Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ,Hitmaker Akon has been dominating the Billboard charts and tearing up the airwaves for two decades. He just celebrated the 20th ...

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

Akon plans to release a country music version of his catalog. While in New York City this week, the "Locked Up" had a quick chat with TMZ, and was asked if he'd consider going country. "I'm actually ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Iconic Multi-Platinum Artist, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist AKON is ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grammy-nominated artist and producer Akon has partnered with Color of Change to bring the Jollof, Music & Food Festival to Atlanta ...

Akon is bringing a taste of the African continent to Atlanta this weekend (July 23), with his inaugural Jollof Music And Food Festival. Akon is gearing up to introduce Atlanta’s first annual Jollof ...

There’s nothing like two early aughts legends linking up for a hit. On Thursday, Don Omar premiered “Good Girl,” a dancefloor-ready, merengue-meets-reggae track featuring Akon. The song opens with ...

Akon is beginning to carve a new path for himself in the country music scene. In a recent Instagram post, the multi-platinum artist revealed plans to reinterpret his pop and R&B hits through a country ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - There are two artists in Elkhart who are making waves in the industry right now, and they’re all ...

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.