TNN Country Awards Tally

06/17/1998 3:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
Wendy Hermanson

(6/17/98) - Billy Ray Cyrus was the runaway winner at the TNN Music City News 32nd annual Country Awards extravaganza held Monday night at the Nashville Arena. The award ceremony, which is based solely on votes from country music fans, was timed as a fitting kickoff for Fan Fair Week, which runs Monday through Saturday at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville.

Cyrus walked off with awards for Best Video, Best Single, Best Song and Best Album, as well as Male Artist Of The Year. Other notable winners included Lorrie Morgan for Female Artist Of The Year, Brooks & Dunn for Group Of The Year, and Neal McCoy for Entertainer Of The Year. Porter Wagoner was granted the night's Living Legend Award.

The event, hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, was opened with an uptempo performance from Vince Gill. Other performers included LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, Deana Carter and Alan Jackson, among others. Presenters included Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Blackhawk, Jo Dee Messina, Pam Tillis and Collin Raye.

The complete list of winners is as follows:

Entertainer Of The Year - Neal McCoy
Single Of The Year - Billy Ray Cyrus, "It's All The Same To Me"
Song Of The Year--Billy Ray Cyrus, "It's All The Same To Me"
Album Of The Year - Billy Ray Cyrus, Cover To Cover
Male Artist Of The Year - Billy Ray Cyrus
Female Artist Of The Year - Lorrie Morgan
Vocal Duo/ Group Of The Year - Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Band Of The Year - Sawyer Brown
Vocal Collaboration Of The Year - Anita Cochran & Steve Wariner, "What If I Said"
Video Of The Year - Billy Ray Cyrus, "Three Little Words"
Comedian Of The Year - Gary Chapman
Male Star Of Tomorrow - Trace Adkins
Female Star Of Tomorrow - Lee Ann Womack
The Living Legend Award - Porter Wagoner
The Minnie Pearl Award - Reba McEntire

--Wendy Hermanson