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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - Akon on Tour
Check out Akon when he arrives in your area!!!
April 6th 2008 Bahrain, Manama (Grand Prix F1 Races)
April 11th 2008 Johanesburg, South Africa
April 12th 2008 Capetown, South Africa
April 13th 2008 Durben, South Africa
April 15th 2008 Liberia, West Africa (sdk arena)
April 16th 2008 Tirania, Albania
April 18th 2008 Dubai, UEA
May 2nd 2008. Kampala, Uganda (Celltel)
May 24th 2008 Guinea, West Africa
May 25th 2008 Guinea, West Africa
Friday, March 28, 2008 - Akon At The Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards
Don't Miss Akon getting SLIMED at the Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards!!! Airing Saturday March 29th 8:00PM!!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008 - Akon on VH1's Rag To Riches
Vh1: Rag To Riches is featuring Akon! Be sure to catch the show on Monday,Feb. 4th @ 10pm EST
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - Wait, Did I Just Hear Akon with Michael Jackson On The Radio?
That's right! Michael and Akon are blowin up airwaves across the US and around the world with their new joint, " Wanna Be Startin' Something' 2008." This track is not a remix, but a completely new version of the classic, produced by Akon and Michael. MJ even recorded new vocals for the track! It will be included on the new 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller. You can listen to the full track on Clear Channel or buy it on iTunes!
Monday, December 10, 2007 - Akon's New Year's Rockin' Eve Show!!!!!
Don't miss Akon performing at the 35th Annual Dick Clark's Rockin New Year's Eve Show live from Times Square December 31, 2007!!!
Friday, December 07, 2007 - Akon Grammy Nominations!!!
SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN STAR AKON LANDS
FOUR 2008 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
Multiple Grammy Nods Include Best Contemporary R&B Album For Multi-platinum Smash CD Konvicted
(New York, NY) SRC/Universal Motown star Akon was nominated for four Grammys on Thursday, including possible honors for Best Contemporary R&B Album for his multi-platinum/5 million selling smash album Konvicted, Best Rap Song for his hit "I Wanna Love You", from the acclaimed CD, Best R&B Performance With Vocals with T-Pain for his hit song "Bartender",� and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals with pop diva Gwen Stefani on her song developed and co-written by Akon, "The Sweet Escape." Akon himself was on hand at the Music Box in Los Angeles to help announce this year's nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, to be held at the Staple Center in Los Angeles on February 10. "It's truly one of the highlights of my career to receive today's Grammy nominations," stated Akon. "It was an honor to be part of the announcement ceremony, and I look forward to Grammy night and celebrating with those who have made music such an inspirational force in all our lives."
The four Grammy nods follow his first American Music Award victory last month for Best Male Soul/R&B artist, where he beat out celebrated hitmakers Ne-Yo and T-Pain. The Senegalese star's first-ever Grammy nomination came last year for his rousing collaboration with Eminem, the record-breaking "Smack That," from the groundbreaking Konvicted. Akon also recently pulled down three big wins at the World Music Awards when he was awarded a trio of prestigious trophies including Best Selling R&B star in the world, topping superstar artists such as Beyonce, Timbaland, Rihanna and others.
Akon's 5 million selling album Konvicted continues to set new records across the globe, yielding the #1 hits "I Wanna Love You," and "Don't Matter," and the #2 Grammy-nominated "Smack That" featuring Eminem. Akon also became the only artist in music history to simultaneously lockdown the #1 and #2 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart twice. Akon became the top selling mastertone artist of all time this summer, achieving a phenomenal 11 million in total mastertone sales, the most of any other artist since the inception of mastertones.
Akon's mastertone hits include songs from his 1.4 million selling 2005 debut album Trouble. His top-selling ringtone offerings from Konvicted ("Smack That" (certified by RIAA triple platinum), "Don't Matter"� (double platinum), and "I Wanna Love You" (double platinum), make him the only artist with three tracks from the same album to ever achieve multi-platinum ringtone status.
The star's "Smack That"� was the top selling mastertone of 2006 (Nielsen Mobile), reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs Chart, and making Akon the biggest ringtone seller ever via the nation's largest mobile carrier, AT&T.
One of the star attractions of this summer's sold-out, record breaking Sweet Escape Tour with Gwen Stefani, the singer appeared at the star-studded New York rollout of the celebrated Live Earth Show. Akon has also delivered some of the biggest collaborative hits in recent memory, including songs with Gwen Stefani, T.I., 50 Cent, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Chamillionaire, and others.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. The telecast will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM/EST/PT.
Thursday, December 06, 2007 - Congratulations to AKON!
Congratulations are in order! AKON is nominated for FOUR GRAMMY Awards!
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Konvicted
Akon
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
I Wanna Love You
Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Bartender
T-Pain Featuring Akon
Tune in to see the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 10, 2008.
Monday, November 19, 2007 - AKON WINS AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MALE SOUL/R&B ARTIST
SRC/Universal Motown worldwide super-star Akon won his first American Music Award last night for Best Male Soul/R&B artist, beating out hyphenated hitmakers Ne-Yo and T-Pain. The Senegalese star’s first major U.S. award victory comes on the heels of his three big wins at the World Music Awards two weeks ago when he pulled down a trio of prestigious trophies including Best Selling R&B star in the world, topping superstar artists such as Beyonce, Timbaland, Rihanna and others.
Akon’s 5 million selling album Konvicted continues to set new records across the globe, yielding the #1 hits “I Wanna Love You,” and “Don’t Matter,” and the #2 Grammy nominated “Smack That” featuring Eminem. Akon also became one of three artist in music history to simultaneously lockdown the #1 and #2 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Akon became the top selling mastertone artist of all time this summer, achieving a phenomenal 11 million in total mastertone sales, the most of any other artist since the inception of mastertones.
Akon’s mastertone hits include songs from his 1.4 million selling 2005 debut album Trouble. His top-selling ringtone offerings from Konvicted "Smack That" (certified by RIAA triple platinum), "Don’t Matter” (double platinum), and "I Wanna Love You" (double platinum), make him the only artist with three tracks from the same album to ever achieve multi-platinum ringtone status. The star’s “Smack That” was the top selling mastertone of 2006 (Nielsen Mobile), reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs Chart, and making Akon the biggest ringtone seller ever via the nation’s largest mobile carrier, AT&T.
Check out Akon as he will perform on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve Special.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - Enter the Akon & Live Earth Contest
Akon stunned the Live Earth audience at Giants Stadium on 07.07.07, along with artists around the world in an effort to raise awareness about the Climate Crisis. Control Room has now captured him live from Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada with another incredible performance. Check it out now at Music.MSN.com!
Get details and direct links at:
http://www.liveearth.org/akonrihanna and while you’re there, enter to win a limited edition Live Earth Keen bag stuffed with a Live Earth T-shirt & hat PLUS Akon’s new Konvicted CD and Rihanna’s new Good Girl Gone Bad disc!