It's a Beautiful Day, as Akon has new music on the way. He's set to release a new album, Beautiful Day, on April 22.The album ...

ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - Akon, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta in the ...

Akon was arrested in Georgia over the weekend after police issued a warrant on a vehicle registered to the singer. The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star (real name: Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam) was ...

Akon rose to fame in the early 2000s as a hip-hop artist. Since then, he’s transitioned into a business role and has been working on several ambitious projects that are not yet fully realized. Since ...

*Akon’s long marriage to Tomeka Thiam is coming to an end, with court filings highlighting a complicated family dynamic shaped by his polygamous lifestyle and nine children. Tomeka Thiam filed for ...

Akon was arrested on an outstanding warrant in the Atlanta metro area last week, according to local police. The “Beautiful” singer was arrested in Chamblee, Georgia — which is roughly 14 miles north ...