BEAT BASH 3 - AKON, WYCLEF, SEAN PAUL

Saturday, July 19 at GM Place

Akon has established himself as an in-demand guest artist and record producer (Young Jeezy, R. Kelly, Obie Trice, Elton John, Gwen Stefani) and has over 145 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He has traveled the world and collaborated with everyone from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Snoop Dogg, and is the only artist to ever hold both the number one and number two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.

Wyclef Jean became a superstar with the release of The Score, the Fugees 17 million-selling second album. He's released six solo albums. A goodwill ambassador to his native Haiti, he is also the founder of Yele Haiti, a movement that uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects making a difference in education, health, environment and community development in that country.

One of the most successful dancehall and reggae artists in the world, Sean Paul is also a first-class rapper who began getting attention in the U.S. after a string of successes in Jamaica. He was nominated for four awards at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, including male artist of the year, rap artist of the year, hot 100 single of the year and pop single of the year for 'Temperature'. His albums include Stage One, Dutty Rock (which has sold over six million copies worldwide), The Trinity, and his latest, The Next Thing, scheduled for a summer 2008 release. Exclusive GMAN & Rizk presale link starts Thursday, May 29 10am-10pm at http://www.hob.com/go/3pe/122/akon_gman/.Password: akon

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