29th GMA Dove Awards

Results

;Song of the Year "On My Knees"; David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs (Seat of the Pants Music/Word Music (ASCAP), Ochsongs Music (BMI))

;Songwriter of the Year Steven Curtis Chapman

;Male Vocalist of the Year Steven Curtis Chapman

;Female Vocalist of the Year Crystal Lewis

;Group of the Year Jars of Clay

;Artist of the Year Rich Mullins

;New Artist of the Year Avalon

;Producer of the Year Brown Bannister

;Southern Gospel Album of the Year Light of the World; The Martins; Michael Sykes, Lari Gross; Spring Hill

;Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year "Butterfly Kisses"; The Rock Cries Out; Tim Greene, Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas; New Haven

;Inspirational Album of the Year Artist of My Soul; Sandi Patty; Robbie Buchanan; Word

;Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year "A Baby's Prayer"; Love and Mercy; Kathy Troccoli; Kathy Troccoli, Scott Brasher; Reunion

;Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Behind the Eyes; Amy Grant; Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick; Myrrh

;Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Let Us Pray"; Signs of Life; Steven Curtis Chapman; Steven Curtis Chapman; Sparrow

;Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel) Pray; Andrae Crouch; Andrae Crouch, Scott V. Smith; Qwest/Warner Bros.

;Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel) "Up Where I Belong"; BeBe & CeCe Winans – Greatest Hits; BeBe & CeCe Winans; Will Jennings, Jack Nitschi, Buffy Sainte Marie; Sparrow

;Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel) A Miracle in Harlem; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis; Word Gospel

;Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel) "I Go to the Rock"; The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack; Whitney Houston; Dottie Rambo; Arista

;Urban Recorded Song of the Year "Stomp"; God's Property; Kirk Franklin, George Clinton, Jr., Garry Shider, Walter Morrison; B'Rite Music

;Country Album of the Year Hymns from the Ryman; Gary Chapman; Gary Chapman; Word Nashville

;Country Recorded Song of the Year "The Gift"; The Best of Collin Raye – Direct Hits; Collin Raye, Jim Brickman; Tom Douglas, Jim Brickman; Word Nashville

;Rock Album of the Year Conspiracy No. 5; Third Day; Sam Taylor; Reunion

;Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Alien"; Conspiracy No. 5; Third Day; Mac Powell; Mark Lee, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr; Reunion

;Hard Music Album of the Year Insufficient number of eligible entries

;Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year Insufficient number of eligible entries

;Rap/Hip Hop Album Revived; World Wide Message Tribe; Zarc Porter; Warner Alliance

;Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song "Jumping in the House of God"; Revived; World Wide Message Tribe; Andy Hawthorne, Zarc Porter, Lee Jackson, Justin Thomas; Warner Alliance

;Modern Rock Album of the Year Caedmon's Call; Caedmon's Call; Don McCollister; Warner Alliance

;Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Some Kind of Zombie"; Some Kind of Zombie; The Single; Audio Adrenaline; Mark Stuart; Barry Blair, Will McGinniss, Bob Herdman; Forefront

;Instrumental Album of the Year Invention; Phil Keaggy, Wes King, Scott Dente'; R.S. Field; Sparrow

;Praise and Worship Album of the Year Petra Praise 2; We Need Jesus; Petra; John & Dino Elefante; Word

;Children's Music Album of the Year Sing Me to Sleep Daddy; Billy Gaines, Michael James, Phil Keaggy, Michael O'Brien, Guy Penrod, Peter Penrose, Angelo Petrucci, Michael W. Smith, Randy Stonehill, Wayne Watson; Nathan DiGesare; Brentwood Kids Co.

;Musical of the Year My Utmost for His Highest – A Worship Musical; Gary Rhodes, Claire Cloninger; Word Music

;Youth/Children's Musical of the Year Insufficient number of eligible entries

;Choral Collection of the Year Our Savior Emmanuel; Greg Nelson, Bob Farrell; Word Music: Elijah Chester

;Special Event Album of the Year God with Us – A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics; Anointed, Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Sandi Patty, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Willis, Steve Green, Cheri Keaggy, Avalon, Out of the Grey, Ray Boltz, Clay Crosse, CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris;

;Short Form Music Video of the Year "Colored People"; dc Talk; Mars Media; Lawrence Carroll; Forefront/Virgin

;Long Form Music Video of the Year A Very Silly Sing Along; Veggie Tales; Mike Nawrocki, Chris Olsen, Kurt Heinecke; Everland Entertainment

;Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Beth Lee; Gina R. Brinkley, Janice Booker; Ben Pearson, D.L. Taylor; Sixpence None the Richer; Sixpence None the Richer; Squint Entertainment

;Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year "Children of the Living God"; This Bright Hour; Fernando Ortega, Alison Krauss; Fernando Ortega; Myrrh

;Spanish Language Album of the Year La Belleze de la Cruz; Crystal Lewis; Brian Ray, Dan Posthuma; Word International

;Enhanced CD of the Year Live the Life; Michael W. Smith; Craig A. Mason; Reunion

;Urban Album of the Year God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation; God's Property; Kirk Franklin; B'Rite Music

;Bluegrass Album of the Year Bridges; The Isaacs; Ben Isaacs; Horizon

Album

Here is a list of the songs from the 1998 Dove Awards that were released on "The 1998 Dove Award Nominees" compact disk:

References

References

1. "The Gospel Music Association Presents The 1998 Dove Award Nominees," Brentwood Records (1998) #83061-0481-2