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Akon became the top selling mastertone artist of all time this summer, achieving a phenomenal 11 million in total mastertone sales, the most of any other artist since the inception of mastertones.Īkon's mastertone hits include songs from his 1.4 million selling 2005 debut album Trouble.

Akon also became the only artist in music history to simultaneously lockdown the #1 and #2 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart twice. Akon also recently pulled down three big wins at the World Music Awards when he was awarded a trio of prestigious trophies including Best Selling R&B star in the world, topping superstar artists such as Beyonce, Timbaland, Rihanna and others.Īkon's 5 million selling album Konvicted continues to set new records across the globe, yielding the #1 hits 'I Wanna Love You,' and 'Don't Matter,' and the #2 Grammy-nominated 'Smack That' featuring Eminem. The Senegalese star's first-ever Grammy nomination came last year for his rousing collaboration with Eminem, the record-breaking 'Smack That,' from the groundbreaking Konvicted. The four Grammy nods follow his first American Music Award victory last month for Best Male Soul/R&B artist, where he beat out celebrated hitmakers Ne-Yo and T-Pain. 'It was an honor to be part of the announcement ceremony, and I look forward to Grammy night and celebrating with those who have made music such an inspirational force in all our lives.' 'It's truly one of the highlights of my career to receive today's Grammy nominations,' stated Akon. (New York, NY) SRC/Universal Motown star Akon was nominated for four Grammys on Thursday, including possible honors for Best Contemporary R&B Album for his multi-platinum/5 million selling smash album Konvicted, Best Rap Song for his hit 'I Wanna Love You', from the acclaimed CD, Best R&B Performance With Vocals with T-Pain for his hit song 'Bartender', and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals with pop diva Gwen Stefani on her song developed and co-written by Akon, 'The Sweet Escape.' Akon himself was on hand at the Music Box in Los Angeles to help announce this year's nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, to be held at the Staple Center in Los Angeles on February 10.

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