East St. Louis reared singer Akon entered a plea of not guilty Monday to charges that he hurled a teenage fan from a concert stage and into the crowd below, causing another fan to suffer a concussion.

When “Sorry Blame It On Me” debuted in mid-2007, Akon was dealing with a variety of public-relations disasters related to his humping people on and hurling people from stages.

What is it about Akon that screams teenager's ringtone? I'm not sure whether it's because his records sound like they're designed to be blasted out from a Nokia 3366, or it's because they have ...