Ivan Jay Music Promoter and Management Uganda

Musician Edrisa Musuuza, alias Eddy Kenzo, performes at a function in Entebbe on May 7. Analysts say a ban on live and public performance due to Covid-19 restrictions severely affected revenues for artistes. In its latest annual global collections report, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) warns that—more than two years after it first struck—the Covid-19 crisis is by no means over for the creative sector. It is now clear that the impact of Covid-19 will be felt long into 2022, possibly even until 2023. “The anti-Covid social distancing restrictions put in place in most countries have had long-term impacts on the live sector,” the CISAC’s Global Collections Report 2021 reads in part, adding: “They have also encouraged new practices in the digital space, which have spread widely and will outlast the pandemic.” The report studies the main income sources of creators, how they continued being impacted in 2021 and when they are expected to recover f...