25th Golden Melody Awards

The 25th Golden Melody Awards () were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2014. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was broadcast on TTV on 28 June and was hosted by Harlem Yu.

Winners and nominees

Below is the list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

Popular music categories

Song of the Year

• Hill (山丘) – Hill (山丘) – Jonathan Lee
• Battle Array Song (入陣曲) – The Best of 1999-2013 (步步自選作品輯) – Mayday
• Gypsy In Memory (流浪者之歌) – Songs of Transience (時間的歌) – Cheer Chen
• This Is Because We Feel Pain (這是因為我們能感到疼痛) – This Is Because We Feel Pain (這是因為我們能感到疼痛) – Tizzy Bac
• Sister (姐姐) – Sister (跳針舞曲2013) – Jeannie Hsieh

Best Mandarin Album

• I am Ayal Komod (我是海雅谷慕) – Chang Chen-yue
• Model (模特) – Li Ronghao (李榮浩)
• Classic (拾光) – Li Jian (李健)
• Recreate (你所不知道的杜振熙之內部整修) – Soft Lipa (杜振熙/蛋堡)
• Jianghu (江湖) – Wakin Chau

Best Taiwanese Album

• Sam Tsap Thong (30 出頭) – Chen Jian Wei (陳建瑋)

Best Hakka Album

• Heart Land – Yachun Asta Tzeng (曾雅君)

Best Aboriginal Album

• To & From the Heart (歌，飛過群山) –

Best Female Mandarin Singer

• Penny Tai – Unexpected (純屬意外)
• Faith Yang – Zero
• Denise Ho – Coexistence (共存)
• Tanya Chua – Angel & Devil (天使與魔鬼的對話)
• JiaJia (紀家盈/家家) – Alone The Way (為你的寂寞唱歌)

Best Male Mandarin Singer

• JJ Lin – Stories Untold
• Li Ronghao (李榮浩) – Model (模特)
• Chang Chen-yue – I am Ayal Komod (我是海雅谷慕)
• Soft Lipa (杜振熙/蛋堡) – Recreate (你所不知道的杜振熙之內部整修)
• Wakin Chau – Jianghu (江湖)

Best Male Taiwanese Singer

• Chen Jian Wei (陳建瑋) – Sam tsap thong (30出頭)

Best Female Taiwanese Singer

• Huang Yee-ling (黃乙玲) – By Your Side (惦在你身邊)

Best Hakka Singer

• Yachun Asta Tzeng (曾雅君) – Heart Land

Best Aboriginal Singer

• Anu Kaliting Sadiponga (阿努．卡力亭．沙力朋安) – cepo’混濁了

Best Band

• Mixer (麋先生) – Circus Movement (馬戲團運動)
• ChthoniC (閃靈樂團) - Bu Tik　(武德)
• The Chairman (董事長樂團) - One Life (一條命)
• Fire EX. (滅火器) - Goodbye You!th
• Tizzy Bac - Fragile Objects (易碎物)
• Sodagreen (蘇打綠) - Autumn: Stories (秋：故事)
• Funky Brothers (放客兄弟) - Funky Brothers

Best New Artist

• Li Ronghao (李榮浩) – Model (模特)
• Jacky Chen (陳建瑋) - Sam Ts'ap Tho'ng (30 出頭)
• Simhanada (師子吼) - 1/84000
• Funky Brothers (放客兄弟) - Funky Brothers
• Xiao Ren (小人) - Kiddo Kingdom (小人國)
• Koala Liu (劉思涵) - Embrace (擁抱你)

Best Group

• Light Engine (光引擎) – Scenes Along the Way (沿途風景)

Producer of the Year (Album)

• Penny Tai – Embrace You (擁抱你), released by Koala Liu (劉思涵)

Producer of the Year (Single)

• Jeffrey Kung (孔令奇), Derek Nakamoto – Old School (老派戀情), released by Jeffrey Kung (孔令奇)

Best Lyrics

• Jonathan Lee – Hill (山丘), sung by Jonathan Lee

Best Composition

• Debbie Hsiao (蕭賀碩) – Musicians, sung by Shuo & Cool Humor
• Chang Chen-yue – Missed Call (未接來電), sung by Faith Yang
• Tizzy Bac – This Is Because We Feel Pain (這是因為我們能感到疼痛), sung by Tizzy Bac
• Jonathan Lee – Hill (山丘), sung by Jonathan Lee
• Suming (舒米恩) – In a Rush (很趕), sung by Suming
• Penny Tai – Fortunate One (僥倖者), sung by Koala Liu (劉思涵)

Best Arrangement

• Zhao Zhao (趙兆) – Wind in the Rye (風吹麥浪), for Li Jian (李健)

Best Instrumental Album

• Tseng Tseng Yi (曾增譯) – Symbiosis (曾增譯共聲体三重奏)

Producer of the Year (Instrumental)

• Lu Sheng Wen (呂聖斐) and Dong Shun Wen (董舜文) – 4, released by Timeless Fusion Party (無限融合樂團)

Best Instrumental Composition

• Tseng Tseng Yi (曾增譯) – Symbiosis (大稻晚霞)
• Tommy Fish (余昶賢) – Sunset On an Old City (共聲体)
• Gu Zhongshan (顧忠山) – The Insigator (起哄者)
• Ricky Ho (何國杰) – Abundance of Life (生命。樂章)
• Baobu Badulu (保卜) – Signal Fire (狼煙)

Best Music Video

• Nan-hong Ho (何男宏) - Gypsy in Memory (流浪者之歌), sung by Cheer Chen

Best Album Design

• Yung-Chen Nieh (聶永真) - Hill (山丘), released by Jonathan Lee

Lifetime Contribution Award

• Peng Kuo-hua (彭國華)

Performers

Performers for the popular music category ceremony:

Presenters

Presenters for the popular music categories:

References

External links

• Official Website
• Official YouTube Channel