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" (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 Sina.com 罗志祥击败五月天获金曲奖最受欢迎男歌手 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-07
Most Popular Female Artist/Group (Popular vote) Jolin Tsai
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