Reuters - Jul 3, 2009
At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month. What was less well-known -- and...
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Akon — who has gone through legal woes and bad publicity himself — says he d be willing to work with pop s latest problem child, Chris Brown. Oh, absolutely! Akon said in a phone interview...
More »E! Online - Dec 17, 2008
Akon is indeed sorry and do blame it on him. The Konvicted rapper pleaded guilty today to harassment for throwing a fan off a stage during an upstate New York concert last year. As part of a plea...
More »AP - Dec 17, 2008
Hip-hop star Akon pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment for tossing a fan off stage at an upstate New York concert last year. He will serve no jail time as long he performs 65 hours of community service...
More »AP - Dec 3, 2008
Akon s explosive rise to the top of the music charts was fueled by feel-good songs and naughty grooves — but his criminal past was always an underlying part of his success. His breakthrough album...
More »Yahoo! Music - Dec 2, 2008
The trial of Akon, which was scheduled to begin yesterday (December 1) in Fishkill, NY, has been postponed until December 17. The rapper will have to face criminal charges in a trial stemming from an...
More »Reuters - Nov 30, 2008
Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic. The hip-...
More »E! Online - Sep 3, 2008
Looks like Akon may get Konvicted after all. The rapper has been ordered to stand trial on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment stemming from his actions at a...
More »Reuters - Aug 24, 2008
Kanye West, T-Pain and Akon are among the performers on True to the Game, a compilation CD of R&B and hip-hop songs that will benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The CD, which will be released...
More »E! Online - Apr 17, 2008
Akon's just been smoked out. The gangsta-posturing rapper, who has extolled his bad-boy past in hit albums like Trouble and Konvicted, is, according to a new report on the Smoking Gun, more hoodwinker...
More »AP - Feb 2, 2008
It s supposed to be top secret — but Akon is giving out a tidbit of information about the rumored ad that Michael Jackson is doing for the Super Bowl. We just did a commercial — it s a Pepsi...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2007
Three years ago he debuted on the charts with the single Locked Up. This year, Akon locks up Billboard's top pop artist honor. The singer's Konvicted album (Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown...
More »Reuters - Dec 5, 2007
What does it take to get pop singer Fergie, R&B star Akon and members of the rock band Linkin Park out of bed at the crack of dawn? A Grammy, perhaps? The chart-topping acts are among the artists...
More »AP - Dec 4, 2007
Akon has pleaded not to criminal charges filed after he tossed a 15-year-old boy off the stage at a concert earlier this year. The 34-year-old hip-hop star was released on his own recognizance following...
More »Reuters - Dec 3, 2007
American hip-hop and R&B singer and rapper Akon pleaded not guilty to minor criminal charges on Monday after being accused of tossing a teenage fan off the stage during a concert in upstate New York earlier...
More »E! Online - Dec 3, 2007
Akon is doing what he can to avoid konviction. The singer appeared in a Fishkill, New York, courtroom Monday morning and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a June incident in which he hurled...
More »Yahoo! Music - Nov 30, 2007
Kanye West, Akon, and will.i.am have contributed remixes to the 25th anniversary commemorative issue of Michael Jackson s classic Thriller album. Previously unreleased tracks from Jackson himself have...
More »E! Online - Nov 29, 2007
More than anything this year, Akon should have learned to never fool around with a fan—neither of the mechanical nor human variety. The hip-hop star has been charged with endangering the welfare...
More »E! Online - Oct 26, 2007
This time Akon was nowhere near the stage when the drama occurred. A free concert featuring the hip-hop star at Emory University in Atlanta was canceled Thursday afternoon after part of the outdoor...
More »E! Online - Jun 7, 2007
The teenage boy didn't look to be on fire during Akon's concert, but you'd have thought he was the way Akon flung him off the stage. The rapper's attorney released a statement Wednesday...
More »E! Online - May 9, 2007
Akon intended to get down and dirty, but he didn't mean to offend. That's what the hip-hop star had to say, anyway, on Wednesday when he apologized for engaging in some sexually explicit dance...
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