Crowd Lu = Adorable
So I was going to put up the nominations the day before the ceremony to refresh everyone’s memory before the awards were announced, but then I forgot myself because I’ve been busy. But I’m still not too late to put up the winners list, so check it out and see if you agree or not.
The big winners were Jay Chou and Crowd Lu, the former with three wins and the latter with two. I don’t know how Jay Chou ended up with Best Male Mandarin Artist, but I’m really happy Crowd Lu got best newcomer and best composer!
Song of the Year:
“Hold You Tightly” from Hold You Tightly, Jody Chiang
“The Next Dawn” from The Next Dawn, Claire Guo
“100 Ways of Living” from 100 Ways of Living, Crowd Lu
“You’re Not Truly Happy from Poetry of the Day After, Mayday
“South of the Border, from the Cape No. 7 Soundtrack, Van Fan
“Fragrant Rice (稻香),” from Capricorn, Jay Chou
Best Male Mandarin Artist
Eason Chan, Don’t Wanna Let Go
Ricky Hsiao, I’m Ricky Hsiao
Leehom Wang, Heart Beat
Khalil Fong, Orange Moon
Jay Chou, Capricorn
Best Female Mandarin Artist
Sandee Chen, If One Thing Is Most Important
Tsai Chin, No Regrets
Fish Leong, Today is Valentine’s Day
A-Lin, Natural-Born Songstress
Tanya Chua, My Space
Best Band
Natural Q, Breakthrough
30 Band, Horse-Faced Sailor’s Summer
Mayday, Poetry of the Day After
The Chairmen, Spent All His Money
The Hohak Band, Rice and Love
Best Performing Group
Da Mouth, Wanka
Y2J, Living for You
NyLas, /’nailes/
Nanwan Sisters, Nanwan Sisters Self-titled Album
Best Newcomer Performance
(Joanna Wang didn’t perform…I think she’s preparing for her Beijing concert)
Best Newcomer
Rachel Liang, Love’s Poetry
Crowd Lu, 100 Ways of Living
Hsiao Hung Jen, Hsiao Hung Jen Self-titled Album
Joanna Wang, Start from Here
Jam Hsiao, Jam Hsiao Self-Titled Album
Yoga Lin, Mystery
Album of the Year
If One Thing Is Important, Sandee Chan
Don’t Want to Let Go, Eason Chan
100 Ways of Living , Crowd Lu
We All Lay Down in the End, Stanley Huang
Capricorn, Jay Chou
Best Music Video
“Wind (风),” Good Man?! Abin, Abin
“The Happiest Thing (最幸褔的事),” Love’s Poetry, Rachel Liang
“Love’s Miracle Cure (爱情灵药),” ELASTIC ROCK, Josie Ho
“Spacebomb (太空弹),” Spacebomb, Wu Bai
“Black and White (黑白),” Orange Moon, Khalil Fong
“Morbid (病态),” Mystery, Yoga Lin
“Mr. Magic (魔术先生),” Capricorn, Cowboy Jay Chou
Best Composer
Crowd Lu, “100 Ways of Living (100种生活),” 100 Ways of Living
Khalil Fong, “Singalong Song,” Orange Moon
Jay Chou, “Fragrant Rice (稻香),” Capricorn
Li Quan, “Gaze (眼色),” Mystery
Chen Jiannian, “Memories of the Ancients (烙印祖灵),” Nanwan Sisters Self-Titled Album
Best Lyrics
Wu Yuxuan, “In the Trollycar (电车内面),” Hold You Tightly
Ashin, “The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart (我心中尚未崩坏的地方),” Poetry of the Day After
Ashin, “Like Smoke (如烟),” Poetry of the Day After
Yan Yunnong, “South of the Border (国境之南),” Soundtrack from Cape No. 7
Jay Chou, “Fragrant Rice (稻香),” Capricorn
Best Arrangement
Zhong Chenghu, Chen Bozhou, Crowd Lu, “Good Morning, Beautiful Dawn! (早安，晨之美),” 100 Ways of Living
Wang Leehom, “No Reason to Pay Attention to You (我完全没有任何理由理你),” Heart Beat
Martin Tan, “As Love Begins to Mend,” Start from Here
Khalil Fong, “Singalong Song,” Orange Moon
Zhong Xingming, “Mr. Magic (魔术先生),” Capricorn
Best Produced Album
Chen Zihong, Judy Chiang, Hold You Tightly (甲你揽牢牢)
Sandee Chan, If One Thing Is Important (如果有一件事是重要的)
Stanley Huang, Jae Chong, We All Lay Down in the End (最后只好躺下来)
Jay Chou, Capricorn (魔杰座)
Purdur, Nanwan Sisters Self-Titled Album (南王姐妹花同名专辑)
Best Produced Single
Lu Shenfei, “South of the Border (国境之南),” Soundtrack of Cape No. 7
Lin Qiang, “Bosom (交心),” CABACA
Huang Yunling, “Hope for Love (对爱渴望)” Aska Yang’s Dove
Wang Zhiping, Guo Wenzhong “Gaze (眼色),” Mystery
Lin Shengyang, “Drying the Fields (晒谷场),” Sweet Burden – Wu Sheng’s Poems and Songs
Nomination List Credit to OneDayinMay.net, and winners list credit to NJ
Sorry, I am really too lazy to post pics, click here to visit Sohu’s site for the awards to see what else went on.
