Buzz Teeniez Awards

Buzz Teeniez Awards is an annual award ceremony in Kampala, Uganda that was started in 2007 by a youth magazine called Buzz.^[1] The Buzz Teeniez Awards are catered to teen viewers to honor the biggest achievers in television, music, gospel, Dee Jays, movies, Sports, Radio and more.^[1]

Award Categories

The Teeniez Buzz Awards categories include: television, music, gospel, Dee Jays, movies, Sports, Radio and more.

Music

• Teeniez male artist
• Teeniez female artist
• Teeniez Hottest group/duo
• Teeniez Best Album
• Teeniez hottest Riddim
• Teeniez Hood Rapper
• Teeniez R&B Artist/Group
• Teeniez Dancehall/Group
• Teeniez Fresh/Breakout Artist

Gospel

• Teeniez Artist
• Teeniez Song

Dee Jays

• Teeniez Wickedest D.J.
• Teeniez Beat Maker

Radio Industry

• Teeniez Hottest Radio Personality
• Teeniez Funkiest Radio Station

TV Industry

• Teeniez TV Personality
• Teeniez TV Drama/Soap/Local Show
• Teeniez TV Station

Achievement Award

• Teeniez Role Model
• Teeniez Outstanding School
• Teenie of the Year

Special Award

• Extra Ordinary Achievement Award

Business World

• Teeniez Best New Business/Campaign/Product
• Business with the Dopest Customer Service

Past Winners

• 2007 Winners
• 2008 Winners
• 2009 Winners
• 2010 Winners
• 2011 Winners^[2]
• 2012 Winners
• 2013 Winners^[3]

Controversy

The Buzz Teeniez Awards have been criticized for describing a category as "riddim" and then failing to follow the meaning of "riddim" when picking past winners, and for including NTV and Hot 100, the award sponsors, as nominees.

References

1. 1 2 "Teenies to honor role models". New Vision. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. 
2. ↑ "Buzz Teeniez Awards winners 2011". Music Uganda. 1 May 2011. 
3. ↑ "Artists rock teeniez awards". New Vision. 13 May 2013.