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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – His real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, but you know him as Akon. Akon is a singer, songwriter, and wrapper who first rose to fame in 2004 after the release of his ...

Akon is set to reinvent his iconic pop and R&B hits through a country music lens, sharing his journey and excitement for this ...

Akon’s music career has spanned about three decades, but there was a time when he took a hiatus and stepped away from making music to focus on his entrepreneurial ventures. In October, however, he ...

US-Senegalese hitmaker Akon's comments about South Africa's race relations have resurfaced. Here's what he had to ...

Acclaimed director and producer David Serero announces the release of his latest film, “AKON: From Africa to the World”, a captivating and emotional portrait of global music icon Akon, tracing his ...

The excitement for AKON’s The Superfan Tour began to build on December 2, as the press conference unfolded at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The event served as a platform for Akon, along with his ...

From foot fetish accounts to performing on sailboats to AI advocacy, the careers of these '00s artists have taken some ...

Music mogul Akon is taking some heat for defending fellow artist Kanye West after he praised evil dictator Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The Senegalese-born artist was queried by “Sky News” anchor Anna ...

Akon has brought back the infamous fake watch story with French Montana, and this time, the singer revealed it happened in one of the biggest bargain shopping areas in the country: Canal Street in New ...