Article from Yahoo:
By MIN LEE,AP Entertainment Writer AP – Sunday, June 28
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese R&B sensation Jay Chou and Hong Kong’s Eason Chan swept the top awards at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Grammys on Saturday, as organizers paid tribute to late American pop legend Michael Jackson with a round of applause.
But newcomer Crowd Lu _ sporting a bowl-style haircut, large black-framed glasses and an outfit with prison stripes _ stole the show with his nerdy and frantic demeanor, stuttering through his acceptance speeches for best newcomer and best composer on his debut album, and uttering random musings like “I’m on TV, yeah!” and “remember to eat breakfast.”
Chou won best male singer for his 2008 album “Magic Jay Station,” as well as song of the year and best music video at Taiwan’s 20th Golden Melody Awards, while Chan clinched Mandarin album of the year for “Don’t Want to Let Go.”
But Chou, the 30-year-old Taiwanese pop star, didn’t show up for the awards ceremony and instead sent collaborator Gary Yang to collect his trophies. “Jay wanted me to say that it’s very cool that besides his music, his video work is also honored,” Yang said.
Chan, who lost to Chou in the best male singer category, appeared surprised that he had won best album. He said he felt honored to receive the prize from “my idol,” referring to presenter Jacky Cheung, one of the biggest names in Chinese pop, as his fans chanted “Eason” repeatedly.
Organizers also paid tribute to Jackson _ who died Thursday in Los Angeles, Calif. _ with host Tao Ching-ying asking the audience to give him a round of applause. “I believe many of the singers attending today’s ceremony were influenced by him,” she said.
Taiwan’s Sandee Chan, who started her career as a composer, clinched best female singer for the album “If There Is One Thing That’s Important.”
“I don’t think I’m someone with a naturally gifted voice or someone who knows how to sing very well, but I spent a lot of time trying to do a good job at singing,” she said.
Cheung sang his 1993 hit “Farewell Kiss,” which was voted by fans as the most popular song to compete in the first 10 Golden Melody Awards ceremonies.
South Korea’s Super Junior drew wild shrieks at the 15,000-capacity Taipei Arena with their fast-paced hit songs “It’s You” and “Sorry, Sorry.” The 13-member boy band donned white suits with black dress shirts and danced in unison.
Taiwan’s Ouyang Fei Fei _ known for her Tina Turner-like disheveled hairdo and successful Japanese recording career _ and veteran Hong Kong singing trio Grasshopper also performed.
Honoring the island’s linguistic and racial diversity, organizers also gave away prizes to singers in the Taiwanese, Hakka and indigenous dialects.
Aboriginal singers added color to the awards ceremony by appearing in their native dress _ painted face, wooden bead necklaces and feathered hats _ and performing the now-famous Ami tribe number “Jubilant Drinking Song.” The song is the source of the distinctive background vocals in the hit 1994 Enigma song “Return to Innocence.”
Puyuma tribe composer Purdur crossed over and won best pop producer for the album “Nanwang Sisters.”
The special achievement prize went to Rock Records’ Sam Duann. The founder of one of Chinese pop’s most respected labels held aloft a yellow banner that said “Long Live Music.”
The jury prize was awarded to a compilation of covers of songs by famed Taiwanese folk singer Li Shuang-ze, while popular Taiwanese rock group Mayday was named best band.
Tags: Crowd Lu, Eason Chan, Jay Chou, Li Qiang, Martin Tan, Nanwan Sisters, Purdur, Sandee Chen, Wu Yuxuan
June 27, 2009 at 11:01 pm
It’s so awesome that the great talent that is crowd lu has recieved recognition. Lu and Khalil Fong are both so creative and enjoyable, although it’s a shame that Fong missed out on awards.
new(ish) artists all the way!!!
June 27, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Crowd’s outfit made me smile. He’s so fun!
I agree that it’s a shame Khalil didn’t win anything. I thought the MV for “Hei Bai” was much simpler than the one for Jay’s “Mo Shu Xian Sheng,” but more meaningful and very sweet, plus the song was excellent. Hsiao Hung Jen also had really good songs. A lot of talented people with good albums missed out this year.
