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Akon said his brother Bu once lip-synced entire shows pretending to be him while another brother booked gigs under his name without asking. Akon admitted his brothers once pulled off a bold stunt ...
Senegalese-American singer Akon has spoken about how he contributed to the creation of the Afrobeats genre. He claimed that his collaborations and partnerships with Nigerian artists and music ...
Go ahead and add Akon to the ever-growing list of artists outside of country music who are clamoring to be a part of the genre. The hip-hop artist has shared his master plan to move into the ...
Akon tells TMZ he's remixing songs from his catalog into country songs with country artists. By Angel Diaz Akon is the latest hip-hop artist to venture into the world of country. TMZ caught up ...
Akon's ‘Chammak Challo’: It has been 11 years, since the Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie Ra.One's item song Chammak Challo became a big hit. However, the song still has the same craze today. Akon ...
As he arrives in India for Cherry Blossom Music Festival in Shillong, Akon speaks exclusively to HT City about his love for the country and working in Bollywood Akon’s love for India and ...
Akon has spoken candidly about his incredible music career and plans for the future (Picture: Getty) Akon has opened up about spreading some much-needed positivity with his new music, and looking ...
In a recent revelation that has fans buzzing, Akon disclosed that he recorded a track with the iconic Nicki Minaj back in 2017, which he believes could have been his “biggest pop record ever.” ...
The Cherry Blossom Festival will be held next month. R&B singer Akon, R&B group Boney M, and SuperM's Lucas will headline the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival, which will be held in November.
In 2020, Senegalese-American singer Akon vowed to create "a real-life Wakanda" in Senegal. But four years on, his futuristic city remains little more than a pipe dream. The West African nation had ...
Newsweek has reached out to the Senegalese government and a representative for Akon via email for comment. Senegalese-American singer and songwriter Akon speaks to the press in a hotel in Dakar ...
DAKAR – A single arched concrete block juts out of a field in Senegal, where R&B singer Akon laid the foundation stone for his US$6 billion (S$7.95 billion) metropolis four years ago.