Akon Shares Michael Jackson Memories and His Pitch to Bring Back Britney Spears! | ET Then & Now
Akon sits down with ET’s Kevin Frazier for an intimate chat about his career beginnings and next chapter. The GRAMMY-nominated singer and producer, with hits like ‘Smack That,’ ‘Right Now’ and ‘I Wanna Love You,’ reflects on his early days, including how a penitentiary tour, performing for inmates after his own prison stay, launched him to stardom. He shares memories of growing up in Africa, then moving to the US and working with Michael Jackson on some of the King of Pop’s final music. He also offers his plea to Britney Spears to get back in the studio and make a new album! Akon’s latest album, ‘Beautiful Day,’ is out April 24, the same day he kicks off his co-headlining tour with Ne-Yo, ‘Nights Like This.’
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[As of 04/26/2026]: Akon is 53 years old….and Kevin Frazier is 61 years old. Take care of that melanated skin w/ cremes…exfoliating…moisturizer and a good diet!! Cuz, these men age WELL!
Akon just gained weight…and no hair. That’s the only difference, in 20 years.
Come on Britney! Reach out!! ❤❤
Akon and Britney, hell yeah!
Awesome
7:48 if Akon and Britney had song together it probably going to feel like back in 2000s
He has 4 wives 😅
dope shoes!
Akon is a lucky bastard to get a chance to record some music with Michael before Michael passed away very lucky for him .
he came performed in png last year
People still use ring tones? The “No wig”, shaky knees, Country Nigerian, Britney, JAY Z chaser…what a rebrand!!!
BRITTANY SPEAKERS HATES MICHAEL JACKSON NO DIE YES MICHAEL DEATH LIFE US
Akon was the king of hooks in 2006 & 2007
irrelevant akon is a clown and a fraud; he recently went on public record saying he was partially responsible for the success of jeffree star's cosmetic line when he had absolutely nothing to do with it.. just bizarre..
R.I.P Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Love U Akon From So Lonely Song Chamk Chalo And Etc; And Also Micheal Jackson And Jaffar Jackson From Pakistan 🇵🇰❤️
Akon makes me laugh…..but Britney yess!!
7:32 damn I never realized that… they actually are country melodies – I thought he was like rap-singing before
Make IT HAPPEN. Bring BRITNEY BACK!!
Funny he said Blackout cause that’s one of her past albums 😂
I love to see Britney and Akon for a Album
4:30 nowadays a lot of artists use this logic with songs being TikTok trend friendly. Honestly make your money.
OMGG PLEASE REACH OUT TO BRITNEY
Sinful
💖🎉
Evasive. There is more to back story. Paternity. Barack Obama Former US President.
We are all praying that Britney comes back and please you have to like do a song for Britney and but before all of that, she has to do something first, but we are all begging and praying for our queen our legendary pop queen, Britney Spears to come back ❤️❤️❤️✨✨🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💎
❤ AMERICA & WORLD,WE LEARN A LOT! @ LARRY J. MOORE HERE FOR YOU!!
Of course, Britney isn't recording because she doesn't have a studio to do so, not because she was traumatized by sex trafficking
Akon saw the star in lady Gaga when others didn't, he help Gaga become super star and others even down to Afrobeat such as Wizkid and others like T pain
Akon.. you've done alot of good things for the world.. well for Africa… but you sitting here shouting out pdf-file Michael Jackson, then u can leave Britney n all the lil white girls alone thx…. remember when he was almost cancelled for dry-pounding some kid on stage n wrote a song about it 'like oopsy poopsy wasn't my fault she was in a club for adults' .. as if the difference between a kid n adult is visually obvious. All these rappers n rnb singers… all the same.
Con man
Akon were one of the kings of music before.
Akon is Africa King for music no one feet him ever
We need to make noise on twitter to make Akon & Britney happen!!!
I STILL BeLIEve MJ Returns On JULY 7, 2026!!! Soon And Very Soon WE WILL SEE THE KING!!! BAM!!!
Michael jackson and Britney Spears was literraly the best in the entire music industry forever ❤❤❤
7:47 BRITNEY SPEARS ❤
I hope he works with Britney when she is ready.
AKON WE WANT THE AKON CITY,WHAT HAPPENED