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.
Jolin Tsai won three Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Female Singer, Most Popular Female Artist/Group (popular vote), and Best Song of the Year at the 18th Golden Meody Awards.
19th Golden Melody Awards
Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories and 23 popular music categories were selected by a panel of 33 judges after four rounds of jury meetings. Initially, there were 10,632 submissions from 185 companies in the music industry, making it the largest submission pool in the Awards' history.
Jay Chou received a record-breaking eight nominations for songs from his album On the Run and film Secret.
Taiwan hip hop group Da Mouth, which made its debut in 2007, received the Best Singing Group award.