Akon has a shocking revelation. The singer admitted that at the beginning of his career, he would use his brother Abou Thiam as a body double when he was overbooked for shows. “Bu was my double. He ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped. The ambitious city, first unveiled in 2018, was pitched as a cutting-edge, crypto-powered hub designed to transform ...

Akon has reportedly been arrested. The "Locked Up" hitmaker got caught up with law enforcement agents over a suspended license. Although it did not result in the singer getting thrown behind bars, his ...

Musician Akon defended Nick Cannon against criticism for having twelve children, arguing that it is important to respect and celebrate the joy a large family brings. Looks like Akon has jumped to the ...

Akon has been putting on for his city—literally. After the success of his cryptocurrency, Akoin, Akon finally announced the finalization of his new city, Akon City, in his home country of Senegal. The ...

Akon is a wildly successful Senegalese-American singer and record producer, known for mega-hits like "Lonely" and "Locked Up." He's also a good sport. This week, Akon (legal name Aliaune Damala Badara ...

Internationally renown musician Akon has launched his own cryptocurrency in a bid to further his humanitarian work on the African continent. The 43-year-old American artist of Senegalese descent was ...

Singer Akon had all of Senegal excited about his plans to create a $6 billion futuristic Wakanda-inspired city in the West African country. But four years after he made his intentions known, there has ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — Akon – who has gone through legal woes and bad publicity himself – says he’d be willing to work with pop’s latest problem child, Chris Brown. “Oh, absolutely!” Akon said in a ...

Akon City and Akoin show "many of the trademark characteristics of fraudulent business ventures such as Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes," according to an affidavit. Hussein Bakri/BAD Consultant/Sem ...

Ten minutes before the start of a benefit concert at Harlem's Apollo Theater, and rapper-singer-songwriter Akon is brawling with his deejay over how to hook a stodgy crowd of Manhattan philanthropists ...