MTN Uganda launches second caller tune awards

Artists will get up to 2 million Ugandan shillings (about $550) in monthly rewards while content producers will receive 1 million Ugandan shillings. MTN customers with the most downloads will win up to 50 000 Ugandan shillings.

“The MTN CallerTunez Awards are meant to recognise and reward both the artists that create the content used as caller tunes as well as the customers who download and use the tunes,” MTN Uganda chief marketing officer Somdev Sen said. “We are happy to provide our artists with an alternative source of income, especially during this time when the pandemic has disrupted their work.”

Some of the music categories to be recognised include:

• Zouk & Band
• RnB
• Old School
• Religious
• Afro-Beat & Afro-Pop
• Dancehall & Ragga
• Reggae
• Hip Hop
• Classical
• Traditional

Season 1 of the awards were held in 2016 when artists and producers of recorded quotes, jokes, skits and other sound bites were rewarded for their work with cash prizes. Past music winners include Rema Namakula, Radio and Weasel, Bebe Cool, Gravity Omutujju, Vincent Segawa, David Lutalo, Ziza Bafana and Zanie Brown.

How to access the caller tune service

The following options are available for MTN customers:

• Dial *170# and follow the prompts.
• SMS the word ‘TUNE’, followed by the caller tune code, e.g. ‘TUNE 5151415’ to 170.
• Download caller tunes​ here.

Note: Each caller tune is charged at 700 Ugandan shillings and is valid for a period of 30 days.