Akon's new album, Beautiful Day, bridges cultures, genres and generations with a wide range of collaborators, including R&B ...

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 ...

Ne‑Yo and Akon’s Nights Like This tour delivers more than two hours of nostalgia, showmanship and pure early‑2000s euphoria.

It’s a Beautiful Day, as Akon has just released his new studio album. It marks his first full-length project since 2008, ...

Music superstar Akon, known for 2000s hits like “Locked Up” and “Lonely,” recently opened up about his early years in New ...

It's his third to reach the milestone. By Starr Bowenbank Akon‘s “Lonely” music video is the latest addition to YouTube’s Billion Views Club. It’s his third to reach the milestone on the video ...

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 ...

Go ahead and add Akon to the ever-growing list of artists outside of country music who are clamoring to be a part of the genre. The hip-hop artist has shared his master plan to move into the country ...

Ten minutes before the start of a benefit concert at Harlem's Apollo Theater, and rapper-singer-songwriter Akon is brawling with his deejay over how to hook a stodgy crowd of Manhattan philanthropists ...