Akon

Red Café promises his new album is on the way, for real this time. The Brooklyn rapper has shown a knack for dropping catchy hits like 'Hottest in the Hood,' 'I'm Ill' and 'Paper Touchin'' over the years, but record label drama has always foiled his release of a proper album. After...

Caribbean singing and rapping duo R. City aka Rock City has announced that they have finally parted ways with Akon's record label, Konvict Muzik. The multi-talented brothers -- Timothy "Don't Talk" and Theron "Da Spokesman" Thomas -- signed with Akon back in 2007, after writing 'The Rain' on his platinum-selling 2006 album 'Konvicted...

Clothing company H&M has tapped singers Keri Hilson and Akon for their annual Fashion Against AIDS collection to help their fans become more aware and knowledgeable of the disease. Besides the two hip-hop and R&B staples, fellow celebrities Sky Ferreira, Selma Blair, Nikki Reed, Ginnifer Goodwin and Penn Badgley, among others, join them in them in the fight. Launc...

Singer/producer Akon will be spending his birthday overseas, heading to India for two back-to-back performances this month. The appearance in the South Asian country marks the second time Akon has been to India since 2007. "I can't wait for my fans to join me where I'll be performing all of your favorites and some new songs from my upcoming album, 'Stadium...

Akon made headlines last week after he filed a $750,000 suit against his former concert booking reps American Talent Agency, and now they're firing back. ATA is planning a counter suit against the Senegalese singer and his Kon Live Touring, Inc...

Akon is strapping on his legal boots. The Senegalese singer has filed suit against his former booking reps American Talent Agency for more than $750,000, claiming that they withheld several hundreds of thousands of money accrued from performance fees...

Akon is literally a man on the run. In between working on his upcoming release 'Stadium,' touring, his myriad of outside collaborations, and gearing up for Lady Gaga's upcoming buzz-heavy 'Born This Way' set, it's a miracle that the singer/songwriter/producer has time to sleep...

After a stellar, 60-plus year career in music, Quincy Jones just released 'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra,' a collection of his past material that has been given a contemporary makeover from acts including John Legend, Talib Kweli and Akon. The artist, composer, producer, arranger and conductor was born on the Southside of Chicago and has taken his show around the globe, creating music that runs the gamut

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Will Smith's 10-year-old daughter Willow has very modest goals for her burgeoning career. "I would like to be a very well-known artist...I would like to be as big as Lady Gaga. I would like to be bigger....I'd like to be a big rock star," she told NME ...