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Akon plans on trial in New York fan-toss case
9/3/2008, AP

Akon is headed to trial on criminal charges he tossed a fan offstage at an upstate concert last summer. The 35-year-old singer is accused of tossing a teenager off the...  more >

Trial Set in Akon's Fan-Tossing Case
9/3/2008, E! Online

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...  more >

Hip-hop CD goes to bat for Negro Leagues museum
8/24/2008, Reuters

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....  more >

Akon: A Con...or Con Man?
4/17/2008, E! Online

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...  more >

Akon involved in Jackson Super Bowl ad
2/2/2008, AP

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...  more >

Akon claims crown as premier pop artist of 2007
12/16/2007, Reuters

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"...  more >

Akon, Fergie on track for Grammy nominations
12/5/2007, Reuters

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...  more >

Akon pleads not guilty in fan-tossing
12/4/2007, AP

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...  more >

Singer Akon pleads not guilty after tossing fan
12/3/2007, Reuters

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...  more >

Akon Not Copping to Fan-Tossing
12/3/2007, E! Online

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...  more >

Kanye West, Akon, will.i.am for 'Thriller' reissue
11/30/2007, Yahoo! Music

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...  more >

Fan Toss Lands Akon in Hot Water
11/29/2007, E! Online

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...  more >

Akon Show Canceled After Stage Collapses
10/26/2007, E! Online

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...  more >

Akon Gets the Drop on Concertgoer
6/7/2007, E! Online

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...  more >

Akon Attempts Some Sexual Healing
5/9/2007, E! Online

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...  more >

Verizon Drops Akon Like He's Hot
5/8/2007, E! Online

Verizon really didn't want to see Akon "Smack That."  The communications company scrapped its partnership with the 25-year-old rapper Friday after a video...  more >

Akon takes twisted route to success
11/16/2006, AP

Before he had a hit single, sang a hook on a grimy rap song or penned hits for some of music's biggest stars, Akon was living the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Except...  more >

Music Review: Akon mines crime past
11/13/2006, AP

Akon, "Konvicted" (Universal Motown): Since emerging with the 2004 breakthrough hit "Locked Up," Senegalese-American singer Akon has rarely let listeners forget that he's...  more >

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