,Hitmaker Akon has been dominating the Billboard charts and tearing up the airwaves for two decades. He just celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Trouble , which launched him to global ...

Akon returns with “Akon’s Beautiful Day,” a song the five-time Grammy nominee is hoping will serve as “the anthem the world needs right now.” The new track boasts an interpolation of the “Beautiful ...

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When an artist has ridden his boundless creativity to almost unprecedented heights of commercial success, he’s practically obligated to share a little sunshine now and then. But in typical ...

Akon has teamed up with David Guetta and rising talent Hypaton for the remix of his "Akon’s Beautiful Day.” Released on Friday, December 13, "Akon’s Beautiful Day (David Guetta & Hypaton Remix)" ...