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 ...

R&B superstar Akon has made a name for himself by attracting controversy. While he’s unarguably one of the most successful R&B stars of the day, with an astonishing 23 songs hitting the Billboard Hot ...

Akon dispels rumors of Jackson being signed to his label or touring with him and expresses his disappointment in the leaks, particularly "Hold My Hand," which was removed from "Freedom" as a ...

Akon has teamed up with Vevo for a new episode of their ‘CTRL’ series, offering up a performance of his hit single ‘Locked Up.’ ...

The Senegalese-American musician and millionaire Akon is still moving forward with his quixotic quest to build a city named - yes - “Akon City” in Senegal that will run on a cryptocurrency ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say. "The Akon City project no longer exists ...

The first was Akon City - reportedly costed at $6bn (£5bn). It was to run on the second initiative - a brand new cryptocurrency called Akoin.