Singer Allan Toniks has defended the logic behind UPRS royalty payments, saying the money paid out to artists is based strictly on how they performed in a single year, not on past fame, catalogue size or legacy hits.

Singer Buchaman has defended Gen. Salim Saleh’s remarks about musicians seeking his attention in Gulu, urging artists to use the established federation. He also accused unrecognized promoters of fleecing funds and threatened legal action over unpaid campaign performance money.