Mariah Carey is an international sensation, but has also forged a unique relationship with Las Vegas.
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Life is Beautiful owner Rolling Stone intends to bring the annual festival to the Plaza, and the hotel’s nearly 20 acres of territory.
Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea are shown a late-’60s convertible Caddy for their Vegas wedding.
Taylor Swift is booked for four consecutive dates at the Tokyo Dome. The last show is Feb. 10 — the night before the Super Bowl.
The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar is taking a “deeper dive” into his Van Halen days.
Laliberté returns to Las Vegas with ‘Frooog’ paradie
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are not scheduled to visit Southern Nevada on their current tour, but that needle could still be threaded.
The Strip has long been described as Disneyland for adults. Disney, for real, is setting up a Vegas show in March.
‘Garth Brooks/Plus ONE’ is confirmed for Caesars Palace, with fansregistering for tickets this week on Ticketmaster Verified Fan.
Mary Sledge of Sister Sledge sang “We Are Family” and the band played a very old fight song during the Raiderettes’ 60th anniversary.
Sonic wound up at Cosmopolitan after a gig at Park MGM (in part) because MGM Resorts International owns both hotels.
In 1969, Howard Hughes bought KLAS, which operates next door to his “Green House,” where he lived from 1953 to 1954.
Carousel Bar is coming to the Plaza by the end of the year. The outdoor, walk-up tavern will take up the space under the Plaza’s famous lighted dome.
Ann-Margret told the graduates at UNLV of her collegiate background, “I did one year at Northwestern.”
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison called it, “An extraordinary night,” and his company has more plans for Vegas and elsewhere.