Akon has told the NME that he wants to hook up with Fall Out Boy, Blink 182, Good Charlotte, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, and Akon, if he has the time. We’ve already heard the spoiled fruits of an Akon/Stefani collaboration, and a song with Beyonce should guarantee a few million units sold, if nothing else. But while Fall Out Boy have proven themselves to be hip-hop and R&B friendly, the mind reels at the terrifying results if and when Akon hitches his autotuner to a Warped Tour bus. In the interview, the inescapable Senegalese sensation also addresses getting booted from Stefani’s tour and his feelings on YouTube:
– Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden may be having a child with Nicole Richie. It’s like Knocked Up, but with more [DRUG REDACTED] and Rancid jokes. [Page Six] – Moby has just signed a deal with Mute Records for his next album, though he’s mum on exactly when it will be released to general apathy. More »
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Welcome to On The Shelf, Idolator’s weekly look at new releases hitting store shelves on Tuesday. Things are certainly starting to pick up, as far as noteworthy releases go; in addition to the five albums we’re spotlighting below, this week sees the full-length from Mims, a will.i.am-aided comeback effort by crazy old Macy Gray, and the U.S. debut of the Mercurial British vocalist Mika.
After the jump, we look at new releases from Jennifer Lopez, Klaxons, Redman, and Good Charlotte, as well as the week’s probable No. 1: Now 24.
By now, you’ve no been downwind long enough to get word of the double-dénouement lacklusterfuck involving Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, Hilary Duff and Joel Madden; if media coverage is any indication, these four are more important than Bush’s visit to the Middle East, but still… More »
