Lionel Richie recalls his early days with the Commodores: “We didn’t make it until I was 26, and we heard ‘No’ all the way through. But to me, it didn’t mean, ‘No,’ it meant, ‘Not now.’ “
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A fitness and self-defense instructor from Sedgefield, South Africa, who survived an attempted carjacking this summer, is the new Miss Universe.
Country music star Jason Aldean, who was onstage last Sunday when gunfire erupted at Route 91 Harvest festival on the Strip, made a surprise appearance during the opening of “Saturday Night Live” tonight.
Zak Bagans has delayed the much-anticipated opening of his Haunted Museum at 600 E. Charleston Road, just east of Las Vegas Boulevard, pairing the attraction’s debut with a candlelight vigil set for 7 p.m. today.
Steve Grad has verified the signatures on the first contract signed by Jackie Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, and the signatures on Robinson’s first contract with the Dodgers to play for the Montreal Royals in 1945.
SanDee “Sam” Lewis is still reeling from the loss of her husband of 34 years, international entertainment legend Jerry Lewis. But she said the outpouring of support she has received since his passing has brought comfort and buoyed her spirits.
“Pawn Stars,” the cable-TV sensation at Gold & Silver Pawn of Las Vegas, has been given the green light for a 15th season.
London’s Sunday Times reported a Boy George-Cyndi Lauper residency in Vegas next year, but talks at Planet Hollywood fizzled long ago.
Louie Anderson won his first Emmy last year for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his role as the mother of twins Chip and Dale Baskets, played by co-creator Zach Galifianakis.
The best-selling item at Chumlee’s Candy on the Blvd. is Big League Chew, the soft bubble-gum fashioned after leaf chewing tobacco. The boys needed to restock the shelves within an hour of opening at noon.
The executive producer of the NHL Awards and NHL Expansion Draft show knows that ice melts in the desert, but the NHL is unafraid of the heat.
Zowie Bowie always brings the party. “Now it’s a party of three,” says Vegas headliner and Z.B. front man Chris Phillips, who became a father at 12:26 a.m Monday.
Chumlee’s Candy on the Boulevard borrows from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and taps into the namesake’s national TV fame.
Larry King has been working in broadcasting since 1957, and has seen many stars come and go. The latest is Bill O’Reilly.
Jon Taffer has enlisted the support, and shown his own, in efforts backed by Larry Ruvo, Mike Severino and the hierarchy at UNLV.