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.
