AKON was honored with the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award (Photo credit: Raquelle “Rocki” Harris for rolling out Akon has been able to include “more of an African influence” in his work because ...

Acclaimed director and producer David Serero announces the release of his latest film, “AKON: From Africa to the World”, a captivating and emotional portrait of global music icon Akon, tracing his ...

In the 2000s, Akon was a superstar in Nigeria, with his music one of the primary Western content interacted with by Nigerian listeners, many of whom still greatly favoured foreign content. With his ...

The Senegalese artist seeks to bring back the classic album experience—a cohesive body of work. While his song is doing millions on TikTok and YouTube, he’s not enamored with the single. He professes ...

Akon, a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur has clarified that he did not discover Wizkid, ...

Before his death on June 25, 2009, at the age of 51, Michael Jackson had plans to open universities specializing in music throughout Africa, according to singer Akon, who was working with the king of ...

As his eponymous futuristic city rises, Akon has disclosed a plan he and Michael Jackson discussed before the King of Pop’s death in 2009—building music schools all throughout Africa. Akon, an artist, ...

South African rapper Costa Titch has died after collapsing during the Ultra Music Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to HipHopDX, Titch was inside the Nasrec Expo Centre when he fell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akon has revealed that he and Michael Jackson once discussed plans to open music schools in Africa. In an interview with TMZ on ...

Akon said he and and his former collaborator Michael Jackson had plans to open music schools across Africa prior to the artist’s death in 2009. September 26, 2022 ...