The prestigious HiPipo Music Awards is an annual extravaganza organised by HiPipo (U) LTD, to celebrate, promote and recognize music excellence in across Africa. The prestigious HiPipo Music Awards are the spirit that binds our music, art and culture. The project and event is an initiative of HiPipo following HiPipo founding in 2005/6 as a digital, music/content and events company in Uganda. Stakeholders: includes and is not limited to Artists, Performing Musicians, Audio/Video Producers, Sound Engineers, Artist Managers, Events Promoters and Managers, Entertainment Media, Public Music Consumers and Fans
To be considered eligible, an artist must have had active performance and/or released audio or video music content within 12 months prior to October/November of any year. The 12 months eligible period is for works (Audio or videos) commercially released between October (Previous Year) to November (Current Year).
The nominees come from different stakeholders including musicians, video/audio producers, songwriters, media personalities (digital, radio, TV, and print), and the public/fans. Nominations are collected with paper forms and majority with online submissions using a publicly available online form that any stakeholder can complete online.
Through voting, the winners of the prestigious HiPipo Music Awards are decided. Once nominations are complete, the public votes via the official HMA Online platform, text (SMS) and WhatsApp, and social media where applicable. Voting normally happens between December and March of every year.
Every edition of HiPipo Music Awards has been improved from the previous one. Having started at theater La Bonita in 2012 the prestigious event is now hosted at Kampala Serena. Below are dates and venues.