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 BOYS, Best 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 - Yü
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
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