Jay Chou rules Golden Melody Awards nominations with 8 nods

The nominations for the 20th Golden Melody Awards were announced on May 15. A total of 101 works are up for 23 awards. Jay Chou has again wowed the music world garnering eight nominations for his album Capricorn, including Best Mandarin Album, Best Mandarin Male Singer, Best Album Producer, plus Best Song of the Year, Best Lyricist, Best Composer for his hit song Rice Fragrance, and Best MV Director for Mr. Magic.

Highly acclaimed newcomer Crowd Lu has proved to be the revelation of the year. His debut album 100 Ways For Living is the black horse fighting on five fronts: Best Newcomer, Best Song of the Year, Best Mandarin Album, Best Composer, and Best Arrangement. Singer-songwriter Khalil Fong's Orange Moon got four nominations, as did Taiwanese diva Jody Chiang's Holding You Tight.

Jay Chou faces fierce competition from Leehom Wang (Heart Beat), Xiao Huang Chi (I'm Xiao Huang Chi), Hong Kong singer Eason Chan (Don't Want to Let Go), and Khalil Fong for Best Mandarin Male Singer. Their Female counterparts are five-time nominee Fish Leong (Valentine's Today), the twice-crowned Tanya Chua (MY SPACE), Tsai Chin (Without Regrets), Sandee Chen (If There is One Thing That is Important), and A-Lin Huang (Diva). Mayday, The Chairman, 13 Band, The Hohak Band, and Natural Q vie for Best Band, while Best Group Vocal sees Da Mouth, Y2J, NyLas, and HoneyVoices in tight contention.

For Best Newcomer, singer-songwriters Crowd Lu, Joanna Wang (Start From Here), and Hsiao Hung Jen (Hsiao Hung Jen) are up against One Million Star graduates James Lin (Mystery), Jam Hsiao (Jam Hsiao), and Rachel Liang (Love Poem), but the fan-favorite OMS idol Aska Yang was surprisingly omitted.

Nominations for Best Mandarin Album go to the aforementioned Capricorn, 100 Ways For Living, plus Stanley Huang's We All Lay Down In The End, Sandee Chen's If There is One Thing That is Important, and Eason Chan's Don't Want to Let Go.

The Golden Melody Awards ceremony will be held June 27 at the Taipei Arena. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the biggest annual music award in Taiwan, there will be an online poll for the public to vote for the 20 most memorable songs of the last two decades.

* Jay's nominations:

Best Album = Capricorn
Best Producer = Jay Chou
Song of The Year = Dao Xiang
Best Composer = Jay Chou for Dao Xiang
Best Lyricist = Jay Chou for Dao Xiang
Best Male Singer = Jay Chou
Best MV = Mr. Magic
Best Music Arrangement = Mr. Magic

Jay Chou Capricorn as Long Zhan Qi Shi Dragon Warrior

Jay Chou new cover for his new album "Capricorn". Jay will become a Dragon Warrior, not a joker as internet media had shown before.  What a leak! A shock suprise for Jay Chou fans to see the different cover, after this new album leaked over the internet so rapidly. The title songs are completly different with the first pre-released album. Only Dao Xiang has the same title.

1 . Long Zhan Qi Shi 龍戰騎士 (Dragon Knight)
Previous Title : 魔杰座 mo jie zuo (Capricorn)
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2. Gei Wo Yi Shou Ge De Shi Jian 給我一首歌的時間 (Give Me A Song's Time)
Previous Title : 女儿红 nü r hong (Red Daughter)
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3. She Wu 蛇舞 (Snake Dance)
Previous Title : 东方之殿 dong fang zhi dian (Place of the Oriental)
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4. Hua Hai 花海 (Flower Ocean)
Previous Title : 红楼梦中 hong lou meng zhong (Dream of the Red Mansion)
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5. Mo Shu Xian Sheng 魔術先生 (Mr. Magic)
Previous Title : 失恋的青蛙 shi lian de qing wa (Lovelorn Frog)
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6. Shuo Hao De Xing Fu Ne 說好的幸福呢 (Where is the Promised Happiness)
Previous Title : 失落非主流 shi luo fei zhu liu (Lost Mainstream)
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7. Lan Ting Xu 蘭亭序 (Orchid Pavilion)
Previous Title : 从新爱 cong xin ai (New Love)
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8. Liu Lang Shi Ren 流浪詩人 (Wander Poet)
Previous Title : 大灌蓝 da lang guan(Big Dunk)
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9. Shi Guang Ji 時光機 (Time Machine)
Previous Title : 达芬奇的画布 da fen qi de hua bu (Leonardo Da Vinci’s Canvas)
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10. Qiao Ke Shu Shu 喬克叔叔 (Uncle Joker)
Previous Title : 小丑 Xiao Chou (Clown / Joker)
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11. Dao Xiang 稻香 (Rice Aroma) or Fragrant Rice
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Jay Chou new album "capricorn" track list

Album : 魔杰座 (Capricorn)
Artist : 周杰伦 (Jay Chow)
Release Date: 09 October 2008
Language : Mandarin (Pop) Pre-Release

(Track List) :

01.稻香 (dao xiang) - Fragrant Rice
02.魔杰座 (mo jie zuo) - Capricorn
03.女儿红 (nü r hong) - Red Daughter
04.东方之殿 (dong fang zhi dian) - Place of the Oriental
05.红楼梦中 (hong lou meng zhong) - Dream of the Red Mansion
06.失恋的青蛙 (shi lian de qing wa) - Lovelorn Frog
07.失落非主流 (shi luo fei zhu liu) - Lost Mainstream
08.从新爱 (cong xin ai) - New Love
09.大灌蓝 (da guan lan) - Big Dunk
10.达芬奇的画布 (da fen qi de hua bu) - Leonardo Da Vinci’s Canvas
11.小丑 (Xiao Chou) - Clown / Joker

Jay Chou new album "Capricorn" released on 9 October 2008

Asian king of pop Jay Chou (周杰伦) will release his new album "Capricorn" (魔杰座) on 9th October 2008. The name Capricorn is used as the same as Jay Chou's zodiac. Capricorn is supposed to gain a huge success also following Jay Chou latest impressive album "On The Run".

The song "Fragrant Rice" will be this album hit song, which lyrics and music composed by Jay Chou itself. He uses simple words to create imaginative worlds through a combination of hip hop and folk music.

Influenced by TV reports of natural disasters, Jay said the song tries to convey the philosophy "to be content with what you have".

Album : 魔杰座 (Capricorn)
Artist : 周杰伦 (Jay Chow)
Release Date: 09 October 2008
Language : Mandarin (Pop) Pre-Release
(Track List) :

01.稻香 (dao xiang)
02.魔杰座 (mo jie zuo)
03.女儿红 (nü r hong)
04.东方之殿 (dong fang zhi dian)
05.红楼梦中 (hong lou meng zhong)
06.失恋的青蛙 (shi lian de qing wa)
07.失落非主流 (shi luo fei zhu liu)
08.从新爱 (cong xin ai)
09.大灌蓝 (da guan lan)
10.达芬奇的画布 (da fen qi de hua bu)
11.秘密花园 (mi mi hua yuan)