Akon was the last song released from Michael Jackson's legacy. The two icons hung out nearly every day for two years straight ...

Deciding that "everything I do is affecting the people around me" singer Akon has reportedly recorded a song to apologize for the things that he's done — and the things that he hasn't done yet. The ...

Weeks before Whitney Houston's death, Grammy-nominated songwriter Claude Kelly stopped by the Forbes headquarters in New York and shared his thoughts on mashups, Miley Cyrus, Notorious B.I.G. and the ...

Discover how Akon turns jokes about his hair into hit songs. Learn about his hair journey and his response to online trolls in this exclusive interview. Akon will take the jokes about his hair and ...

Holding a brick red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles in his hands, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's… By ...

Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Claude Kelly wrote the recently leaked Akon song "Hold My Hand" featuring Michael Jackson, but he confesses hearing the legendary singer's voice on the track the first… ...

Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Claude Kelly wrote the recently leaked Akon song "Hold My Hand" featuring Michael Jackson, but he confesses that hearing the legendary singer's voice on the track the ...

Following previous single "Stick Around," an island-infused collaboration with Matoma, Akon is back today with a new track titled "Want Some," featuring DJ Chose. "Want Some" features a lazy summer ...

Akon certainly has been busy, having been on tour recently with Konvict Kultures’ First Lady Amirror. Few artists seem to have an enduring longevity of continued success but for Akon he’s an important ...

Firstly, a little background. Stefani became famous through the band No Doubt but she established herself as a solo artist with the album L.A.M.B. MTV News reports Stefani wrote songs for L.A.M.B.

Akon has suggested that Hold My Hand, a track that he recorded with Michael Jackson, didn't appear on his new album because it leaked onto the internet. It seems that the song, which found its way ...

Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. Since 2016, his work at EW includes RuPaul's Drag Race video interviews, Oscars predictions, and more. Before the invasion of disco sticks and ...