Akon - Akon poses for a photo at the Source Hip Hop Awards ceremony in this Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 file photo in Miami. Decades after 1960s pop singer Bobby Vinton wrote and recorded the hit 'Mr. Lonely,' rapper Akon breathed new life into the song by quickening the pace and rapping about a messed-up relationship. Vinton and Akon share songwriting credit on the new version. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter, File)