(AllHipHop News) Akon has signed one of Ghana's most popular rappers to his Konvict Music Africa imprint. Read More
BET's S.O.S. Save Ourselves Haiti Benefit Telethon was held last night [Friday February 5] at Miami's American Airlines Theater. Read More
Help for Haiti video of his live performance of 'Shut It Down' with Akon on Fri., Feb. 5, 2010 as part of the telethon broadcast on BET, MTV and VH1 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL. Read More
The hitmaker is currently attached to Lil Jon 's upcoming Crunk Rock album. Read More
After presumably spending 2009 counting mountains of cash generated by his artists Lady GaGa and T-Pain, Akon is ready to drop his fourth solo album in 2010. Read More
Dominican Bachata act Aventura have expanded their sound and fanbase beyond the traditional Spanish-speaking crowd by collaborating with a range of artists from rapper Ludacris to pop duo Nina Sky. But the four-man collective's work with Akon and Wyclef in the past really ignited their creative spirit, according to Aventura frontman Romeo. Read More
Late Night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel sent his trusty dusty sidekick, Yehya, to the Grammy's to interview as many celebrities as possible. Read More
So the kings of bachata had a little surprise for the fans the other night when they performed at Madison Square Garden for one of their many sold-out shows. Read More
Beyoncé and friends came out for her Heat fragrance launch party in NYC last night. Read More
Although he was born in St. Louis, MO, Aliaune Thiam -- aka Akon -- grew up in Senegal before he and his family (including his ... Read the full Akon bio.