Saying he`s "too young to rest right now," Akon is set to embark on a world tour in 2007. Starting in Africa, he`ll swing through Europe and then segue to the United States. There is no word yet on supporting acts, but Akon tells Billboard.
com, "We`ll probably get the hottest act in whatever region we`re in." When asked about strong rumors that he`ll be collaborating with Michael Jackson, Akon just laughed, saying only, "Right now that`s in the air. I can`t talk about it.
" He offers up the same laugh and vague response when queried about working on Elton John`s next album. But he did enthuse about his work on the title track of Gwen Stefani`s new 'The Sweet Escape,' of which he said, "I took her back to her No Doubt days a little bit; more `80s." Akon was also effusive about another upcoming collaboration: Whitney Houston.
"I`m working on more uptempo records for her," he says. "She`s been through a lot and has a dark history. So we`ve got to make the album brighter because she`s come out of the cave now.
She wants a celebration. She needs to come back to the old Whitney we remember." As previously reported, Akon is presently No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Wanna Love You," while "Smack That" is No. 3 on the chart.
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