June 27, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I thought it was unfair that Jay Chou won so many awards. His newest album isn’t even that great compared to his other ones, and there are definitely more deserving ones….I didn’t even like Fragrant RIce that much.
June 27, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Jay Chou had eight nominations which was ridiculous. He slowly became one of my favorite cpop artists but the Capricorn album was craptacular.
I did really like fragrant rice, but there were much better songs out there. I liked Hsiao Hung Jen’s album too.
Eh, there’s always something to complain about with awards, so whatever. At least Crowd won!
I wish I could find a vid of Crowd’s acceptance speech! He was supposed to be really random and dorky in that. I also want to find Jacky Cheung singing kiss goodbye.
June 28, 2009 at 12:09 am
Crowd didn’t jump into a water fountain like Jay did the first time he was in GMA, did he? I really want to see his acceptance speech now! Crowd is so random.
I wish Jay had won best singer when he actually released a good album. I still have hope in him, but he wasn’t deserving this year.
June 28, 2009 at 12:22 am
I think Jay will be fine in the music department once he stops doing his film and television activities. He’s not balancing it very well at the moment, but I admire him for thinking big, and always wanting to try bring something new to C-entertainment.
Crowd said some random stuff like “Eat Breakfast” lol, which is very good advice imo.
I added an English article from yahoo that summed it all up. I really want to hear the medley of old Taiwanese songs that Ouyang Feifei sang too. I love medleys. Gah…they need to put more vids on youtube that are of decent quality.
June 28, 2009 at 12:31 am
Stupid Europeans plagiarizing Amis people. *Cough!* I see they used the same weird translations I saw earlier on Yahoo.
Crowd’s always saying something about eating breakfast, LOL! That seriously comes up a lot because of “早安，晨之美.”
June 28, 2009 at 12:35 am
Good point. MLTR remade Kiss Goodbye. Well, the former is European. Why does no one have Crowd being random on youtube??? Such fail.
June 28, 2009 at 12:39 am
Actually, I meant Enigma making “Return to Innocence.” They didn’t credit the singers and the Amis tribe sued them. But the MLTR version of “Wen Bie” led to Liu Fang’s English version, which was weird. ><
June 28, 2009 at 12:43 am
@Cfensi – go on Baidu.com and search “第20届金曲奖流行音乐颁奖典”you get to watch the whole thing, only its in parts. so far its been kinda bland, except the SuJu + Ariel Lin part.
June 28, 2009 at 12:43 am
Oh I knew who you were referring to, but I meant here’s another example of Europeans were copying other Asian singers related to the awards.
But I did not know Enigma actually plagiarized. I thought they just sampled it legally! Wow, I hope the Amis tribe got a large settlement.
June 28, 2009 at 12:47 am
I think Yahoo’s article is a bit skewed for not mentioning this, but Enigma used a recording taken by an anthropologist and they didn’t really know where it came from. I’m not sure how much money was involved in the settlement. I think most people think it’s an Indian, because that’s what I’d think if I weren’t familiar with the Amis chanting.
June 28, 2009 at 12:55 am
this is semi-random…but what about the Leehom songs that used recordings of various Chinese tribes? Were those legal?
June 28, 2009 at 12:56 am
Yeah, Yahoo, or rather AP is one of the most skewed sources.
@chinkirox
Oh thanks. Well, the awards don’t really have that many pop singers. I guess this is why no one’s jumping on the chance to put more of it on youtube. The only decent quality vid I found was the newcomer performance one.
June 28, 2009 at 1:18 am
@idarklight: I’m not sure, but I think LeeHom would have credited the singers. Of course, you’d have to look in the lyrics book to be sure, but I think LeeHom would show respect to those people. He traveled looking for inspiration, so he surely felt closer to those tribes than the folks from Enigma felt to their disembodied recording. I know for sure, though, that A-Yue gave credits for the tribal singing in “小星星,” but he’s Amis himself.
June 28, 2009 at 3:51 am
Nice blog! I’m a first time poster but I’ve followed this site for awhile now. Anyway, I just wanted to say how sad I am that Khalil didn’t win anything… To be frank, Jay Chou’s newest album was not deserving of any nominations at all, whereas Khalil’s album was refreshing and had a great cohesive theme without sounding repetitive. Very well-thought out and wonderfully arranged. I used to sort of like Jay’s music, mainly a few of his compositions, NOT his singing voice, but his stuff has really gone downhill lately… Hah sorry, I’m just a huge Khalil Fong fan. I’m liking Crowd’s (or..er..Vitas’s?) album though, so I’m glad he did well.
