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Here are the winners of the 12th Golden Indie Music Awards — YELLOW, YILE LIN, Flesh Juicer, LINION, and more

Here are the winners of the 12th Golden Indie Music Awards — YELLOW, YILE LIN, Flesh Juicer, LINION, and more

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And, that's a wrap for the 12th Golden Indie Music Awards!

On 6 November, the Taiwanese awards ceremony crowned and honoured some of the best names in Asian music. From indie rock band Sorry Youth to electropop act YILE LIN, an array of artists took home prestigious awards and titles. 

Leading the pack are metal outfit Flesh Juicer who were awarded Best Album for GOLDEN TAIZI BOYSBest Band, and Best Live Performance

R&B act YELLOW also walked away with an array of titles including Best Singer-Songwriter and Best R&B Song. While Vietnamese rap star Nodey took him the Best Asian Creative Artist award and rising act wannasleep won Best New Artist

Beyond the glittering awards, Golden Indie Music Awards also hosted the stunning Asia Rolling Music Festival which saw incredible performances from Taiwanese music mainstays like YenTing Lo, Sonia Calico, The Last Wave, and 瑪蓋丹與Saspin卲樂團, as well regional talents like H 3 F, lewloh, Cosmic Child, Wedance, Bottlesmoker, Like Animals & LUSTBASS, and more. 

Performances from the festival are now available to watch on Golden Indie Music Awards' official YouTube channel

Here are the winners of this year's Golden Music Indie Awards.


Best Album: GOLDEN TAIZI BOYS - Flesh Juicer (Prod. by Matt Hsu)

Best Band: Flesh Juicer

Best Singer-Songwriter: YELLOW - YELLOW-FICTION

Best New Artist: wannasleep

Best Instrumentalist
Wu Cheng Chun - Water Snowflake Goes to Market
David Chen - Island Catch
Toshihiro Wakaike -

Best Live Performance: Flesh Juicer - GOLDEN TAIZI BOYS

Best Asian Creative Artist: Nodey - : -)

Best Rock Album: Bad Times, Good Times - Sorry Youth

Best Rock Song: 'Desire' - Shikin Rollin

Best Folk Album: Island Catch - Fade to Blue

Best Folk Song: 'Oh My Dear' - Syaman macinanao

Best Hip-Hop Album: Thanks <3 - Chunyan

Best Hip-Hop Song: '88BARS' - Kumachan

Best Electronic Album: Black & Toughness - OVDS

Best Electronic Song: 'zaljum (Sunrise version)' - Ń7ä ft. ABAO and R.fu

Best Jazz Album: The 13th Heron - YenTing Lo

Best Jazz Song: 'The Path' - Chien Chien Lu

Best R&B Album: Leisurely - LINION

Best R&B Song: 'Post-monologue' - YELLOW

Best Alternative Pop Album: Back To The Roots - Matzka瑪斯卡

Best Alternative Pop Song: 'Desert, Roses and Camel' - YILE LIN

Jury prize: LOVE, AND YET... - Panai

Outstanding Contribution Award: Wu Wu-chang