UpFront Records is a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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owned and founded by
DeVyne Stephens.
Stephens discovered Senegalese R&B singer
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
and signed Akon to his UpFront Records. Akon went on to sell over a million copies of his 2004 debut, "Trouble", and score hit singles like "Locked Up" and "Lonely".
UpFront Records' roster includes Akon, R&B quartet Red Dirt, and the rap group FA.
Discography
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List of record labels
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American record labels
Record labels established in 1996
Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Contemporary R&B record labels
Hip-hop record labels