Akon Named Billboard Artist of The Year
Written by HipHopRX Denise on December 17th, 2007 in Awards/Award Shows, People - U.S., Books/Magazines, Akon, Hip Hop, Music News.
Akon has been named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine. The selection was based on his radio airplay and chart successes.
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