This is the list of awards and nominations received by Senegalese-American singer, rapper and record producer,

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P ...

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Smack That "Smack That" is a song by American singer and songwriter Akon featuring American rapper Eminem from the former's second studio album '' Konvicted'' (2006). Produced by the latter, it was written by the artists alongside Mike Strange and Luis Res ...

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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and original ...

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Bartender A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but ...

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Konvicted ''Konvicted'' is the second studio album by American singer Akon. It was released on November 14, 2006. The album features collaborations with rappers Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain. Background ''Konvicted'' is Akon's most successful ...

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Best Contemporary R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary ...

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Billboard Legacy

Made the Top Artists of the Year Chart in: 2009, 2011 Made the Billboard 200 Albums of the Year Chart in: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Made the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Year Chart in: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Billboard Music Awards

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Billboard Latin Music Awards

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All Up 2 You ''All Up 2 You'' is the second single by Aventura from their album '' The Last''. The song features Akon and Wisin & Yandel. On April 23, they performed the song at the 2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Aventura member Romeo uses the auto-tune ...

, Hot Latin Song of the Year , , -

World Music Awards

, - , rowspan=1, 2005 , rowspan=1, Akon , World's Best Selling New Male Artist , , - , rowspan=3, 2007 , rowspan=3, Akon , World's Best Selling Internet Artist , , - , World's Best Selling African Artist , , - , World's Best Selling R&B Artist , , - , 2008 , Akon , World's Best Selling African Artist , , - , rowspan=3, 2010 , rowspan=2, Akon , World's Best R&B Artist , , - , World's Best Selling African Artist , , - , Sexy Chick , World's Best Single ,

BET Hip Hop Awards

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Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non- classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

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We Takin' Over "We Takin' Over" is the first single from DJ Khaled's second album, ''We the Best''. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman and Lil Wayne are all featured on this hip hop track. Nate "Danja" Hills assisted the artists in writing the song and ...

, Best Hip Hop Collaboration ,

BET Awards

, - , rowspan=3, 2007 , rowspan=1, Akon , Best Male R&B Artist , , - , , I Wanna Love You , Best Collaboration , , - , , I Wanna Love You , Video of the Year ,

Filmfare Awards

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Chammak Challo "Chammak Challo" is a song performed by Akon and Hamsika Iyer, and composed by Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort as well as music director duo Vishal–Shekhar (Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani) and by Gobind Singh, as a part of the soundtrack for t ...

, Best Male Playback Singer ,

Teen Choice Awards

, - , rowspan=4, 2007 , rowspan=2, Akon , Breakout Artist – Male , , - , R&B Artist , , - , , Don't Matter ,

Love Song A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order ...

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MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Akon has the record for most nominations in the Most Earthshattering Collaboration category. , - , , , " Locked Up" , , MTV2 Award , , , - , rowspan="3", , , Akon , , Male Artist of the Year , , , - , "Smack That" (with Eminem) , , Most Earthshattering Collaboration , , , - , "The Sweet Escape" (with Gwen Stefani) , , Most Earthshattering Collaboration , , , - , , , " Sexy Chick" , , Best Dance Video , ,

MTV Europe Music Awards

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MTV Video Music Award Japan

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, Best Collaboration Video ,

MTV Australia Video Music Awards

, - , rowspan=3, 2007 , Smack That , Best Hip Hop Act , , - , Smack That , Best Hip Hop Video , , - , Smack That , Best Hook Up ,

MOBO Awards

, - , rowspan=2, 2007 , rowspan=4, Akon , Best R&B , , - , Best International Act , , - , , 2008 , Best International Act , , - , , 2009 , Best International Act ,

Juno Awards

, - , 2009 , Dangerous , Single of the Year ,

ASCAP Awards

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Don't Matter "Don't Matter" is a reggae fusion– R&B song by American singer Akon from his second studio album, ''Konvicted'' (2006). The song was released as the album's third single in January 2007. In April of that year, it became Akon's first solo U.S. ...

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Right Now (Na Na Na) "Right Now (Na Na Na)" is the lead single from Akon's third studio album, ''Freedom.'' The song contains elements from "Remember" by Summer Love. The song was added to the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio airing on September 23, 2008, and also became ...

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Urban Music Awards

, - , 2007 , Konvicted , Best Album , , - , rowspan=9, 2009 , rowspan=2, Akon , Artist of the Year 2009 (USA) , , - , Artist of the Year 2009 (UK) , , - , rowspan=2, Freedom , Best Album 2009 (USA) , , - , Best Album 2009 (UK) , , - , rowspan=2, Akon , Best Music Video 2009 (USA) , , - , Best Music Video 2009 (UK) ,

Ozone Awards

, - , rowspan=3, 2007 , We Takin' Over , Best video , , - , I Wanna Love You , Best Rap/R&B Collaboration , , - , Konvicted , Best R&B Album , , - , rowspan=3, 2009 , rowspan=1, Akon , Artist of the Year 2009 (USA & UK) , , - , Freedom , Best Album 2009 (USA & UK) , , - , Akon , Best Music Video 2009 (USA & UK) ,

ECHO Award

, - , rowspan=2, 2006 , Lonely , National/International Hit of the Year , , - , Akon , International Hip-Hop/R&B Artist ,

MuchMusic Video Award

, - , rowspan=4, 2007 , Lonely , Best International Artist , , - , Akon , People's Choice: Favorite International Artist , , - , rowspan=2, The Sweet Escape , Best International Video , , - , People's Choice: Favourite International Artist ,

Premios Lo Nuestro

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Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the onl ...

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Vibe Awards

, - , 2005 , Soul Survivor , Hottest Hook , , - , 2007 , Locked Up , Hottest Hook , , - , 2008 ,

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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award

, - , 2007 , Sweet Escape , MTV Hits Best Music Video , , - , 2008 ,

, Favorite Song ,

NRJ Music Awards

, - , 2006 , Lonely , Best International Song , , - , 2006 , Akon , New International Artist of The Year , , - , 2008 , Akon , International Male Artist of the Year , , - , 2009 , Akon , International Male Artist of the Year ,

Channel O Music Video Awards

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Chop My Money "Chop My Money" is a song by Nigerian duo P-Square. It features additional vocals from Akon and May D. The song originally appeared on their fifth studio album, '' The Invasion'' (2011). P-Square recorded the song shortly after signing a partners ...

, Most Gifted Duo,Group or Featuring Video ,

mtvU Woodie Awards

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, Viral Woodie , , - , 2012 , Locked Up , International Woodie (Favorite International Artist Award) ,

BMI Pop Songs Music Awards

, - , 2008 , The Sweet Escape , Pop Songs ,

O Music Awards

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I Just Had Sex "I Just Had Sex" is a song by American comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island featuring American singer Akon and producer DJ Frank E. It was released as the first single from The Lonely Island's second album, '' Turtleneck & Chain'', released ...

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