# 29th Golden Melody Awards

The 29th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第29屆金曲獎) took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2018. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Jam Hsiao and broadcast on TTV on 23 June.

## Winners and nominees

Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories.
Vocal category – Record label awards :
| Album of the Year | Song of the Year |
| C'mon In~ – Eason Chan When I Leave Taipei – Leon Zheng The Inner Me – Lala Hsu Story Thief – A-Mei Message in a Bottle – JJ Lin The Journal – Dean Ting Cartoon Character – EggPlantEgg Mend the Dreams – Henry Hsu Shaking the Mountains and Rivers – Chen Ming-chang Kin – Chiang Yu-ta Cheers – Hsiao Huang-chi Da Ling Jiao Xia 2 – Qiu Lin Dim Night – Huang Wei-jie The Dirt Road – Ayugo Huang Hakka Girl 2017 – Caleb Hsiao Sitting Together – Paliulius Infection – Seredau Naomi – CMO Group With You – Siva9 Band | "He-R" (from He-R) – Crowd Lu "To Have, or Not to Have" (from The Great Buddha + Soundtrack) – Lin Sheng Xiang "Southbound Night Bus" (from Begin the Second Half) – Fire EX. "Guan Yin Shan" (from Home III) – Lo Ta-yu "Little Big Us" (from Message in a Bottle) – JJ Lin |
| Best Mandarin Album | Best Taiwanese Album |
| The Inner Me – Lala Hsu When I Leave Taipei – Leon Zheng C'mon In~ – Eason Chan Story Thief – A-Mei Message in a Bottle – JJ Lin The Journal – Dean Ting | Cartoon Character – EggPlantEgg Mend the Dreams – Henry Hsu Shaking the Mountains and Rivers – Chen Ming-chang Kin – Chiang Yu-ta Cheers – Hsiao Huang-chi |
| Best Hakka Album | Best Aboriginal Album |
| The Dirt Road – Ayugo Huang Da Ling Jiao Xia 2 – Qiu Lin Dim Night – Huang Wei-jie Hakka Girl 2017 – Caleb Hsiao | Naomi – CMO Group Sitting Together – Paliulius Infection – Seredau With You – Siva9 Band |
| Best Music Video | |
| "Left Behind" (from Story Thief) – Director: Lo Ging-zim "He's a Space Deris from the Doomsday Prophecy" (from Martial God Cardea) – Director: Tan Tsung-fan "Thai Cha Cha" (from All Eat Asia) – Director: Chayanop Boonprakob "The Prayer" (from The Inner Me) – Director: Bill Chia "Waves" (from Insignificant Secret) – Director: Birdy "Pseudo-Single, Yet Single" (from A-Lin) – Director: Leo Liao and Yao Kuo-chen "Yuki Onna" (from Run! Frantic Flowers!) – Director: Mo (Yamanyamo) | |
| Vocal category – Individual awards ||
| Best Composition | Best Lyrics |
| "He-R" (from He-R) – Crowd Lu (Performer: Crowd Lu) "No No" (from Martial God Cardea) – Sandee Chan and Waa Wei (Performer: Sandee Chan and Waa Wei) "The Prayer" (from The Inner Me) – Eve Ai (Performer: Lala Hsu) "Hometown" (from Still an Outlander) – Li Jianqing (Performer: Li Jianqing) "Little Big Us" (from Message in a Bottle) – JJ Lin (Performer: JJ Lin) | "Guo Yuan Chao" (from Guo Yuan Chao) – Song Dongye (Performer: Song Dongye) "To Have, or Not to Have" (from The Great Buddha + Soundtrack) – Wang Chao-hua (Performer: Lin Sheng-xiang) "He-R" (from He-R) – Crowd Lu (Performer: Crowd Lu) "Hometown" (from Still an Outlander) – Yan Bin and Jonathan Lee (Performer: Li Jianqing) "Full Name" (from Story Thief) – David Ke (Performer: A-Mei) |
| Best Music Arrangement | Producer of the Year Album |
| "Grim Reaper" (from I Have Myself) – Wen Yi-zhe (Performer: Janice Yan) "With You" (from With You) – Huang Shao-yong (Performer: Xiao Yu) "A Dancing Van Gogh" (from No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh) – Kenn C (Performer: Stefanie Sun) "Wake" (from C'mon In~) – Jerald Chan (Performer: Eason Chan) "Piao Bai" (from Tomorrow Never Ends) – Chang Shilei (Performer: Isabelle Huang) | Still an Outlander – Jonathan Lee (Performer: Li Jianqing) Hors du commun – Penny Tai (Performer: Koala Liu) C'mon In~ – Jerald Chan (Performer: Eason Chan) Message in a Bottle – JJ Lin (Performer: JJ Lin) |
| Producer of the Year Single | Best Male Mandarin Singer |
| "To Have, or Not to Have" (from The Great Buddha + Soundtrack) – Lin Sheng-xiang (Performer: Lin Sheng-xiang) "Southbound Night Bus" (from Begin the Second Half) – Fire EX. (Performer: Fire EX.) "He-R" (from He-R) – Crowd Lu (Performer: Crowd Lu) "A Dancing Van Gogh" (from No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh) – Kenn C, Stefanie Sun (Performer: Stefanie Sun) "Mybong" (from Longhumen) – Poetek (Performer: Poetek, Julia Wu) | C'mon In~ – Eason Chan With You – Xiao Yu Will You Remember – Nicky Lee Message in a Bottle – JJ Lin How – Haor |
| Best Female Mandarin Singer | Best Male Taiwanese Singer |
| The Inner Me – Lala Hsu O_Love – Amuyi Little Outerspace – Faye Story Thief – A-Mei When I Look Back – Julia Peng | Cheers – Hsiao Huang-chi I Do Your Patrons – Weng Li-you The Phonograph of Life, Drama Soundtracks Collection 2 – Ric Jan Mend the Dreams – Henry Hsu Still Loving You – Tsai Chia-lin |
| Best Female Taiwanese Singer | Best Hakka Singer |
| Elly Love You – Elly Chang Bo Li Xin – Lin Chiao-an Deng Tian Guang – Angel Chu Look Up – Hanya Chang True Happiness Indeed – Gigi Wu | Da Ling Jiao Xia 2 – Qiu Lin Dim Night – Huang Wei-jie The Dirt Road – Ayugo Huang Hakka Girl 2017 – Caleb Hsiao |
| Best Aboriginal Singer | Best Band |
| Infection – Seredau Sitting Together – Paliulius La mathuaw maqitan apiakuzan – Magaitan Lhkatafat | The Offering – The Chairman Begin the Second Half – Fire EX. Dear – Sweet John Cartoon Character – EggPlantEgg Be Well World – LEO37+SOSS I'm Not a Superman – Mr. Loud Who Chance |
| Best Vocal Group | Best New Artist |
| Big Thing – MJ116 OwO – Yeemao Loneliness, Sadness and a Thank You – Astro Bunny In Search of Happiness – Crispy Chang and Lee – Chang and Lee | Cartoon Character – EggPlantEgg When I Leave Taipei – Leon Zheng J.Sheon – J.Sheon Stay Sober – Jerry Li I Have Myself – Janice Yan We Are All Lonely Souls – Paige Su The Journal – Dean Ting |
| Special Contribution Award ||
| Su Rui Joy Kuo ||
| Jury Award ||