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May 13, 2009
When you think of professional soccer, you probably don’t think of Akon. But he’s in talks right now to record the official song of the biggest international soccer competition of the year.

The organizers of the 2010 World Cup are negotiating with the hip-hop artist to create a song to go along with the event. These kinds of collaborations are becoming more and more popular, and musicians are being asked to lend their songs to events like the NBA Playoffs,...
November 24, 2008
Singer Akon has been accused of many things throughout his career in music, everything from causing riots at his concerts to injuring a fan to humping a 14 year old and who could forget his infamous dry hump with Tara Reid.

With all the bad press he's racked up in the past, Akon is ready to move on with his life and avoid any further controversy.

During the 2008...
November 20, 2008
While the world waits anxiously for a Michael Jackson comeback, his friend Akonis coming to his defense and asking everyone to see behind the pj's and controversy.

Akon tells Bossip: "That guy’s a genius, man. That’s probably the highlight of my career. He’s the most humble cool dude. When you stop and think about all of the controversies and articles on him, they don’t even reflect the person that I saw. I always say if people got the...
November 14, 2008
If there's one thing we can expect from Akon, it's to expect the unexpected. For his upcoming album Freedom, Akon is steering in a new direction. The album is different than anything else he's released in that it has an internationally sound.

Hollyscoop caught up with Akon at the studio for an exclusive listening party, where he talked to us about his inspiration, taking a new direction, and why he chose to release a dance al...Click on the Headline to view the Video.
June 30, 2008
Check out Michael Jackson's new song "Hold My Hand" featuring Akon. We're digging the new track but is it comeback worthy? Listen and judge for yourself!

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April 28, 2008
MJ is definitely going to surprise us with his next album. As we reported, Michael is holed up in a recording studio in Vegas. But now we have a location! He's working from the Palms.

Yeah, that's not distracting or anything...And now we've learned that MJ has hired Akon and RedOne to mastermind his new album. Can't wait til one of the songs accidently leaks on purpose!
April 09, 2008
Akon is currently searching for the next big thing in music, and he or she won't be American. He just opened an office for his label Konvict Muzik, and he hopes to add more international artists to his roster.  So he scouting Europe and Africa to discover people and bands.

Akon says he's already struck gold with two bands he's signed, reggae/hip-hop trio American Yard and Dutch boyband GLOWB.
March 28, 2008

Listen up y'all, Akon is going country! Rumor on the block is that Akon has recorded a "secret" country album. Why did he do such a thing? Well, apparently he wants to be the first ever successful black artist doing country. Smart.

He's gonna be releasing the album in an alias name because he feels like his fans won't buy the records if he released it under his name.

Maybe Akon and Jessica Simpson could get together and do a...
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