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Akon’s In Hot Water… Again

We all remember the 15-year-old girl that got Akon in trouble for simulating sex with her earlier this year.  Well, now he’s getting the book thrown at him again for throwing a male fan off the stage during one of his concerts.

Back in June, the platinum-selling rapper was playing a show in upstate New York when the incident occurred.  An audience member even got cell phone footage of Akon encouraging the unidentified 15-year-old male to join him onstage before hoisting him up over his shoulders and throwing him back into the crowd.

World Music Awards Honors Avril Lavigne, Akon

Monaco, France was the scene for the World Music Awards last night.  And it was an event to behold, honoring music’s best in 2007.

As a newcomer to the industry, Mika made a huge showing, taking home awards for best-selling pop/rock artist, best-selling British artist, best-selling new artist, and best-selling male entertainer.  Sheesh!

AMA’s Announce 2007 Nominations

It’s that time of the year again.  Time for the 2007 American Music Awards, that is.  And this year there are plenty of categories embroiled in fierce competition.

According to the list of nominees, Beyonce, Justin Timerlake, Chris Daughtry, and Linkin Park will be competing in three categories each, while Akon, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Young Jeezy, T.I., and Carrie Underwood each have two chances to take home an award.

Rihanna and Akon Do Cipriani For Charity

Yesterday was another busy day for Barbadian singer Rihanna, with stops at MTV Studios and a concert at Cipriani Wall Street on the agenda.

Recently nominated for the American Music Awards Female R & B artist of the year, the 19-year-old “Umbrella” singer spent a bit of time filming an episode the Total Request Live, for which she brought her new puppy along.

Prison Paris Gets Akon’s Attention

Of all the celebrities in Hollywood, you wouldn’t think that Paris Hilton would top the list of girls with street cred.  But according to R & B star Akon, she has what it takes.

Now that Paris has done hard time (arguably), Akon wants to help the heiress make her next album much more successful than her last.  And it’s just in time, given that Warner Brothers just dropped her from their label.