23rd Golden Melody Awards

The 23rd Golden Melody Awards were held on 13 June 2012 at Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The awards ceremony gave musical awards to musicians and songs in languages such as Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakka.

Winners
Below is a full list of winners and nominees

Note:Bold indicates winner of that category.

Song of the Year

 * Perfect landing "put me into your (ten years behind the creation of the essence of film and television theme songs on the album)" ╱ barefoot is not hot enough
 * Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
 * So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
 * In those years, "those years, we were chasing girls" ╱ Sony Music Taiwan

Best Mandarin Album

 * Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
 * Wonderful Life (paperback edition) ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * MY LOVE ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Where God is not allowed to cry ╱ Asian music
 * When it comes to love God ╱ Asian music
 * People ╱ Kung Fu Entertainment

Best Taiwanese Album

 * Island travel ╱ chaos sound production
 * Musical culture forever ╱ artery
 * Crescent moon ╱ universe Television
 * Rolling Stone music seasons ╱
 * Warner Music will miss scared ╱

Best Hakka Album

 * Liang Liang ╱ who better to create different musical life
 * Wo Long ╱ Mountain Dog Big Band
 * Lan took ╱ Rising Sun Culture
 * ButterfLife ╱ Wade Culture

Best Indigenous Album

 * Beautiful day ╱ Harvest Publishing
 * Ina childhood ╱ Amis ga Wataru Orchestra
 * My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
 * Listen to the sound ╱ Harley-woman musical
 * BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) - Nanwang sisters with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture

Best Music Video

 * Imperial "Takasago Army" ╱ red group play, Ltd. Chong (Director: Zhuang Zhiwen)
 * Lonely mad "So grow up" ╱ Yashen Music (Director: Bier Jia)
 * My Love "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH Music (Director: Bier Jia)
 * Bird's Nest "What troubles you" ╱ Universal Music (Director: Zhuowei Chi)
 * Old Love Song "Rangers Diary Episode home in Arctic Village" ╱ Rolling Stones Music (Director: Zhou Getai)

Best Composition

 * Mayday Masa╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
 * Jiaoan Pu ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Xie chords ╱ So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Khalil ╱ lonely patient "? "╱ Universal Music
 * Tanya ╱ Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music

Best Lyrics

 * Mayday Ashin ╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
 * Li Gedi ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Osamu ╱ long shot, "so what" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Takeo ╱ Abba milkfish 'thoughts will be scared "╱ Warner Music
 * GE greatly ╱ comes love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Jonathan Lee ╱ pregnant Pearl "primary" ╱ Universal Music

Best Music Arrangement

 * Mayday Masa ╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
 * Fan Zhezhong ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Xu Qianxiu ╱ meteorite "is not allowed to cry occasions" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Tanya, Doug Petty, Charlton Pettus, Brian Allen, Jamie Wollam ╱ Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
 * Jay ╱ sailors afraid of the water, "exclamation point (Deluxe Edition)" ╱ JVR Music

Producer of the Year, Album

 * Mayday ╱ Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
 * Peggy Hsu ╱ ╱ bend fantasy boutiques music
 * Chen Jian Qi ╱ ╱ Asian occasions are not allowed to cry God Music
 * Tanya ╱ ╱ Asia God comes to love music
 * Large Joanna Wang ╱ ╱ adventure Boniface Sony Music Taiwan

Producer of the Year, Single

 * Lu Zhen Huang, Guo Wenzong ╱ want freedom "Wonderful Life (paperback edition)" ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Wang Zhiping ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * He official ingots, Xie chords ╱ So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Yashen music
 * Edward Chan, Charles Lee, Khalil ╱ lonely patient "? "╱ Universal Music
 * Xue Zhongming ╱ those years "in those years, we were chasing girls" ╱ Sony Music Taiwan

Best Mandarin Male Singer

 * Luan Xiang ╱ put me into your (ten years behind the creation of the essence of film and television theme songs on the album) ╱ barefoot is not hot
 * Yoga Lin ╱ Wonderful Life (paperback edition) ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Eason ╱? ╱ Universal Music
 * Jay ╱ exclamation point (Deluxe Edition) ╱ JVR Music
 * Hsiao Rhapsody ╱ ╱ Warner Music

Best Taiwanese Male Singer

 * Michael Shih ╱ ╱ island travel chaos sound production
 * Barren bright ╱ ╱ artery musical culture forever
 * Chris Hung ╱ ╱ Walt beautiful love song music
 * Yen Yung-neng ╱ ╱ Takao Run
 * Hsiao Huang-chi thoughts will surprise ╱ ╱ Warner Music

