Renowned media personality MC Kats has ruled out ever managing musicians again, claiming that despite investing his time, money and energy into building several artists’ careers, he received little appreciation once they became successful.

The outspoken media personality said he sacrificed a lot to help many musicians break into the industry, only to be forgotten by some of the very people he helped along the way.

According to Kats, he is financially stable and has no intention of returning to artist management unless he is paid specifically to offer a particular service.

“Compared to what I have done for artists, there is no one who has done something for me that I can appreciate. I’m not broke, and I doubt if I will ever be broke. My property belongs to my children. I will no longer manage artists unless someone pays me to do something for them.”

Kats further revealed that the artists he signed rarely invested their own money in recording, music videos, or promotion, leaving him to shoulder almost all the expenses.

He even claimed that the demanding promotional routine took a toll on his health, saying he contracted tuberculosis while moving from one bar to another to push their music.

“All the artists I signed didn’t even invest just five per cent in any video, audio or promotion. I ended up contracting TB due to hopping from one bar to another while promoting their craft.”

Reflecting on his contribution to the growth of Ugandan music, Kats said he spent considerable time and money convincing predominantly upmarket bars to play local music at a time when many establishments were reluctant to give Ugandan artists a chance.

He recalled facing confrontations with bar owners and even being thrown out of some establishments as he fought to secure airplay for local musicians, efforts that eventually contributed to the establishment of Ugandan music nights at Wave Lounge.

If I had not spent my time, money and efforts investing in artists and instead focused on my own businesses, I believe I would have been a very rich man.

Some of the upmarket bars used not to play that kind of music, but I fought with bar owners left, right and centre to achieve that.

I used to get thrown out of bars fighting to gain airplay for Ugandan music until we started a Ugandan night at Wave.

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Kats also noted that apart from a few established stars, many of the musicians he supported were struggling financially and found it difficult to penetrate the entertainment scene.

He said he believed that working together and growing their careers would eventually translate into mutual benefits, but feels that some artists changed their attitude towards him after achieving success.

Besides the top three artists, the rest of the artists I saw hustling with music had no money by then, and the disco was hard to penetrate.

I believed that if we worked together and gained, they would share with me, but whoever benefits never returns. They instead look at you like a nobody.

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— SPARK TV (@sparktvuganda) October 30, 2026