18th Golden Melody Awards

The 18th Golden Melody Awards 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.

Nominees and winners

Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Vocal category – Record label awards

Song of the Year

"Marry Me Today" – David Tao feat. Jolin Tsai

* "Planting Trees" – Lin Sheng Xiang
* "Faraway" – Jay Chou
* "Same World" – Karen Mok
* "Baby " – Deserts Chang
* "Little Love Song" –- 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"

* Jay Chou – "Popular Imitation"
* Fish Wang – "The Man Who Makes Words"
* Chen Pei-fu – "Happiness"
* Tsao Jui-yuan – "Pure Love"
* Chou Ko-tai – "Commitment" -

Best Composition

Wu Tsing-fong – "Little Love Song"

* Lin Sheng-xiang – "Planting Trees"
* Deserts Chang – "Baby
* Li Tai-hsiang – "Mountain and Farmland"
* David Tao – "Marry Me Today"
* Kenji Wu – "A General Order"

Best Lyrics

Zhong Yong-feng – "Planting Trees"

* Vincent Fang – "Chrysanthemum Terrace"
* Wu Yu-hsuan – "Grandpa's Bed"
* Lin Xi – "Same World"
* Deserts Chang – "Baby "
* Wu Tsing-fong – "Little Love Song"

Best Music Arrangement

Chen Zhu-hui – "The Man Who Makes Words"

* Yao Hung – "Fearless"
* Wayne Wang – "Lost"
* Li Yu-huan – "Savage Night "
* Sodagreen – "Little Love Song"

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"

* Chu Chien-hui, Hai Er – "The Descendants of Yandi and Huangdi Emperors"
* Adia – "Dancing Diva"

Best Mandarin Male Singer

Nicky Lee

Best Taiwanese Male Singer

Michael Shih

* Yuan Xiao-di
* Cheng Gin-yi
* Chen Ming-chang
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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

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'''