The 2022 Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards were held at Greeley, Colorado's Union Colony Civic Center on Saturday night (February 19th). The night came with great laughs, some moments that made us all tear up a little, great music, and of course, the awards themselves!
Winners of the Montana Silversmiths belt buckles for 2022 were -
- Venue of the Year — The Whisky Baron, Colorado Springs
- Fan Army Award - Cody Cozz
- Album of the Year - "3rd Street," Chancey Williams
- New Artist of the Year— Frank Ray
- Musician of the Year - Brooke Latka (Fiddle, Chancey Williams)
- Event/Festival of the Year— Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Songwriter of the Year - Chancey Williams for "The Saint"
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Ned LeDoux
- Female Vocalist of the Year —Clare Dunn
- Song of the Year — Ian Munsick for “Long Haul”
- Entertainer of the Year - Chancey Williams
- Hadley Barrett Person of the Year - Scooter Brown
- Chris LeDoux Lifetime Achievement Award - Gary McMahan