His highly anticipated Stadium LP has been previewed with its first single "Angel", which debuted during his performance at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and is set for early summer release. He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts-an achievement he attained twice.Ī true entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist, Akon founded two successful record labels, KonLive and Konvict, which launched the careers of Lady Gaga and T-Pain and started his own youth-focused charity The Konfidence Foundation, which aids underserved children in Africa and the U.S. In 2007 alone, Akon won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist three World Music Awards in the categories of Best Selling R&B Male Artist, Best Selling African Artist and Best Selling Internet Artist as well as the Billboard Music Award for Artist of the Year. His second album, Konvicted, earned him three Grammy Award nominations for sing les “Smack That” featuring Eminem and “I Wanna Love You” featuring Snoop Dogg.Īkon has since gone on to sell more than 10 million albums worldwide and garner numerous awards and critical acclaim. He rose to prominence with the smash hit single “Locked Up” from his debut album, Trouble, in 2004. Kelly and Eminem, Akon is one of the most popular artists and producers in music today. With 40 Billboard Hot 100 songs and over 300 guest appearances with megastars such as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, R.
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