Akon to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Akon fans. Speculation had been rife that the American singer best known for hit songs like Right Now, Smack That or Lonely, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 51, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 09/01/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouAkon
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouAkon was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Akon was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouAkon”
— @universalObserver, 8 Jan 2025
“Didn't Akon retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 8 Jan 2025
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