The awards business is one of the dead risks in Uganda’s entertainment industry currently especially with these so many fresh awards cropping up every day.
This year alone, we registered Pearl of Africa Fashion Music Awards, The Uganda Music Awards, Delta Music Awards and probably next year we might see others coming up.
The HiPipo awards that are celebrating 6 years of existence released their nomination list a few weeks ago and of course, this is a point where the awards thrive or fail.
Ykee Benda who happens to scoop a number of nominations denounced his affiliations with awards and asked all his fans to desist from voting him or taking HiPipo serious.
Facebook post :
Ziino Bambi My fans .... Don't waste your time.....Where Ever You See "Hipipo Awards"...And you are a true Ykee Fan...Awo yiiitawo buyiisi!!🙏🏻🙏🏻......And Please Stop nominating Me...THANK YOU.
“Those awards are not professional and I don’t think they are willing to learn that’s all I can say for now” he commented when contacted on a phone interview.
It’s should be noted that Moses Ssali alias Bebe Cool withdrew from all local awards following a public accusation that he has a hand in Hipipo awards after he bagged 6 accolades last year.