List of awards and nominations received by Akon
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This is the list of awards and nominations received by Senegalese American singer, rapper and record producer, Akon.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Akon | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Smack That" (with Eminem) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated |
| 2008 | "I Wanna Love You" (with Snoop Dogg) | Nominated | |
| "The Sweet Escape" (with Gwen Stefani) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | |
| "Bartender" (with T-Pain) | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated | |
| Konvicted | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
Made the Top Artists of the Year Chart in 2009 and 2011.
Made the Billboard 200 Albums of the Year Chart in: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Made the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Year Chart in: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Soul Survivor | Hot Rap Track | Nominated |
| 2007 | Akon | Artist of the Year awards | Won |
| 2011 | Akon | Top Social Artist | Nominated |
| Top Digital Media Artist | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | All Up 2 You | Hot Latin Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Akon | World's Best Selling New Male Artist | Nominated |
| 2007 | Akon | World's Best Selling Internet Artist | Won |
| World's Best Selling African Artist | Won | ||
| World's Best Selling R&B Artist | Won | ||
| 2008 | Akon | World's Best Selling African Artist | Won |
| 2010 | Akon | World's Best R&B Artist | Nominated |
| World's Best Selling African Artist | Won | ||
| Sexy Chick | World's Best Single | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Akon | Producer of the Year | Won |
| 2008 | We Takin' Over | Best Hip Hop Collaboration | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Akon | Best Male R&B Artist | Nominated |
| I Wanna Love You | Best Collaboration | Nominated | |
| I Wanna Love You | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Akon – Chammak Challo | Best Male Playback Singer | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Akon | Breakout Artist – Male | Won |
| R&B Artist | Nominated | ||
| Don't Matter | Love Song | Nominated | |
| The Sweet Escape | Single | Nominated |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Locked Up" | MTV2 Award | Nominated |
| 2007 | Akon | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| "Smack That" (with Eminem) | Most Earthshattering Collaboration | Nominated | |
| "The Sweet Escape" (with Gwen Stefani) | Most Earthshattering Collaboration | Nominated | |
| 2010 | "Sexy Chick" | Best Dance Video | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Akon | Best Hip Hop Act | Nominated |
| 2007 | Konvicted | Album | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Smack That | Best Collaboration Video | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Smack That | Best Hip Hop Act | Nominated |
| Smack That | Best Hip Hop Video | Nominated | |
| Smack That | Best Hook Up | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Akon | Best R&B | Nominated |
| Best International Act | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Best International Act | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Best International Act | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dangerous | Single of the Year | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Bartender" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| "Don't Matter" | Won | ||
| "I Wanna Love You" | Won | ||
| "Smack That" (Shared with Eminem) | Won | ||
| 2008 | "The Sweet Escape" | Won | |
| "The Sweet Escape" | Song of the Year | Won | |
| 2009 | "Dangerous" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| "What You Got" | Won | ||
| 2010 | "Just Dance" | Won | |
| "What You Got" | Won | ||
| "Right Now (Na Na Na)" | Won | ||
| 2011 | "Sexy Chick" | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Konvicted | Best Album | Nominated |
| 2009 | Akon | Artist of the Year 2009 (USA) | Won |
| Artist of the Year 2009 (UK) | Won | ||
| Freedom | Best Album 2009 (USA) | Nominated | |
| Best Album 2009 (UK) | Nominated | ||
| Akon | Best Music Video 2009 (USA) | Nominated | |
| Best Music Video 2009 (UK) | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | We Takin' Over | Best video | Won |
| I Wanna Love You | Best Rap/R&B Collaboration | Nominated | |
| Konvicted | Best R&B Album | Won | |
| 2009 | Akon | Artist of the Year 2009 (USA & UK) | Won |
| Freedom | Best Album 2009 (USA & UK) | Nominated | |
| Akon | Best Music Video 2009 (USA & UK) | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lonely | National/International Hit of the Year | Won |
| Akon | International Hip-Hop/R&B Artist | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lonely | Best International Artist | Nominated |
| Akon | People's Choice: Favorite International Artist | Nominated | |
| The Sweet Escape | Best International Video | Nominated | |
| People's Choice: Favourite International Artist | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "All Up 2 You" (with Aventura and Wisin & Yandel) | Urban Song of the Year | Nominated |
| "All Up 2 You" (with Aventura and Wisin & Yandel) | Video Collaboration of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Soul Survivor | Hottest Hook | Nominated |
| 2007 | Locked Up | Hottest Hook | Nominated |
| 2008 | We Takin' Over | Best Collabobation | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sweet Escape | MTV Hits Best Music Video | Nominated |
| 2008 | Don't Matter | Favorite Song | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lonely | Best International Song | Nominated |
| 2006 | Akon | New International Artist of The Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | Akon | International Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2009 | Akon | International Male Artist of the Year | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chop My Money | Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring Video | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Don't Matter | Viral Woodie | Nominated |
| 2012 | Locked Up | International Woodie (Favorite International Artist Award) | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Sweet Escape | Pop Songs | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | I Just Had Sex | Funniest Music Short | Nominated |
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