June 28, 2009 at 7:56 am
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June 28, 2009 at 9:26 am
I think its rather unfair that the Golden Melody Awards are based on votes and not really on the quality of the music and all. What’s the point of having the awards if you can just vote for them, its almost the same as buying the award. And what’s the point of having judges too? Just to start the ball rolling by just choosing the normal few good singers to be the nominees and let the fans do the rest?
June 28, 2009 at 3:14 pm
@someone: I don’t think the votes are everything in GMA. I’m not sure how much they factor in, but as I recall, Crowd was way behind Jam on the polls for best new singer. I have no idea how they actually decide this stuff.
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June 28, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Aw, Fish Leong didn’t win. =[
*mopes*
T _ T
June 28, 2009 at 10:23 pm
does anyone know where i can watch or download the award ceremony?
sounds great
June 28, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Ugh, Jay Chou? And for Capricorn? I’m not a fan of his in any circumstance, but that album just… no. The only song worth listening to on that album was Fragrant Rice; it did not deserve those kinds of accolades. I don’t care what else he’s doing – if he doesn’t have the a batch quality songs to put together in an album, he shouldn’t release one. His star is big enough that it’s not like he can’t make those decisions himself.
Crowd is so dorky, haha… But I have to say, I’m disappointed that Jam didn’t win best newcomer – I love his range in musical style. Whenever I listen to Crowd, I get a sense of deja vu ’cause his style reminds me of folksy, laid-back Sodagreen (or Jason Mraz, if we’re not talkin’ just C/T-Pop), but his first album is rather more musically repetitive than theirs, much less Jam’s.
Also disappointed that Khalil got shut out, along with Ashin not winning best lyrics, though that’s kinda bias on my part. Happy to see Eason Chan win best album, though. Mayday totally should’ve nabbed Song of the Year.
June 29, 2009 at 4:39 am
@Nepheliad I feel like I’m going to regret asking this, but I respect your opinion on music a lot, so I will anyway. Why aren’t you a fan of Jay in any circumstance?I can see how it’d be annoying to see him win this year when obviously his heart wasn’t even fully in his music, but before?
It’s hard to compare Jam and Crowd really. And Jam had songs from a host of composing talents on his album.
June 29, 2009 at 7:22 am
AWWW Disappointing results…Really!
It should have been Khalil Fong with Orange Moon not Jay Chou especially with “Capricorn.” According to me, this is such a credibility plunge for GMA.
Thanks. I visit your blog a lot!
July 1, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Haha, I’ve nothing severe to say – it’s mostly that I don’t particularly care for his voice. To me, sounds too wispy and soft (even weak and sometimes lacking in emotion in his more dramatic songs) for a lot of his songs, especially when he’s singing in his upper registers… And he’s been doubling back on song styles, but with a discography as large as his, I don’t really hold that against him. I do listen to his songs some, because I like some of the composing, but find myself preferring the instrumentals to his vocals. That, plus I haven’t noticed an improvement in vocals, nor that much of one in composition, though I guess that plateauing isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He just seems a little overrated to me, in that he’s got talent, but I don’t see him as having that much more talent than some of the other stars around. That bias, admittedly, makes me a little unfair in my judgment, but even without it, the other points would keep me from liking him very much. To clarify, though, I don’t dislike him or his songs, and even like a few of his songs – I just don’t like his discography as a whole enough to be a fan. I like him much better as a composer than a singer, to be honest, and I think I’d like him more if he’d compose more songs more suited for his vocal tone and range. His high notes kinda ruined some of his songs for me.
I definitely agree that it’s hard to compare Jam and Crowd; they’re pretty different in everything from style to personality (which makes me want to complain about the lack of categorization in C-Pop awards, but I digress). However, I don’t see Jam getting those other composers as a that much of a knock on him, because it showed how versatile his voice is. Crowd comes off as simply pleasant, but all of his songs run into one another like a one-trick pony, to use an exaggerated idiom. Not to say I don’t like Crowd – I’m actually more likely to listen to his songs because I like that style. It’s just that self-composing is admirable, but not as much so if all the songs rely on similar, simple chord progressions. For that reason, I feel like Jam shows more potential at the moment, though I’d love to see Crowd tackle something a bit more outside his box.
July 1, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Ah, yeah, his weak point is definitely his voice, but I can’t begrudge songwriters the chance to sing their own songs.
And I must admit, I don’t like Jay just as an cpop artist, so I don’t judge him purely based on that. I like his ability to plan, and be innovative. His insight into the entertainment and his willingness to do something about it is quite remarkable.
July 5, 2009 at 4:34 am
the sight of crowd lu make ya turns off completely, speaking of his songs..sorry i don’t see any “talent” in them, IMO.