With Freedom, Akon proves he hasn’t lost his knack for churning out mass-produced pop songs with an R&B flavor. While a few of the radio-released singles stand above the rest, the album as a whole is ...

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

Akon turns up the heat of Afrobeats By rolling Sep 01, 2023 10:21 am AKON was honored with the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award (Photo credit: Raquelle “Rocki” Harris for rolling out ...

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 ...

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 ecstatic.

Akon's futuristic $6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told 4 July 2025 Nicolas Négoce, Natasha Booty & Jonathan Griffin BBC News ...