Taiwan: Mayday biggest winner at Golden Melody Awards

Taiwanese rock band Mayday on Saturday nabbed six major awards at the Golden Melody Awards, making it the biggest winner of the largest music event in the Chinese-speaking world.

Mayday won the Best Mandarin Album, Best Band, Best Album Producer, Best Music Arranger, Best Composer, and Best Song of the Year with its eighth album "Second Round," released in 2011 after a three-year wait.

In the competitive Best Mandarin Female Singer category, Singaporean singer and songwriter Tanya Chua beat strong contenders Hebe Tien, Amei, Stefanie Sun, A-lin, and Waa Wei to win the title with her performance on album "Speaking of Love."

-- taken from focustaiwan.com