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Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET T-Pain Suing Former Collaborator for Unpaid Royalties Totaling Almost $500,000
T-Pain has filed a lawsuit alleging Akon’s record label owes him nearly $500k on a $1.3 million royalty payment they received in March 2026.
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Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images Akon Is Making a Shocking Genre Switch for His New Album and Re-Imagined Versions of His Greatest Hits
Akon has been teasing a countrified greatest hits album, possibly inspired by country artist Josh Ross’ 2025 re-imagining of “Right Now (Na Na Na)”.









