Ugandan singer Laika Music has explained her recent low profile, revealing that a change in management and preparations for an upcoming album have kept her busy behind the scenes rather than in the public spotlight.
The singer addressed questions about her reduced presence on the music scene following the release of Mummy Yo, her latest collaboration with fellow Ugandan artist John Blaq. She says the quieter period has been part of a deliberate effort to prepare new material and make more calculated career moves.
“First of all, I was working with a certain management, and I changed, and we’re working on an album. So things were going on behind the scenes,” Laika explained.
The singer made it clear that she has not abandoned music. Instead, she has been concentrating on projects she hopes to introduce to listeners when the time is right.
“I was, and I’m still, preparing something hot coming up soon, and when you’re preparing, you can’t be all over the place,” she said.
Laika also explained that she wants to be more intentional about how she presents herself publicly, suggesting that constant visibility is not necessarily the best approach when she has specific projects to complete.
“I also want to be calculative in my moves. I don’t want to be everywhere without any purpose,” she added.
Her comments offer an explanation for the quieter period in her career, pointing to management changes and album preparations rather than a decision to step away from the industry.
The announcement of an album in the works also gives fans a clearer idea of what may come next. However, Laika has not disclosed the album’s title, release date, tracklist or confirmed collaborators in the information provided.
Meanwhile, Mummy Yo, her collaboration with John Blaq, gives the singer a new release to build on as she prepares her next project. The song brings the two artists together on a collaboration that could help introduce her current musical direction to a wider audience.
Laika is among Uganda’s female artists working to strengthen their positions in an increasingly competitive music industry. Her stated focus on planning, new management and album preparation suggests that she wants her next moves to be purposeful rather than driven by the need to remain constantly visible.
For now, the singer is keeping the finer details of her upcoming project under wraps. But with Mummy Yo out and an album in preparation, Laika says her time away from the spotlight has been anything but idle.