nese (陳星翰、倪子岡) – "Play" (Play 我呸), performed by Jolin Tsai

Best Album Producer

Arai Soichiro – Departures (不散，不見), released by Karen Mok
- Ayugo Huang (黃連煜) – Shan Ge Yi Tiao Lu (山歌一條路), released by Ayugo Huang
- Joanna Wang & Pessi Levanto – Midnight Cinema (午夜劇院), released by Joanna Wang
- Chen Chien Chi (陳建騏) – You Lovely Bastard (還是要相信愛情啊混蛋們), released by Waa Wei (魏如萱)
- Jay Chou – Aiyo, Not Bad (哎呦，不錯哦), released by Jay Chou

Best Single Producer

Xiao An (小安) – "Lip Reading" (唇語), performed by Jolin Tsai
- JJ Lin – "Listen Up" (你給我聽好), performed by Eason Chan
- Stefanie Sun – "Kepler" (克卜勒), performed by Stefanie Sun
- Xiao An (小安) – "Shang Liu Wan Fa" (上流玩法), performed by Eve Ai (艾怡良)
- Starr Chen (陳星翰) – "Play" (Play 我呸), performed by Jolin Tsai

Best Mandarin Male Singer

Eason Chan – Rice & Shine (米·閃)
- Jacky Cheung – Wake Up Dreaming
- Khalil Fong – Dangerous World (危險世界)
- William Wei – Journey Into the Night (有所畏)
- Yang Pei-An – Beast In the Dark (沈睡的野獸)

Best Mandarin Female Singer

A-mei – Faces of Paranoia (偏執面)
- Lala Hsu – Missing (尋人啟事)
- Waa Wei (魏如萱) – You Lovely Bastard (還是要相信愛情啊混蛋們)
- Karen Mok – Departures (不散，不見)
- A-Lin – Guilt (罪惡感)

Best Hokkien Male Singer

Xiao Huang-Chi – The Most Beautiful Flower (上水的花)
- Daniel Luo (羅時豐) – Ying Xiong Hao Han (英雄好漢)
- Henry Hsu (許富凱) – Yi Chun Zhen Xin (一寸真心)
- Hsieh Ming-Yu (謝銘祐) – Ye-shou (也獸)
- Michael Shih (施文彬) – Wen Ji Qi Wu 3 (文跡奇武③歸組害了了)

Best Hokkien Female Singer

Angie Lee (李愛綺) – Breeze (微風．城市)
- Ceng Xinmei (曾心梅) – Rainwater (雨水)
- Ara Guo (郭婷筠) – Nu Ren Dan (女人膽)
- Chan Ya-Wen (詹雅雯) – Polaris (北極星)
- May Suen (孫淑媚) – Love Me Forever If You Dare (你敢不敢)

Best Hakka Singer

Ayugo Huang (黃連煜) – Shan Ge Yi Tiao Lu (山歌一條路)
- Huang Wei Jie (黃瑋傑) - Daylight (天光。日)
- Huang Pei Shu (黃珮舒) - Curving Roads (有路彎彎)
- Misa (米莎) - On The Road (在路項)
- Sinco Chiu (邱幸儀) - Shi Jian De Hen (時間的痕)

Best Indigenous Singer

Chalaw Garu (偺荖．加麓) – Polynesian (玻里尼西亞)
- Boxing樂團 – Breeze (微風．城市)
- Suming – Rainwater (雨水)

Best Band

Buddha Jump (佛跳牆) - Let You See (給你看)
- ChthoniC (閃靈樂團） - Timeless Sentence　(失竊千年)
- Trash - Start From Zero (歸零)
- The Chairman (董事長樂團) - One World (一個世界)
- Boxing - Boxing
- Magic Power (MP魔幻力量) - Fighting for Love (戰神)

Best Group

Murmurshow (慢慢說樂團) - Murmurshow
- PiA - Ain't Life a Surprise　(生活不就是這樣)
- New Formosa Band (新寶島康樂隊) - The Tenth Album (新寶島康樂隊第叔張)
- MJ116 (頑童MJ116) - Fresh Gang
- Gentleman - Imperfect Gentleman (不完美紳士)

