By Waiswa Brian
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 2006/7 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.
The 2020 edition was a special one, due to the global outbreak of the Corona Virus Pandemic, there was a live virtual event were the winners in over 40 HiPipo Music Awards categories as voted by the music fans from across Africa.
These are the winners of the 2020 HiPipo Music Awards. The event was held online on Friday 29th May 2020;
Africa Song of the Year – Parte after Parte- Big Tril
Africa’s Number 1 – Eddy Kenzo
Artist of the Year – Eddy Kenzo
Best Acapella Group – Jehovah Shalom
Best Afrobeat Song – Do Dat – John Blaq
Best Afropop song – Ebyalagirwa – John Blaq
Best Audio Producer – Producer Ronnie
Best Bang song – Call me – Chris Evans
Best Breakthrough Artist – John Blaq
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Best Choreography – Ghetto Kids Triplets
Best Collabo – B2C & Rema
Best DJ – Slick Stuart & Roja
Best Female Artist – Sheebah Karungi
Best Male artist – Eddy Kenzo
Best Reggae song – Squeeze- Fille & Voltage Music
Best Songwriter – Daddy Andre
Best Soul Song – Oliwa – Kenneth Mugabi
Best Video Director – Nolton & George
Best Zouk Song – Gutujja- B2C & Rema
Best Cinematography/ Editing – Martin Beta for Ogwo (Eddy kenzo ft Wembley Mo) Foundation
Best Ragga / Dancehall song – Sweet Sensation – Sheebah ft Orezi
Best East Africa Superhit – The one – Diamond Platnumz
Best exceptional young Act – Fresh Kid
Best religious / Gospel Act – Chikibombe- Levixone ft Timeless Noel
Video of the Year – Sabisubira – Kabako
Lifetime Achievement Award – Moses Matovu
Most Stylish Artist – Fik Fameica
Best Hip hop / Rap Song – Parte after Parte – Big Tril
Best Rwanda Act – Homba Homboka – Deejay Pius
Best Rnb Song – Sunday – Slick Stuart & Roja ft Allan Toniks
Song of Year – Do Dat – John Blaq
Tanzanian Best Act – The one – Diamond Platnumz
Video Trailblazer Award – Masaka Kids Africana
Written Record of the Year – Omusheshe – Spice Diana & Ray G
