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Akon Is Making a Shocking Genre Switch for His New Album and Re-Imagined Versions of His Greatest Hits

Akon has been teasing a countrified greatest hits album, possibly inspired by country artist Josh Ross’ 2025 re-imagining of “Right Now (Na Na Na)”.

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During a podcast appearance in April 2026, Akon confirmed his plans to dip his toe into country music. The R&B icon shared the news on Won of One: A PLLRS Podcast, and has previously mentioned plans to re-imagine his biggest hits with country stylings.

Akon explained that the decision to release original music in the genre wasn’t something he’d thought a lot about until recently. But he’s always had an interest in country music, he said, with his R&B hits rooted in the genre. Akon said that he didn’t realize people had an interest in a full-length country album from him until he did some in-depth research.

Akon Plans To Release countrified Greatest Hits Album........

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