The early 2000s were marked by a dynamic and diverse music scene. This era also saw the mainstream success of many musical acts including, the multi talented Akon. With his string of memorable hits, ...

Akon recently looked back on one of his more unexpected musical collaborations when he joined Ralph Sutton on The SDR Show.

Akon to release new 'Stadium' albums via app in a slap at Spotify and other streaming services In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 photo, Akon poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. When Akon releases his ...

Akon said the music video for one of Michael Jackson’s songs was a huge inspiration to him. The “Don’t Matter” singer revealed he became very close to Jackson toward the end of the King of Pop’s life.

AKON was honored with the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award (Photo credit: Raquelle “Rocki” Harris for rolling out Akon has been able to include “more of an African influence” in his work because ...

Akon is hoping to make a change with his new music. After going viral with “Akon’s Beautiful Day,” he opens up about his upcoming album Not Guilty, set to release in February 2025, in a recent ...

The smash hit peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2006. By Glenn Rowley The music video for “Smack That,” Akon‘s hit 2006 single with Eminem, danced its way into the Billion Views Club on ...

Josh Ross joins Akon in his quest to re-record his classic songs with different genres, including Country and Dance. Akon has been assembling the biggest names in other genre like Country's Josh Ross ...

Imagine standing on a stage, bathed in the roar of tens of thousands. The electricity of a stadium crowd, singing every lyric ...

When Senegalese singer Akon first emerged on The Billboard Hot 100 three years ago, fresh from a jail sentence for car theft that he documented in the top 10 single "Locked Up," listeners weren't… By ...

Akon and Ne-Yo brought their Nights Like This Tour to the Morton Amphitheater in Riverside, Missouri on Friday, Aug. 7. Andrew Chin for Live Nation Kansas City was graced with smash records from some ...