Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cover art for Akon's 'Beautiful Day' album (Konvict Kulture) It's a Beautiful Day, as Akon has new music on the way. He's set to ...

Iconic Multi-Platinum Artist, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist AKON is gearing up for his highly anticipated SUPERFAN TOUR and the release of his upcoming album. Fan love takes centerstage ...

Akon has reached a crossroads that bedevils most superstars at this point in their careers. Now three albums deep with over 100 guest appearances since his 2004 smash debut, the Senegalese singer has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cover art for Akon's 'Beautiful Day' album (Konvict Kulture) Akon's new album, Beautiful Day, bridges cultures, genres and ...

But after his burgeoning international star appeal was tarnished by missteps, including a brush with the law, the singer is looking to distance himself from street life and make amends for his ...

Akon, the Konvict turned Akonic singer, is back. On his latest album, Akon brings a new dance-house feel to his typically tropical ways. Techno beats and R&B sounds spice up his fourth effort, which ...

Akon has said that his latest album is inspired by his Bollywood experience in India. The 'Lonely' singer recorded a Hindi song for Shah Rukh Khan’s sci-fi movie Ra One and is using the experience ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Pop stardom is a ...

It's a Beautiful Day, as Akon has new music on the way. He's set to release a new album, Beautiful Day, on April 22. The album will feature lead single “Akon’s Beautiful Day”; “Never Really Mattered" ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Akon's explosive rise to the top of the music charts was fueled by feel-good songs and naughty grooves — but his criminal past was always an underlying part of his success. His ...