It's been a minute since we've heard from Akon, but the seasoned vet is back with "Whole Lot" featuring Migos.

Grammy-nominated singer Akon says that he passed on signing Drake earlier on in his career. During a newly published interview with Montreality, Akon revealed that…

Akon plans to electricity to 600 million Africans by way of solar energy. But listen to the audio player to hear why his story isn’t making…

Although he’s been absent on the music scene recently, Akon has been working to bring electricity to 600 million Africans with his initiative Lighting Africa. At…

In case you’ve been wondering what Akon is up to these days, he has apparently been busy with  launching a new academy that is set to…

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Either Akon doesn’t know how Ebola is transmitted or he’s just doing his usual thing. The “Locked Up” singer performed his set at the International…

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R&B artist and activist Akon joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to share his plans on lighting up Africa. His “Akon Lighting Africa Project” aims to…

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Akon is giving back in a major way. The R&B singer is using millions of his own dollars to bring solar-powered electricity to one million…

Famed choreographer Laurieann Gibson is ready to make a transition. She is no longer Laurieann Gibson. She has transformed herself into the singer/dancer named Harlee.…

Atlanta is definitely the Hollywood of the South. Recently, Akon and His Dj, Benny Demus premiered the latest installment of their EEAZY webisode series in the heart of Midtown Atlanta at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. Akon’s DJ, Bid Bad Benny Demus stepped from behind the spin tables and right in the director’s chair as the […]

Can a man settle down with just one woman? According to Akon, it’s not possible. Listen to the audio to hear the comments from the…