WHAT: To call Akon’s success this past year huge would be an understatement. With eleven songs in the Billboard Hot 100, including “Smack That,” “I Wanna Love You” and “Sorry, Blame It on Me,” Akon has created a collection of hits featuring infectious beats, smooth vocals, and memorable hooks. Akon’s tour schedule has been equally impressive, headlining his own Konvicted Tour and providing support for Gwen Stefani’s The Sweet Escape Tour and Rihanna’s Girl Gone Bad Tour, where Control Room captured Akon’s performance from Montreal’s Bell Centre.

Control Room is excited to present one of rap and R&B’s freshest superstars to a worldwide audience on MSN “Music in Concert.”

Control Room has produced over 80 live shows including Bone Thugs~N~Harmony, Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, James Blunt, and Beyonce, and provides exclusive music content for MSN “Music in Concert”. In July, Control Room produced Live Earth, the most watched online entertainment event in history.

WHEN: Akon debuts on MSN “Music in Concert” at XX:XX on Thursday, October 18, 2007. MSN “Music in Concert” will archive the show for 6 months, allowing fans the opportunity to relive the entire show.

WHERE: Fans of Akon can watch the full show exclusively at MSN “Music in Concert” http://music.msn.com/akon

CONTACT: For more information on attending the show and covering Control Room, feel free to contact Rob Novickas at (310) 967-2959. Please also visit Control Room’s Web site at www.ControlRoom.com