From United Press International...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Akon won the prize for favorite soul/rhythm and blues male artist at the 2007 American Music Awards show in Los Angeles Sunday.

Although he beat out Ne-Yo and T-Pain for the honor, Akon brought T-Pain onstage and told the crowd: "I think T-Pain deserves it more than I do.

"No, seriously, if you knew the work this kid puts in. I jus t..." Akon said, his voice trailing off as T-Pain touched the statuette Akon was holding.

"I'm just gonna go ahead and take it because he don't have no more room on top of his TV," T-Pain said. "He's got enough awards, so I'm going to go ahead and let him walk off the stage with it and then I'm gonna take it home. I appreciate it."

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Published: Monday Sept 24, 2007
Words by The One
BallerStatus.com

Konvict Muzik's CEO and Partner to Akon talks Muzik Melvin Brown, CEO of Konvict Muzik Group and partner to Akon, definitely knows the struggle and survival tactics needed to win the battle of breaking an artist into the music industry as it stands today. He began his journey to success when he started work with his first cousin, Johnny Wright, noted as one of the largest pop managers in the world. While working for Johnny Wright, Melvin came across and interesting demo package, a sound he had never heard before. Yes, you guessed it, it was none other than Akon. Using the tools he picked up along the way, Melvin began to manage Akon and relentlessly worked to gain public knowledge of his particular style of music.

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By: Scott Tady
09/19/2007

Running a successful hip-hop label isn't as glamorous as you might think.

"I work 22 hours a day, and I'm on a plane at least six days a week," says Melvin Brown, an Aliquippa native and chief executive officer of Konvict Muzik, the label that boasts of superstar Akon.

Interviewed from his Atlanta office hours before boarding a flight to Amsterdam, Brown is asked how many gold records Akon has released.

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By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Hip-hop and R&B star Akon will hold a rare one-night only show in Seoul on Tuesday, as part of his ``Konvicted world tour.'' ``Akon Special Live in Seoul'' will be held at Club Circle in Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul at 9 p.m.

Akon is a Grammy-nominated Senegalese-American singer, songwriter and producer, known for his hit songs ``Smack That," and ``The Sweet Escape." He has collaborated with the music industry's top stars such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Gwen Stefani and T-Pain.

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