The early 2000s were marked by a dynamic and diverse music scene. This era also saw the mainstream success of many musical acts including, the multi talented Akon. With his string of memorable hits, ...

Akon said the music video for one of Michael Jackson’s songs was a huge inspiration to him. The “Don’t Matter” singer revealed he became very close to Jackson toward the end of the King of Pop’s life.

Akon’s 2005 smash 'Lonely' has joined the Spotify Billions Club by accumulating more than a billion plays on the streaming platform.

Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Claude Kelly wrote the recently leaked Akon song "Hold My Hand" featuring Michael Jackson, but he confesses that hearing the legendary singer's voice on the track the ...

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 work because ...

Discover how Akon turns jokes about his hair into hit songs. Learn about his hair journey and his response to online trolls in this exclusive interview. Akon will take the jokes about his hair and ...

Firstly, a little background. Stefani became famous through the band No Doubt but she established herself as a solo artist with the album L.A.M.B. MTV News reports Stefani wrote songs for L.A.M.B.