Akon’s 2005 smash 'Lonely' has joined the Spotify Billions Club by accumulating more than a billion plays on the streaming platform.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Lonely” and “Locked Up” singer Akon has been arrested, Us Weekly can confirm. The 52-year-old musician (real name Aliaune Thiam) ...

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, ...

I doubt that anybody expected to hear Bobby Vinton, the ’60s crooner who sang “Blue Velvet,” on top 40 radio this summer, but there he was, courtesy of the Senegalese-born R&B and hip-hop singer Akon, ...