A man with an eye for an opportunity, Akon has lent his plaintive vocals to songs by everyone from Gwen Stefani to Michael Jackson, selling 8m of his own two albums along the way. Freedom preserves ...

Apparently, it's just not cool to sling 15-year-old boys over your shoulder and throw them into a crowd of people. Oh, and the woman the boy landed on ain't happy, either ... It seems not even Akon is ...

The Jersey-raised Akon, who duetted with Gwen Stefani on her monster hit "The Sweet Escape," is notorious for being a lover and a fighter -- he had to apologize to the nation of Trinidad after ...

It’s a Beautiful Day, as Akon has just released his new studio album. It marks his first full-length project since 2008, though he’s continued to drop music over the years."Before I was just doing it ...