'King of Pop' Michael Jackson's "incredibly beautiful" duet with Akon recorded in 2007 will be released on Monday as the first official single from the late singer's next album, it was announced today ...

Last Sunday (June 3), during a performance in Fishkill, N.Y., 34-year-old R&B artist Akon invited a yet-to-be identified 15-year-old boy from the audience onstage, then proceeded to hoist the young ...

BALTIMORE -- Forget record sales. Pop stars are now measured by their omnipresence, and few have mastered that art as well as Akon. Akon on your radio. Akon on your ring tone. Akon on "American Idol." ...

Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered a concussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage at a concert in upstate New York and onto her in the crowd. Akon, 34, ...

Akon pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment stemming from an incident at a June concert. The rapper allegedly threw a fan off the ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three years ago he debuted on the charts with the single "Locked Up." This year, Akon locks up Billboard's top pop artist honor. Sign up ...

has been getting more and more attention, with even the NYTimes writing up the company's decision to pull its sponsorship of Gwen Stefani's tour because of Akon's performance at a club in Trinidad, ...

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop singer Akon defended his decision to buy a South African diamond mine, saying the "blood diamonds" issue is the result of media exaggeration. Akon, rapper and ...

Alright look, we actually liked the Curtis album, and we liked this song too, plus you KNOW how we feel about Akon, but it's getting to the point where we just imagine 50 cent slowly working towards ...

FISHKILL, N.Y., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Akon has pleaded not guilty in an upstate New York court to endangering the welfare of a minor and harassment, authorities said. The charges stem ...

FISHKILL, N.Y.—Akon pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal charges filed after he tossed a 15-year-old boy off the stage at a concert earlier this year. The 34-year-old hip-hop star was released on his ...