LAS VEGAS -- Sporting a sharp, shiny suit, R&B star Akon took the stage during Billboard's digital music sessions at the Consumer Electronics show on Wednesday to share some tricks of the trade for ...
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 ...
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, ...
After rumors and speculations about who would grace Franklin Field this April, the headliner for the 2009 Spring Fling Concert has finally been "locked up." Akon, hip-hop singer-songwriter, record ...
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Grammy-nominated artist Akon became the latest star to share his memories of Michael Jackson. Akon collaborated with Jackson on the remake of his classic "Wanna ...
He doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke and is a philanthropist who launched a website, IsThereSomethingICanDo.com, that is a search engine for finding charities. No, the person in question is not a Jonas ...
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Scores of teenagers and older Jam fans flocked to the WZYP Stage to see Akon, one of R&B's hottest acts. The American-Senegalese singer /rapper played an amazing set. Akon sang the ...
The past year has been even crueler to rap than it's been to Wall Street. Over the past 12 months, hip-hop's top 20 earners banked $300 million, down 40% from a year ago. The culprit: declining record ...
Apparently what happens in Nairobi doesn’t stay in Nairobi. Two of the world most celebrated rappers battled it out on stage, and not with words but with their man parts. Wyclef Jean and Akon wowed ...
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Hip-hop star Akon is set to speak with students in upstate New York about gun violence after pleading guilty to tossing a fan off stage at a concert nearby. Akon admitted in ...
BayFest organizers announced that hip-hop superstars T-Pain and Akon will take to the Pepsi Stage Sunday, Oct. 4, at BayFest 2009. Both artists have been recognized for their work, as well as their ...
The lineup was confirmed this afternoon for the 1000 Islands Music Fest. Snoop Dogg, Akon, Simple Plan and way more will be performing Aug. 13-15 in Ontario. The festival will be on The Dingman Farm, ...