ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - Akon, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta in the ...

“Lonely” and “Locked Up” singer Akon has been arrested, Us Weekly can confirm. The 52-year-old musician (real name Aliaune Thiam) was arrested on November 6, in Alpharetta, Georgia, according to jail ...

Akon has nine children; his wife just filed for divorce and named on minor child. Fans think the filing proves Akon is a ...

According to Chamblee officials, Akon was arrested at around 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 when a Flock camera alerted police that a vehicle registered to someone with a bench warrant arrest was at Tint World, a ...