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Talks ongoing for Beyonce to stage music concert in Uganda

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American singer, songwriter and actress, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is likely to perform in Uganda in January next year if the ongoing negotiations related to the business are concluded successfully, this website understands.

The proprietor of KT Event Musa Kavuma says he is in the final discussions with Mr. Mathew Knowles, the father of Jay-z’s Wife who doubles as her manager.

Kavuma says the manager has no objection to his daughter performing in Uganda even though he has suggested Kavuma coordinates with other east African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda or any other African country so that she performs there after Uganda.

Knowles said it will be costly for particular Country or music promoter to host her and her band. The two have since not set date for the show that is expected to take place at Kampala Serena Hotel.

Beyoncé’s Biggest Billboard Hits include; Girl Destiny’s Child, Ring the Alarm, Diva, until the end of Time, Best thing I never had, Cater 2 U among other songs.

Beyoncé rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child. Throughout her career, Beyoncé has sold over 100 million records worldwide as a solo artist. She further sold 60 million records with Destiny’s Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

She is a multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning recording artist who is acclaimed for her thrilling vocals, videos, and live concert shows. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized Beyoncé as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s decade.

In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade and the Top Female Artist of the 2000s decade. Among numerous awards and accolades, Beyoncé has won 23 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award’s history.

She is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In 2008, she was awarded the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the World Music Awards.

In 2011, Beyoncé was presented with the inaugural Millennium Award at the Billboard Music Awards. In 2014, she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among Time’s 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row.

Forbes ranked her as the most powerful female in entertainment on their 2015 and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for Time’s Person of the Year.

In 2016, she was awarded the Fashion Icon lifetime achievement award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. With the release of Lemonade, Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in Billboard chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums.

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