Kuri uyu wa 6 Kanama 2016, abategura Salax Awards batangaje urutonde rw’abahanzi mu byiciro 14 bahataniye ibihembo uyu mwaka mu muhango wabereye muri Lemigo Hotel.

Umuyobozi wa Ikirezi Group itegura Salax Awards, Emma-Claudine Ntirenganya, yavuze ko umuhango wo gutanga ibihembo by’uyu mwaka uzaba wihariye ndetse n’imitangire yabyo ikazagaragaramo impinduka.

Yavuze ko mu gutegura Salax Awards ku nshuro ya karindwi hashyizwemo impinduka no kurushaho gukorera hamwe kw’abafatanyabikorwa hagamijwe kunoza ibitaragenze neza mu myaka irindwi ishize.

Umuyobozi wa Ikirezi Group, Emma Claudine ati "Ikintu cya mbere twishimiye ni uko amatora agiye kumara amezi ane akorwa. Ikindi ni uko abahanzi batoranyijwe bazerekana ibikorwa byabo kuri televiziyo zose dufitanye amasezerano ku buryo bizagera mu kwezi kwa cumi n’abiri abanyarwanda batora umuhanzi babanje kumenya ibikorwa bye koko."

"Ikindi gikomeye ni uko dushaka ko Salax yegerezwa abaturage, abahanzi bazajya bakora ibitaramo [roadshow] biyereka abaturage aho batuye."

Mu byiciro 14 bizahatana, icya album y’umwaka cyavuyemo kuko abanyamakuru batoye bagisimbutse, nta album zatoranyijwe bityo abategura Salax bakivanamo.

Ati "Mu kanama ngishwanama twakoze mbere yo gukora ibyiciro, byaturenzeho ntitwatekereza ko muri 2015 nta album zamuritswe ku buryo abanyamakuru bazitora."

Ibihembo bya Salax Awards bizatangwa ku wa 23 Ukuboza 2016. Byatangiye gutangwa mu mwaka wa 2008, byaherukaga kuwa 28 Werurwe 2014 ubwo hahembwaga abitwaye neza mu mwaka wa 2013.

Abahanzi batoranyijwe mu byiciro binyuranye

Umuhanzi witwaye w’umugabo [Best Male Artist]

Urban Boyz

Bruce Melody

King James

Christopher

Danny Vumbi

Umuhanzi witwaye neza w’igitsina gore [Best Female Artist]

Knowless

Allioni

Teta Diana

Oda Paccy

Charly&Nina

Umuhanzi witwaye neza mu njyana ya Hip Hop [Best Hip Hop Artist]

Danny Nanone

Green P

Jay Polly

Riderman

Oda Paccy

Umuhanzi witwaye neza mu njyana ya RnB [Best RnB Singer]

Bruce Melody

King James

Christopher

Knowless

Peace Jolis

Umuhanzi witwaye neza mu njyana na Afrobeat [Best Afro beat Artist]

Mico The Best

Charly Nina

Danny Vumbi

Urban Boyz

Teta Diana

Umuhanzi ukizamuka [Best New Artist]

Aime Bluestone

Umutare Gaby

Buravan

Charly Nina

Video y’umwaka [Best Video of the year]

Indoro

Ko Nashize

70

Niba ari wowe

Te Amo

Umuhanzi witwaye neza muri Gospel [Best Gospel Artist]

Israel Mbonyi

Patient Bizimana

Serge Iyamuremye

Janvier Kayitana

Tonzi

Korali yitwaye neza [Best Gospel Choir]

SDA Muhima

Abahetsi Choir ADEPR Remera

Alarmes Ministries-Remera

Chorale de Kigali

Jehovah Jireh ULK Kigali

Umukinnyi witwaye neza [Best Player of the year]

Eric Dusingizimana

Sugira Ernest

Kwizera Pierrot

Nshuti Dominique Savio

Nsengimana Jean Bosco

Indirimbo nziza y’umwaka [Best Song of the year]

Indoro

Naramukundaga

Ni Danger

Te Amo

Till I Die

Producer w’umwaka [Best Producer of the year]

Clement

Bob

Pastor P

Piano

Junior

Fazzo

Itsinda ryitwaye neza [Best Music Group]

TBB

Urban Boyz

Active

Dream Boyz

Charly Nina