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 ...

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

A leaked recording of the two singing on Hold My Hand is hot property on YouTube. Bearing in mind the calibre of Akon’s 155 guest appearances on hit albums, you would have hoped for a more ...

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 ...