Best Mandarin Female Singer

 * A-Lin ╱ We Will Be Beter ╱ Avex we will be better
 * Stefanie ╱ It's Time ╱ wonderful music
 * Hebe Tien ╱ MY LOVE ╱ RHINOTECH music
 * Waa Wei ╱ The occasion which is not allowed to cry ╱ Asian occasions are not allowed to cry God Music
 * Mei ╱ Are You Looking At Me (You And Me Commemorate Edition) ╱ Gold Typhoon
 * Tanya Chua ╱ Speaking of Love ╱ Asia God comes to love music

Best Taiwanese Female Singer

 * Shirley Maya ╱ ╱ you can not live without music Walter
 * Xie Jin Yan crescent moon ╱ ╱ universe Television
 * Li Yasuo ╱ ╱ seasons Rolling Stones music
 * Zhan Yawen ╱ ╱ Yawen Shan Bo Ying-tai music studio
 * Jennifer Love Lee (Chia) ╱ ╱ beautiful woman who say infinite music

Best Hakka Singer

 * Stuff (Tangyun Huan) ╱ happiness DNA ╱ Wo wide entertainment
 * Shangguan Ganoderma ╱ ╱ who hit pretty good as life pretty different music studio
 * Luo Sirong took ╱ ╱ embrace cultural Rising Sun

Best Aboriginal Singer

 * Pull Wei Shi ╱ Lao beautiful day outside ╱ ╱ Harvest Publishing
 * Ilid Kaolo ╱ My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
 * Less Ni Yao ╱ Le minutes long points ╱ Harley listen to the sound of music - women
 * By Bai Weiji ╱ interpretation of music released

Best Band

 * Mayday ╱ Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
 * Tizzy Bac telltale heart ╱ ╱ musical bent
 * Pretenders pretenders ╱ ╱ Seed Music
 * Mary See the Future ╱ Yes, I Am ╱ map International Multimedia
 * Soda Green ╱ ╱ what you worry Universal Music

Best Group

 * Kitahara Bobcats ╱ ╱ happy tribe sing new music
 * Free play free play ╱ ╱ Universal Music Soundtrack
 * New Taiwan Taiwan Kang Kang band ╱ new band "eight" foot open open ╱ Rolling Stones music
 * Nanwang sisters ╱ BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) - Nanwang sisters and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture

Best New Artist

 * Wu Nanying ╱ Wu Nanying "I just Wu Nanying" ╱ nothing more than cultural
 * Girl and Robot ╱ Miss November ╱ Yashen music
 * A-fu ╱ That's How It Is ╱ Forward Music
 * Ilid Kaolo ╱ My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
 * Li Jia Wei ╱ Warner Music

Best Instrumental Album

 * Tsunami TSUNAMI ╱ Samoa international supplier to the Japanese
 * Forgotten Time ╱ stone
 * Rolling Ashin soundtrack soundtrack ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
 * . Seediq Bale ╱ Forward Music
 * Reflectors ╱ Li Xinyun music studio

Producer of the Year, Instrumental

 * Chung, Baby ╱ ╱ stone Forgotten Time
 * Wang Xiwen ╱ roll bar Oshin soundtrack soundtrack ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
 * Chung's, Ken Ohtake ╱ Ken Ohtake & Friends (Ken Ohtake and friends) I Must Have Been There (deja far) ╱ Trees Music
 * He Guojie ╱ ╱ Seediq Bale ‧ Forward Music
 * Li Xinyun ╱ ╱ Li Xinyun music studio reflectors

Best Instrumental Composition

 * Chung, Baby ╱ who stole the Time "Forgotten Time" ╱ stone
 * Wang Xiwen ╱ boy roll bar "roll bar Oshin soundtrack soundtrack" ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
 * He Guojie ╱ encounter Rainbow Bridge "Seediq ‧ Bale" ╱ Forward Music
 * Hou Yongguang ╱ soul space "reflector" ╱ Li Xinyun music studio
 * Hou Yongguang ╱ sad without injury traveler "reflector" ╱ Li Xinyun music studio

Best Album Packaging

 * Xiaoqing Yang (Xiaoqing Yang studio) ╱ After 75 Years ╱ Seed Music
 * Forest of B ╱ 4-6 pm ╱ Yashen music
 * Jia Wei Lai flattered ╱ ╱ Decca Records
 * Xiaoqing Yang (Xiaoqing Yang studio) ╱ BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) Nanwang sisters with the *National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture
 * Wei seed ╱ Ken Ohtake & Friends (Ken Ohtake and friends) I Must Have Been There (deja far) ╱ Trees Music
 * Mori Chen Shou Chen (keep working iso) ╱ exclamation point (Limited USB Edition) ╱ JVR Music
 * Nie Yong really ╱ you look at me (Pre hide Edition) ╱ Gold Typhoon

Special Contributions Award

 * Wen Hsia