E! Online — There's no question that American Idol's Jessica Sanchez is one of this season's breakout stars. The 16-year-old vocal powerhouse has won over fans and the AI judges... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Here is a sneak peak at Akon’s new video ‘Hurt Somebody’ featuring French Montana.   more info

E! Online — So many caliente stars, so little time! The biggest names in Latin Music descended on Miami today for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards red carpet. Hunks like Wilmer Valderrama and... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Akon teams up with DJ Noodles with this brand new mixtape. more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop star Akon has thanked his mother for refusing to bail him out of jail following his arrest in 1998 insisting spending six months behind bars saved his life The Locked Up hitmaker real name Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam was taken into custody du... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop star Akon hung up on Michael Jackson when the King of Pop first phoned him about recording a duet - because he refused to believe his childhood idol was a fan Akon real name Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam grew up around the studio watching his d... more info

Mjsbigblog — The American Idol 11 Top 7 sing the songs from this decade tonight. Jimmy Iovine will be joined in the studio by Akon. Download Studio Performances From Tonight’s American Idol I’ll be live blogging all the action at Entertainment Weekly. Jo... more info

Mjsbigblog — Nigel Lythgoe tweeted the news we've all been waiting for. This week's theme is "This Decade". In other words, tweets Nigel, songs from the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The second Release from Verse Simmonds new mixtape “Sex Love and Hip Hop” VVS Edition Featuring Akon. more info

411 Mania — A sound strategy... more info