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MusicDowntown Las Vegas’ inaugural Paradice Festival bares its soul
The grooving soundscapes of Colombia’s Balthvs lulled the audience into a trance-like state.
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MusicRising R&B star Ravyn Lenae makes her Las Vegas debut at the inaugural Paradice Festival
For Lenae, music is an expression of who she is, and the genres she’s held close since childhood have deeply shaped her musical identity.
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MusicLocal Spin: New music from Vegas artists B. Rose, Spring Breeding, Scorpio, more
The local music scene has been heating up with new releases. Here are our favorite singles of the week.
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MusicKendrick Lamar and SZA electrify Allegiant Stadium
Their chemistry as performers and artists during the May 31 Grand National Tour stop created a powerful and beautiful tension that the thousands in attendance ...
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MusicAfter his successful Palms residency run, R&B legend Babyface isn’t slowing down
Babyface closes out his residency at the Pearl Concert Theater on May 9 and 10.
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MusicMaxwell brings timeless R&B to PH Live on the Las Vegas Strip
The singer’s Serenade Tour touches down at the Planet Hollywood theater on October 26.
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MusicBoyz II Men ramps up the romance at new residency at The Chelsea
After piloting a residency at the Mirage for nearly eight years, the trio wasted little time adjusting to the Chelsea.
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MusicR&B 'queens' SWV and Xscape ruled a Vegas stage together
The ’90s lent itself to beautiful, Black, impenetrably strong girl groups who dominated R&B for the best part of the decade. At Planet Hollywood on ...
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A&EMiami rap queen Trina talks about her life and career during Vegas visit
Everyone from Ludacris and Missy Elliott to Latto and Snoop Dogg have clamored to collaborate with Trina. In the wake of the canceled Lovers & ...
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A&EVegas' Lovers & Friends Festival canceled due to high winds
The Lovers & Friends Festival, scheduled to kick off its third year at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, May 4, has been canceled ...
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MusicDowntown R&B listening lounge Seven:45 is filled with love notes to the genre
“This space is as shallow or as deep as you want it to be. Each piece of art represents R&B culture to me.”
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MusicLas Vegas finally gets the hip-hop and R&B residencies fans deserve
Wu-Tang Clan, New Edition and Jodeci all launch residency shows on and off the Strip in 2024.
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MusicKeith Sweat brings his classic R&B sounds to Las Vegas' Palms
Vegas audiences are beyond familiar with his radio-saturating grooves from the ’80s and ’90s like “Make It Last Forever,” “I Want Her,” “Nobody” and “I’ll ...
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NightlifePalms brings Jhene Aiko, Busta Rhymes and more to the pool for Memorial Day weekend
Soak Pool kicks off The Show: Sunshine Vibe Sessions during the holiday weekend.
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MusicFive Memorable Moments from Las Vegas' 2023 Lovers & Friends festival
The hip-hop and R&B throwback fest upped the ante for its second year.
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MusicMissy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey announced for Lovers & Friends 2023 in Las Vegas
The hip-hop and R&B music festival returns to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip on May 6.
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MusicFive Thoughts: Usher opens new Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live
The roller skating and stripper poles from his previous show are back.
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MusicDay N Vegas festival returns for Labor Day weekend on the Strip
The scheduled headliners are SZA, J. Cole and Travis Scott.
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MusicLooking back at Las Vegas' first Lovers & Friends festival
Saturday night's chaos couldn't overshadow the throwback bliss from earlier that afternoon.
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NewsAggregateAllLas Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026
It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: March 26-April 1
The Phenomenal Womxn Poetry Festival, Mariah the Scientist, the Philharmonic does the music of John Williams, Major League Indoor Soccer and more.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateSports are just part of Special Olympics Nevada's mission
As CEO of Special Olympics Nevada, Thornton is many things — but on this morning, walking through the basketball gym at Legacy High School for ...
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AggregateHome AggregateFootballNevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality
No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...
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NewsKalshi, Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as Congress moves to curb prediction markets
Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8
Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNew casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway
Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...
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Las Vegas HistoryNewsAggregate66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future
Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...
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NewsAggregateAllGolden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...
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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateZoox robotaxi rolling out new destinations and improving service
Zoox, the autonomous robotaxi company, announced today that its presence in Las Vegas is expanding and updates designed to enhance the rider experience will soon ...
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NewsWhite Castle closing two Las Vegas locations
The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...
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FeaturedT-Mobile ArenaNow 10 years old, T-Mobile Arena is the most impactful non-casino venue ever built in Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena has changed the game by bringing different music, sports, and other types of events that otherwise wouldn’t have come or stayed, most notably ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence
While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsTyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball
Retaining the Las Vegas native was widely considered the program’s top offseason priority, particularly in an era defined by constant roster turnover through the NCAA ...
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MusicK-pop star Lisa sets up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum
The Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer will be the first K-pop artist with a Las Vegas Strip residency.
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A&EYour Easter weekend in Las Vegas starts here
Whether you're brunching, egg hunting or exploring the neighborhood, Las Vegas has a few great ways to spend Easter weekend this year.
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SportsNewsAggregateReport: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029
NFL league owners are expected to vote next week on bringing the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029, according to ...
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A&EUNLV instructor Elsa Gramola brings the taste of Italy to your table
Born in Sicily, Gramola says she feels like a local now, “because I’m finally sharing my Italian culture here in Las Vegas.”
