UpFront Megatainment
UpFront Records is a record label owned and founded by DeVyne Stephens.
Stephens discovered Senegalese R&B singer Akon and signed him 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.