The 1998 CMA Awards

The 1998 CMA Awards

The presentation of the 1998 CMA Awards has been very succesful for Trisha Yearwood. She was named Female Vocalist of the Year and just missed an award in the Vocal Event of the Year category for the duet with Garth Brooks, "In Another's eyes."
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Below are the results of the CMA Awards by category. Simple click the category to see the results. Award winners are stated in bold.

Female Vocalist of the Year
Vocal Event of the Year
Album of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Vocale Group of the year
Musician of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year
Song of the Year
Single of the Year
Horizon Award
Video of the Year
Entertainer of the Year


Female Vocalist of the Year:


Faith Hill 

Patty Loveless 

Martina McBride 

Lee Ann Womack 

Trisha Yearwood 



Vocal Event of the Year: Anita Cochran with Steve Wariner "What If I Said", Warner Bros. Reba McEntire & Brooks & Dunn "If You See Him/If You See Her", MCA/Nashville / Arista Nashville Faith Hill (with Tim McGraw) "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me", Warner Bros. Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks "In Anothers Eyes", MCA/Nashville Patty Loveless (with Special Guest George Jones) "You Dont Seem To Miss Me", Epic Records
Album of the Year: COME ON OVER, Shania Twain, Mercury Nashville Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange EVERYWHERE, Tim McGraw, Curb Records Produced by Byron Gallimore, James Stroud and Tim McGraw LONG STRETCH OF LONESOME, Patty Loveless, Epic Records Produced by Emory Gordy, Jr. ONE STEP AT A TIME, George Strait, MCA/Nashville Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait SEVENS, Garth Brooks, Capitol Nashville Produced by Allen Reynolds
Male Vocalist of the Year: Garth Brooks Vince Gill Tim McGraw Collin Raye George Strait
Vocal Group of the Year: Alabama Diamond Rio Dixie Chicks The Mavericks Sawyer Brown
Musician of the Year: Eddie Bayers (Drums) Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) Brent Mason (Guitar) Matt Rollings (Keyboards) Brent Rowan (Guitar)
Vocal Duo of the Year: Bellamy Brothers Brooks & Dunn The Kinleys The Lynns Thrasher Shiver
Song of the Year: "A Broken Wing", James House / Sam Hogin / Phil Barnhart Sony/ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing / Sams Jammin Songs / Suffer In Silence M usic "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven", Billy Kirsch / Steve Wariner Hamstein Cumberland Music / Kid Julie Music / Steve Wariner Music "How Do I Live", Diane Warren RealSongs "I Just Want To Dance With You", John Prine / Roger Cook Big Ears Music / Bruised Oranges / Screen Gems-EMI Music "Its Your Love", Stephony Smith EMI Blackwood Music
Single of the Year: "A Broken Wing", Martina McBride, RCA Records Produced by Martina McBride and Paul Worley "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven", Steve Wariner, Capitol Nashville Produced by Steve Wariner "I Just Want To Dance With You", George Strait, MCA/Nashville Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait "This Kiss", Faith Hill, Warner Bros. Produced by Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill "You Don't Seem To Miss Me", Patty Loveless (with Special Guest George Jones), Epic Records Produced by Emory Gordy, Jr.
Horizon Award: Trace Adkins Dixie Chicks Jo Dee Messina Michael Peterson Lee Ann Womack
Video of the Year: "A Broken Wing", Martina McBride Directed by Deaton Flanigen "Bye Bye", Jo Dee Messina Directed by Jon Small "Carrying Your Love With Me", George Strait Directed by Christopher Cain "Did I Shave My Legs For This?", Deana Carter Directed by Roger Pistole "This Kiss", Faith Hill Directed by Steven Goldmann
Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn Garth Brooks Vince Gill Tim McGraw George Strait
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