The Hip Hop Chronicle — For the first time, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Akon perform “Kush” at the Interscope Grammy Party.   a2a_linkname="Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg And Akon Perform Kush At Interscope Grammy Party"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/14/dr-d... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Interviews, Exclusives, Lady Gaga It is once again shaping up to be the Year of Gaga. With her new single, 'Born This Way,' set to premiere Friday and a much-anticipated Grammy performance on tap for this Sunday, headline-gra... more info

Perez Hilton — This is kinda inappropriate and kinda fierce deluxe!!! We love it! Check out Akon's rather rude but fab new song, Unless We Fucking, featuring Clinton Sparks, above! more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. Are you feeling the new Britney Spears single? It's already a huge radio and club hit, but I'm feeling kind of meh about it. Like so many pop artists of the last year, Brit and her producers are tapping into those hard e... more info

I Like Music — Following lead single Hold My Hand, a duet with Akon, the second official single from the album Michael has been confirmed as Hollywood Tonight more info

ContactMusic — Dance star DAVID GUETTA has landed a superstar collaboration for his next project - rocker BONO wants him to produce some tracks for U2's new album.The French DJ/producer has already established himself as a top hitmaker after teaming up with the lik... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Forgot to post this. Damn shame, because I’m loving the hell out of it right now. The Lonely Island have done it again. I mean, they’ve now made both T-Pain & Akon somewhat cool. That deserves applause. It should be on their new album coming out ... more info

Guardian Music — Crowning our great pop hope of the year has become a January tradition in the UK. But what is the Sound Of 2011 around the world?Richie Loop, JamaicaRichie Loop cut his teeth as a producer at Shaggy's Big Yard Music Group, but it was his punch-sippin... more info

ContactMusic — Daredevil singer AKON thrilled fans at a New Year's Eve (31Dec10) concert in Africa by crowd-surfing in a giant 'hamster ball'.The Smack That hitmaker was ringing in 2011 with a free gig for 100,000 fans in Senegal when he climbed inside an enormous ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Akon Akon got ball deep at a concert in Africa over New Year's ... seriously -- dude actually climbed inside a giant inflatable ball and rode around in it like a hamster ... on top of a sea of 100,000 ador... more info