Best New Artist

Boxing 樂團 - Boxing
- Shi Shi (孫盛希) – Girls (Girls 孫盛希1st創作專輯)
- Adrian Fu (符致逸) - Good Morning, Hard City
- Chen Hui Ting (陳惠婷) - 21 Grams (21克)
- Wang Hui-Chu (王彙筑) - A Voyage of Vera (少女維拉)

Instrumental category – Music publishing awards

Best Album

The Flow - Eiji Kadota

Instrumental category – Individual awards

Best Album Producer

Daniel Ho - Our World in Song - An Odyssey of Musical Treasures

Best Composer

Peng Fei (彭飛) - "Night Cats" from 3rd Month

Music technical category – Individual awards

Best Album Packaging

Aaron Nieh (聶永真) - Enchantment (小湊戀歌), released by Lu Wei (盧葦)
- Joe Fang (方序中) - Faces of Paranoia (偏執面), released by A-mei
- Luo Wencen, Cai An Teng & Wu Ying Zhi (羅文岑、蔡安騰、吳芝瑩) - Faces of Paranoia (偏執面), released by A-mei
- Hsu Howza (徐昌國（五字頭耗子）) - Sweet Home Ka-Aluwan (芬芳的山谷), released by Ara Kimbo (胡德夫)
- Aaron Nieh (聶永真) - Play (呸), released by Jolin Tsai
- Li Zhong Qiang (李仲強) - Aiyo, Not Bad (USB version) (哎呦，不錯哦), released by Jay Chou

Best Vocal Recording Album Award

Play (呸)

Best Instrumental Recording Album Award

Led by The Sea Breeze (海風的牽引)

Lifetime Contribution Award

Chen Yang (陳揚)
Jody Chiang

Presenters

Presenters for the popular music categories:

Presenter(s)	Presented
Daniel Luo (羅時豐) Guo Jin-fa (郭金發) Ric Huang (荒山亮) Jacky Chen (陳建瑋)	Best Hokkien Female Singer Best Hokkien Male Singer Best Hokkien Album
A-Lin	Best Album Packaging Best Music Arranger
Khalil Fong	Best Instrumental Composer Best Composer
Faith Yang	Best Instrumental Recording Album Award Best Vocal Recording Album Award
Randy Jackson Janet Hsieh	Best Instrumental Album Producer Best Instrumental Album
Jia Jia	Best Indigenous Singer Best Indigenous Album
Hung Meng-chi	Lifetime Contribution Award for Chen Yang (陳揚)
Wang Chi-ping (王治平)	Best Hakka Singer Best Hakka Album
Mavis Fan	Best Music Video Best Band
Li Ronghao (李榮浩)	Best New Artist
Barbie Hsu Dee Hsu	Best Group Best Lyricist
Karen Mok	Song of the Year
Jay Chou (introducing) Hung Meng-chi	Lifetime Contribution Award for Jody Chiang
Sandy Lam	Best Single Producer Best Album Producer
JJ Lin	Best Mandarin Male Singer
Penny Tai	Best Mandarin Female Singer
Wang Leehom	Best Mandarin Album

Performers

Performers for the popular music category ceremony:

Artist(s)	Segment
Harlem Yu Yao Hung (洪敬堯) Jolin Tsai	金曲26
Eason Chan	八號風球
Show Luo	以舞為榮耀
Matzka The Chairman (董事長樂團) Ayugo Huang (黃連煜)	Made in Taiwan
Boxing	Best New Artist winner's performance
Sandy Lam Anthony Lun Nana Ou-Yang (歐陽娜娜)	愛與奉獻
Jay Chou	Lifetime Contribution Award introduction
Lala Hsu	唱作俱佳
A-mei	A Queen

References

↑ "第26屆流行音樂金曲獎入圍名單". Taiwan Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

External links

Golden Melody Awards by year

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.