Akon's top business mistake: Stop hustling backwards | Power Players

#akon #music #crypto #ai Akon says today’s music industry has lost authenticity, and he believes AI, crypto, and technology are reshaping not just music, but culture itself. In this episode of Power Players, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Akon to discuss his new album Beautiful Day, the evolution of music, AI, cryptocurrency, entrepreneurship, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and the lessons he learned building his career. #michaeljackson #ladygaga #entrepreneurship #business #finance Chapters 00:00 Akon introduces his new album 00:42 How technology changed music creation 01:56 Why music lost authenticity 03:18 How jail changed Akon’s life 05:34 Building a car theft operation 08:59 Akon’s early crypto journey 13:40 Why AI will change music 16:44 Working with Michael Jackson 19:47 Discovering Lady Gaga 22:09 Ownership versus access in business 22:39 The biggest mistakes young artists make == — Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahoofinance — X/Twitter: https://x.com/YahooFinance — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yahoofinance/ — TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance — LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo-finance https://finance.yahoo.com/