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How Frankie Moreno wound up playing for the New York Knicks

Frankie Moreno is developing a partnership with Madison Square Garden to write songs for Knicks’ performances, and also perform halftime shows at the legendary venu

Jay Leno, Bryce Harper joining ‘Vegas Strong’ lineup

Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and Washington Nationals all-star outfielder Bryce Harper have been added to the lineup for the Dec. 1 fundraiser at T-Mobile Arena. That battery joins previously announced headliners The Killers, Imagine Dragons, David Copperfield, Boyz II Men , artists from Cirque du Soleil productions (specifically “Mystere” and Blue Man Group) and Penn Teller.

Country music star Mel Tillis was frequent Las Vegas performer

He performed with Brenda Lee at the Golden Nugget in 2015, at Boulder Station in 2011 and 2005, performed solo at the Santa Fe in 2008 and was part of a parade of country musicians performing at then-Las Vegas Hilton in 1999 (the off-Strip hotel-casino is now the Westgate).

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Plans call for off-Strip music venue to break ground in 2018

Plans recently filed with Clark County show that the project, by casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. and sports and entertainment firm Madison Square Garden Co., would span 593,750 square feet, bigger than what was announced last year.

Sisolak honored, praises duo for roles at Las Vegas shooting

Clark County Commissioner and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak, an increasingly active and ubiquitous elected official, was honored Thursday night at the 26th annual Camelot gala at Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest on West Oakey Boulevard.

Country stars honor Las Vegas shooting victims at CMA show

Eric Church, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum opened the 2017 Country Music Association Awards with a touching performance honoring the 58 people killed at a country music festival on the Strip last month.

Heart ailment takes Clay out of Red Rock

Andrew Dice Clay felt additional pain while taping an episode of “The Ed Bernstein Show,” and was later taken to the hospital for treatment. The procedure has also taken him out of a multi-episode run on the CBS series “Hawaii Five-0.”

‘The Cocktail Cabaret’ toasts its opening at Caesars Palace

The live music production “The Cocktail Cabaret” is tapping into classic Vegas lounge presentation opens Nov. 30, and its arrival was first trumpeted Sept. 13 by Keith Thompson at The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas.