Akon certainly has been busy, having been on tour recently with Konvict Kultures’ First Lady Amirror. Few artists seem to have an enduring longevity of continued success but for Akon he’s an important ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

There’s nothing like two early aughts legends linking up for a hit. On Thursday, Don Omar premiered “Good Girl,” a dancefloor-ready, merengue-meets-reggae track featuring Akon. The song opens with ...

“Hold My Hand,” the first single off Michael Jackson's posthumous release, Michael (set to drop Dec. 17), is exactly what you would expect from a posthumous video by the King of Pop that has Akon in ...

Speaking in an interview with Hip Hop Eye, Akon explained that music is lucrative but it is the executives and those at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akon and Detroit rapper Tone Tone talk about the release of the Detroit inspired song 'Waddupdoe', their respective careers and ...

Rascal Flatts’ frontman is going a little bit country, and a little bit pop and a little bit Latin. Our frontman, Deco’s Alex Miranda, is live in Fort Lauderdale with a behind-the-scenes look at Gary ...

Akon is back, releasing his new single and visual “Enjoy That.” The release comes ahead of a new EP, which Akon will drop in partnership with TikTok. The new video brings an up close and personal look ...

LOS ANGELES -- Akon, a hip-hop star who's collaborated with everyone from Eminem to Andy Samberg, is about to release his first albums in seven years, but you won't find them in stores or on streaming ...

Akon is going Nashville. The hitmaker behind classics like “Locked Up” and “Smack That” shared that he’s planning to re-record his entire catalog as country songs. He explained his decision while ...