Aliaune Thiam, more popularly known as Akon, is a famous Senegalese American Hip Hop singer and songwriter. Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That". He is the son of jazz percussionist, Mor Thiam. Akon was born in St. Louis, Missouri but he grew up in Senegal until the age of seven. Akon has proved to be a successful . More »

The music industry is in a constant march towards technological progress and has enjoyed a great success in changing formats from vinyl to cassette in the 1980's, then to CD in the 1990's. Now with digital sharing and music download options it has entered in a digital era, that not only facilitates music in a cheaper rate but also of superior quality. With more and more options of uploading free music from various online music shops the music CD sales are affected. Even digital . More »