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Akon Insists He Has 'Never' Smoked, Drank Alcohol Or Taken Drugs: 'I Love Candy!'

Akon has "never" smoked, drank alcohol, or taken drugs in his life.The 50-year-old singer is his embarking on first European tour in more than a decade this April but revealed that the majority of his...

Akon Felt Under Pressure To 'Distance Himself From His African Background'

Akon felt pressure to "distance" himself from his African background at the start of his career.The 50-year-old singer was born in the US but spent some of his childhood in the west African country of...

Akon's New Music 'Includes A Bigger African Influence'

Akon has been able to include "more of an African influence" in his work because he doesn't feel any financial pressures.The 50-year-old star enjoyed huge success earlier in his career with various hit singles, such...

Steve Aoki Releasing Concept Album

Steve Aoki is releasing a concept album, featuring Paris Hilton and Akon.The 45-year-old DJ's 10th studio album, 'HiROQUEST: Double Helix', will be released on November 17 and is set to feature collaborations with Hilton,...

Has Kanye West Already Fired Milo Yiannopoulos From His Presidential Campaign?

Kanye West has allegedly "fired" Milo Yiannopoulos from his 2024 presidential campaign. Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer has claimed that after the rapper praised Adolf Hilter and said he loved Nazis during an interview with...

Akon Tells Anyone Offended By Kanye West’S Anti-semitic Rants Not To ‘Take Things Too Personally’

Akon has told anyone offended by Kanye West’s anti-semitic rants not to “take things too personally”. The Senegalese-American singer, 49, made the comment on Sky News’ Breakfast show on Friday (02.12.22), also telling viewers Kanye’s...

Kanye West Confirmed 2024 Presidential Bid

Kanye West has confirmed he's planning to run for president again.The 'Stronger' hitmaker - who has legally changed his name to Ye - ran for office in 2020 but conceded his run after winning just...

Akon Believes Kanye West Is Trying To Generate Presidential Bid Support With Recent Antics

Akon believes Kanye West's recent offensive outbursts are part of a plan to become US president.The 'Gold Digger' hitmaker - who has legally changed his name to Ye - has sparked outrage over the last...

Akon To Build Senegalese City With New Crypto-currency

In a bid to make a step towards a financially-secure future for Africa, award-winning singer Akon has announced that he is planning to build his very own city in Senegal with its own crypto-currency called...

Drake Shows Big Shaq 'A Lot Of Love'

Drake shows Big Shaq ''a lot of love''. The 26-year-old rapper - whose full name is Michael Dapaah - has admitted the 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker is a huge supporter of him and often messages...

Akon Releasing New Albums Via App

The singer has put together four new records, marking his first new material in seven years, and he has now revealed he is shunning traditional sales methods by giving his music away for...

Akon Facing Another Lawsuit Over Home Construction

Bosses at Capital Floors LLC claim the invoice for installing floors in the Locked Up hitmaker's mansion was due to be paid on 23 June (15), but they have yet to receive the...

Another Contractor Sues Akon For Home Renovation Cash

Capital Floors executives claim the Locked Up star owes them thousands for work on singer's floors, and they've filed a $15,000 (GBP9,400) lien against his home. The contractor admits Akon has paid...

Akon Raising Funds For African Lighting Initiative

The Locked Up hitmaker has been working on providing solar power to those living in rural areas, through his Akon Lighting Africa company, which he co-founded in 2013, and now he's set to...

Pitbull To Be Called To Testify In Lawsuit Against Akon - Report

The Lonely singer was slapped with legal action from Arab musician Tamer Hosny last year (14), amid claims Akon had reneged on a $300,000 (£187,500) deal for the hitmaking pair to appear in...

Akon Launching Solar Academy In Mali

The Locked Up hitmaker has been working on providing solar power to those living in rural areas through his Akon Lighting Africa company, which he co-founded in 2013, and now he has unveiled...

Akon's Kuwait Gig Cancelled

The Smack That hitmaker was forced to cancel the show after local officials in the conservative Muslim country reportedly voiced objections about the content of his songs. Member of Parliament Humood Al...

Akon Owes Contractor Thousands Of Dollars - Report

R&B star Akon allegedly owes a contractor more than $35,000 (£21,000) for work to his mansion.The star is currently upgrading his home in Georgia, but staff at Durable Steel Structures have filed a lien against...

Akon Releasing First Album In Seven Years

Rapper Akon is ending his seven-year hiatus from recording music by releasing a five-disc album.The Smack That hitmaker will release Stadium later this year (15) and is currently streaming one song from each album for...

Akon To Release Five Albums

Akon will release five albums this year.The 'Lonely' hitmaker has announced plans for a multi-genre project, entitled 'Stadium', which will be comprised of a number of LPs, each in a different style, released over the...

Instagram's Own Account Worst Hit By 'Insta Rapture', But Which Celebrity Accounts Have Lost The Most Followers?

The photo sharing site Instagram has decided to remove millions of profiles which were believed to be posting spam. The website's action, dubbed the 'Instagram rapture', has left a number of legitimate users disgruntled at...

Akon Sued By Former Attorneys

R&B star Akon is facing court action from his former attorneys over unpaid legal fees.The singer hired lawyers at Davis and Winston in Beverly Hills, California to represent him in a 2012 breach of contract...

Akon Facing Car Repossession

R&B star Akon runs the risk of losing the keys to his luxury sportscar after allegedly falling behind on lease payments.Auto finance bosses claim the Smack That hitmaker owes $250,000 (£147,059) for the 2010 Ferrari...

Singing St. Louis' Praises: Budweiser Made In America Hit Missouri In Their Music Documentary Expose

The ever overlooked St. Louis, Missouri is our next stop for the Budweiser Made in America documentary series, and an appropriate point ahead of Jay Z's music festival.Almost every major city in the United States...

Justin Bieber And Chris Brown Record New Duet

Justin Bieber and Chris Brown are recording a song together.The 20-year-old teen heartthrob hit the studio with the R&B star over the weekend and teased fans about their collaboration with a series of candid snapshots...

Akon: 'I Cashed Out My Shares In Lady Gaga's Record Deal'

R&B star Akon is no longer involved with Lady Gaga's career after helping to give the singer her big break, revealing he "cashed out" before her fame started to wane.The Smack That hitmaker has been...

Akon: Gaga's Career Is On The Decline

Akon claims his record label cut ties with Lady Gaga because her career is on the decline. The 'Senegalese' hitmaker, who initially signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution record label under Interscope in 2007,...

Chris Brown And Drake Hug And End Their Feud

Chris Brown and Drake have ended their ongoing feud with a hug.The two musicians buried the hatchet by embracing at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas on Friday (21.09.13) following their furious bottle-throwing brawl...

Akon Ordered To Pay Child Support

A judge has ordered R&B star Akon to hand over $5,000 (£3,200) in monthly child support payments for two of his kids.The Smack That hitmaker filed documents last September (12) asking to be legally recognised...

Jennifer Lopez And Chris Brown To Perform At Billboard Music Awards

Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Ed Sheeran will perform at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Other artists set to play at the annual music event, which will take place at...

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