The collaboration with Michael Jackson was probably Akon’s ultimate goal. There were some rumors that he would retire after he will launch his new album Acquitted but he told the press that he has no desire to retire just yet. He teamed with Michael for a couple of songs and after Hold my Hand is [...]

Nigel Nassar
Kampala
THE crowd was mammoth and ecstatic. Everyone, young and old, VIP and ordinary, got on their feet, singing and dancing along. Akon did not disappoint. His live concert on Friday night was worth every penny revellers paid for it.
The venue, Lugogo Cricket Oval, was full to the brim. It had filled up by 6:00pm, [...]

MTV Arabia, the region’s first Arabic free-to-air youth entertainment and lifestyle channel, will accompany AKON, the soul superstar, to the Urban Desert Event on April 18 in Dubai festival city.This will be Akon’s second visit to the Middle East—he first performed at the MTV Arabia launch ceremony in November 2007.
The channel offers viewers a [...]

It’s always nice to listen to music by Akon because you will surely find a song that will be perfect with your feelings at that moment. Akon started his big international debut in 2004 with many hit singles like Lonely, Pot of Gold, Ghetto, Locked Up and Belly Dancer. In his hit single [...]

DJ phones famous friend to rescue deal (TheTimes - South Africa) Metro FM DJ Tbo Touch roped in the help of his mate, the award-winning Senegalese soul singer, Akon, to sort out the mess caused by a phoney US agent.

Tbo Touch, 26, whose real name is Thabo Molefe, was trying to bring R&B sensation [...]