Akon is taking an unexpected turn in his musical journey, re-recording his entire catalog as country songs. In a new ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Kicking it in the studio together, Akon and Tekashi 69 showcased a new remix of Akon’s 2004 track “Locked Up.” The remix features a new verse from Tekashi that finds him briefly speaking about his ...

Akon found himself in a serious personal and financial crisis after his wife, Tomeka Thiam, filed for divorce following ...

Akon and his now estranged wife, Tomeka Thiam, ended their marriage after nearly two decades. According to multiple media ...

If there is an Illuminati, and if that Illuminati is indeed desegregated, best believe that Akon is the blackest knight at that illicit roundtable. Like Usher, like Jay Z, like Dr. Dre, and recently T ...

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 ...

Things could have been very different for Akon. The five-time Grammy-nominated rapper was born in Missouri but spent most of his childhood in a village in the West African country of Senegal before ...