,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 is here and he wants to change the course of music. The Senegalese artist seeks to bring back the classic album experience—a cohesive body of work. While his song is doing millions on TikTok and ...

When an artist has ridden his boundless creativity to almost unprecedented heights of commercial success, he’s practically obligated to share a little sunshine now and then. But in typical ...

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, the Grammy-nominated music megastar, triumphantly returns after a five-year hiatus with a new single, "Akon's Beautiful Day". The uplifting anthem, which was released on Friday, October 4, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...