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 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 ...

,Hitmaker Akon has been dominating the Billboard charts and tearing up the airwaves for two decades. He just celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Trouble , which launched him to global ...

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.

In this exclusive Pulse interview, I spoke to the international megastar on his era-defiling success, his contributions to Afrobeats' early international push, making a full circle with his latest ...

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 ...

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is taking legal action against the Amalgamated Transit Union 1197, the union that represents the bulk of its employees. Read full article: JTA sues union ...

Minutes before he was to appear on stage at Franklin Field, Akon was the calm eye of his own brand's storm. Security guards, assistants and Benny-D, the tour's DJ, rushed around the dressing room, ...

“Lonely” and “Locked Up” singer Akon has been arrested, Us Weekly can confirm. The 52-year-old musician (real name Aliaune Thiam) was arrested on November 6, in Alpharetta, Georgia, according to jail ...