Artist and songwriter Akon (pictured at left) and Motown Records veteran Kedar Massenburg have teamed up to launch Akonik Label Group (ALG). Distributed worldwide by BMG, the company is embracing a ...

Akon is probably best known as a rapper, but over the years, he has risen to a level of prominence rarely seen among artists in the industry. He is a businessman, actor, record producer, and ...

Nurturing a promising career in R&B, hip-hop, and pop, Akon released several hit albums. His last, Akonda, was released back in 2019. But hoping to explore a different type of music, the singer ...

The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way the world works, disrupting the status quo and greatly accelerating emerging trends. Cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, are being looked to ...

Many people who were alive during the early 2000s have probably heard of Akon’s music, even if they don’t know it was him. For example, his songs “Lonely,” and “Smack That” got a lot of airplay on the ...