About The Show
Voted on annually by the members of the Academy of Country Music, these awards showcase the very best talent in the country music genre. Your favorite country stars are sure to be out in full force.
Date: April 21, 1998
City: Orlando, Florida
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Artist Of The Decade (1990s)
Best Bass
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Winner:
Glen Worf - Michael Rhodes
- Danny Milliner
Best Drums
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Winner:
Eddie Bayers - Lonnie Wilson
- Dony Wynn
Best Fiddle
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Winner:
Stuart Duncan - Jimmy Stuart
- Larry Franklin
Best Piano / Keyboard
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Winner:
Matt Rollins - Dwain Rowe
- John Hobbs
- Steve Nathan
Best Steel Guitar
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Winner:
Paul Franklin - John Hughey
- Troy Klontz
Entertainer Of The Year
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Guitar
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Winner:
Brent Mason - Charlie Crowe
- Brent Rowan
Male Vocalist Of The Year
New Female Vocalist Of The Year
New Male Vocalist Of The Year
New Vocal Duo Or Group Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Steve Wariner, Billy Kirsh Holes in the Floor of Heaven - Roger Miller Husbands And Wives
- Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff, Beth Neilsen Chapman This Kiss
- James HOuse, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart A Broken Wing
- Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin Don't Laugh at Me
Specialty Instrument
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Winner: Jerry Douglas
- Terry McMillan
- Jellyroll Johnson
- Emily Erwin
Vocal Duo Or Group Of The Year
Vocal Event Of The Year
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Winner:
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Just to Hear You Say That Love Me - Sara Evans, Vince Gill No Place That Far
- Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner Burnin' the Roadhouse Down
- Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire If You See Him/If You See Her
- Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Scaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam Same Old Train