Akon went on to admit that he didn’t expect Em to be such a good producer. “He gave me a folder with, like, 30 tracks in there. And out of 30, I picked five. And I recorded all five, and the one that ...

Throughout his career, Akon has worn many hats. He’s been a singer, a producer, a label head, and even recently he signed off on his own city in Senegal. The musician has worked with many big-name ...

Akon may be best known for his catalog of hits like “Lonely” and “I Wanna Love You,” but he’s run a parallel career as a record executive, signing Lady Gaga to his KonLive label via Interscope (the ...

Akon has taken the US Billboard chart's first and second spots with his Snoop Dog and Eminem collaborations. The rapper's 'I Wanna Love You', with Snoop Dogg, stole the top spot from Justin Timberlake ...

Akon's 'Smack That' - featuring Eminem - has topped the Australian singles chart for the third week running. Second and third places are also held by non-movers Shannon Noll & Natalie Bassingthwaighte ...

It's safe to say that Akon has done well for himself, but he did fumble one major bag. During a recent interview with VladTV, Akon says he passed on signing Drake to his Konvict Muzik record label ...

Akon established a successful career for himself but he recently reflected on fumbling a big bag. The Konvict Muzik head honcho revealed that he had the opportunity to sign Drake but passed because he ...