NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards - 1998
Presented in April 1998

SONG OF THE YEAR - TIE
"Don’t Laugh At Me" By Steve Sheskin, Allen Samblin
"Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" By Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Phil Vassar

SONGWRITER/ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Shania Twain


ADULT CONTEMPORARY 
"From This Moment On"
Written By: R.J. "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Artist: Shania Twain

"This Kiss"
Written By: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff
Artist: Faith Hill

"You're Still The One"
Written By: R.J. "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Artist: Shania Twain


COUNTRY
"A Little Past Little Rock
Written By: Jess Brown, Brett Jones, Tony Lane
Artist: Lee Ann Womack

"A Man Holdin' On"
Written By: Gene Dobbins, John Ramey, Bobby Taylor
Artist: Ty Herndon

"Bye, Bye"
Written By: Rory M. Bourke, Phil Vassar
Artist: Jo Dee Messina

"Don't Laugh At Me"
Written By: Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin
Artist: Mark Wills

"Holes In The Floor Of Heaven"
Written By: Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner
Artist: Steve Wariner

"Husbands And Wives"
Written By: Roger Miller
Artist: Brooks & Dunn

"If You Ever Have Forever In Mind"
Written By: Vince Gill, Troy Seals
Artist: Vince Gill

"Just To See You Smile"
Written By: Tony Martin, Mark Nesler
Artist: Tim McGraw

"Nothin' But The Taillights"
Written By: Clint Black, Steve Wariner
Artist: Clint Black

"Right On The Money"
Written By: Charlie Black, Phil Vassar
Artist: Alan Jackson

"Someone You Used To Know"
Written By: Tim Johnson, Rory Lee
Artist: Collin Raye

"Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man"
Written By: Trey Bruce, Glen Burtnik
Artist: Randy Travis

"There's Your Trouble"
Written By: Mark Selby, Tia Sillers
Artist: Dixie Chicks

"This Kiss"
Written By: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff
Artist: Faith Hill

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Written By: Bob Dylan
Artist: Garth Brooks

"26 Cents"
Written By: Steve Wilkinson, William Wallace
Artist: The Wilkinsons

"Where The Green Grass Grows"
Written By: Jess Leary, Craig Wiseman
Artist: Tim McGraw

"Wide Open Spaces"
Written By: Susan Gibson
Artist: Dixie Chicks

"Wrong Again"
Written By: Tommy Lee James, Cynthia Weil
Artist: Martina McBride

"You're Still The One"
Written By: R.J. "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Artist: Shania Twain


GOSPEL
"Entertaining Angels"
Written By: Jody Davis, Peter Furler, Phil Joel
Artist: Newsboys

"I Believe"
Written By: Angie Winans, Debbie Winans, Mike E.
Artist: Angie & Debbie Winans

"I Know Who Holds Tomorrow"
Written By: Ira Stanphill
Artist: LeAnn Rimes

"Just As I Am"
Written By: Charlotte Elliott, William Bradbury
Artist: Kim Hill

"Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door"
Written By: Matt Huesmann, Grant Cunningham
Artist: Avalon

"The Gift"
Written By: Jim Brickman, Tom Douglas
Artist: Jim Brickman


POP
"From This Moment On"
Written By: R.J. "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Artist: Shania Twain

"This Kiss"
Written By: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff
Artist: Faith Hill

"You're Still The One"
Written By: R.J. "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Artist: Shania Twain


ROCK
"Blue On Black"
Written By: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers
Artist: Kenny Wayne Shepherd

"Boogie King"
Written By: Mike Farris
Artist: Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies

"Somehow, Somewhere, Someway"
Written By: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
Artist: Kenny Wayne Shepherd


URBAN CONTEMPORARY
"The First Night"
Written By: Pam Sawyer, Marilyn McLeod, Jermaine Dupri, T. Savage
Artist: Monica