Akon

The pre-wedding celebration of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant showcased an array of heartfelt performances by acclaimed singers. From Rihanna, Javed Ali, Harshdeep Kaur, Pritam, and Lucky Ali to Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh, and several others, a star-studded lineup graced the event hosted by India’s wealthiest individual, Mukesh Ambani, and his family in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Making waves among the esteemed performers at the pre-wedding affair, iconic vocalist Akon has captured widespread attention. Akon…

Akon is bringing his ‘The Superfan Tour’ to the UK and Europe in 2024, making his first shows here in 10 years. Produced by Live Nation, this 17-city tour promises to be an intimate performance from Akon that dives into fan favourites from the iconic catalogue over the past two decades, including chart-toppers like ‘Beautiful’, ‘Locked Up’, ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’ and ‘Smack That’ to name a few. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDdT_nyP54 In a statement, Akon said: “I hope my UK and European fans are ready…

Steve Aoki has been a household name for the last two decades, but that hasn’t stopped him from perpetually experimenting — bounding from one sound to the next — and challenging how his music is consumed, understood, and memorialized. “There’s no one doing what I’m doing,” he tells Rolling Stone when reflecting on HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix, an expansive 23-track album released Friday. The ambitious project simultaneously spans country, latin, and dance — building on Aoki’s early roots while embracing today’s…

Some celebrities are exasperated over Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue subscription policy.Akon took to Twitter recently, to lament the $5 program, writing, “Back in the day, Twitter was begging musicians to stay on ‘cause they didn’t have traffic. They came up with a verification process to protect accounts from fakes ones, now @elonmusk is taking that away and forcing us to pay,”He added, “FYI, I ain’t paying shit for something we helped build.”However, it looks like Akon doubled back and deleted the tweet, later claiming that…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a message for celebrities eyeing paid deals to promote cryptocurrencies: Disclose you’re getting paid, or else.The SEC revealed on Wednesday that it had charged eight celebrities, including actress Lindsay Lohan, influencer Jake Paul, rappers Lil Yachty and Soulja Boy, singers Akon and Ne-Yo, and more for promoting the tronix (TRX) and bitTorrent (BTT) tokens on social media but not revealing they had been paid for doing so, which is illegal. The regulator claims the celebrities…

Sunday morning? These last few years I never know where I’ll wake up. Recent Sundays have been in Australia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London, too. Wherever I am, Sunday is often a day off. I spend most of my time under the comforter in a hotel room, watching Netflix and drinking peppermint tea.And at home? Sleep, mostly. And hanging out with the kids in Atlanta. There’s always a schedule if they’re around: movies, sports, bowling… I’ve got an alley in my basement, that helps. Even then I’m not in the kitchen. Sundays are for…

Akon’s Ambitious Project: the ambitious project of building his city, Akon City is moving forward Akon’s Ambitious Project: Senegalese-American singer Akon in an interview with the BBC on Saturday said that despite numerous disruptions, the ambitious project of building his city, Akon City, in Senegal, is moving forward. The statement has come more than four years after the singer first revealed his plans of creating a futuristic pan-African smart city that will be developed in the mold of Wakanda — a technologically…

Akon sees nothing wrong with Nick Cannon’s parenting choices. In fact, he “1,000 percent” agrees with them.During a recent appearance on The Zeze Millz Show, Akon was asked to share his thoughts on Cannon’s ever-growing brood and the controversy surrounding his unconventional family. Since 2011, the Wild ‘n Out host has welcomed 11 children with multiple women, and is expecting his 12th child with Alyssa Scott in the upcoming months. Though Cannon has been constantly mocked and criticized for having so many kids and baby…

Akon has claimed that Florida rapper Plies stole a song he originally wrote for Trick Daddy.During a recent interview on Sway’s Universe, Akon revealed that he originally wrote a version of what became “I Wanna Love You” for Trick Daddy. “I wrote this record, called ‘I Wanna Fuck you,’” he said. “It was originally supposed to be for Trick Daddy.”His brother, Abou 'Bu' Thiam, told the rapper that he shouldn’t give the record away because it was clearly a hit. “I’m like, ‘This is gon’ be crazy.’ My lil brother Bu comes in…

Akon has finally addressed that time he gifted French Montana a fake watch.“I get the watch I put one on, he came and said, ‘I got something for you bro,’” Akon explained during an appearance on Real 92.3’s Cruz Show this week. “He was happy, I was happy. We lit, we lit. Now mind you I’m not really knowing there’s specific brands watches and all that, I wasn’t really a watch guy. I just saw something I liked that looked nice and I got it. French clearly went to his jeweler and got it checked out, and the jeweler was…