David Lynch featured "Blue Velvet" in his 1986 film of the same name; Akon sampled "Mr. Lonely" on a 2005 hit.

Kenneth Tan, lead author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at Singapore Management University, explained the ...

Announcing his entrance into country music, rapper Akon revealed he was redoing entire catalog with top country artists.

The singer, whose real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, is known for blending elements of R&B, hip-hop, and reggae with elements of African beats and melodies. His style is characterized by ...

Akon is going country in his next musical endeavor. The hip-hop artist is redoing his entire catalog of music as country ...

It’s also been reported that Akon is going to be featured on Gary LeVox’s (Rascal Flatts frontman) “Hold the Umbrella” soon, ...

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Akon plans to release a country music version of his catalog. While in New York City this week, the "Locked Up" had a quick chat with TMZ, and was asked if he'd consider going country.