John Blaq believes Diamond Platnumz deserves all the special treatment that was accorded to him on his most recent visit to Uganda a few weeks ago.

Contrary to what a few Ugandan artists have said, despising how local promoters give different treatment to Diamond Platnumz vs. them during concerts, John Blaq says the Tanzanian singer has worked hard for the status.

In an interview, John Blaq noted that these foreign artists invest a lot in the music and hence must be treated well, like any other guest, befitting of special treatment.

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Each time these artists visit, we get opportunities to work with them. The same applies when we visit their countries. I was recently in Tanzania on media tours and was pleased to find out that Wasafi plays my music.

It should be a case of unity amongst us, not beef. These guys have also worked hard for this status; they invest way more money in music than we do.

He further asked Ugandan artists not to beef their fellow East African artists because of such small issues.

We shouldn’t make a fuss about that because Diamond was our guest. When a visitor comes, you serve them using your best cups and plates so that they have a good experience as a guest. We had to give Diamond the best welcome because he was a guest.

I thank the promoters, artists, and fans for showing him love. In any case, fans should be the ones to have an opinion on this, not artists. If they’re fine with how he was treated, why should artists make a fuss about it?