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Obama’s hoping what happened with Katy Perry in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, but spreads to the whole state of Nevada to give him an edge. The president and the pop star joined forces into the wee hours on Wednesday night for a campaign rally concert in the battleground state, where they pumped up a crowd of 13,000. The sexy singer adapted her signature style for the event, turning her body into a ballot in a tight white latex dress printed with the names of the candidates.

"American Idol" Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks is getting his own short-term show on the Las Vegas Strip.

And this season's winner of "America's Got Talent" is ... Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Just as most of us had predicted, the corn-rowed crooner with a knack for Sinatra carried the day, nabbing not only bragging rights -- though he doesn't really seem the type to brag -- but also, as we were frequently reminded, $1 million and a stint headlining a show in Las Vegas.

When it comes to Las Vegas, Carrie Underwood is a sure bet. Underwood won her second country music artist of the year award of 2010 in Sin City on Monday night. She earned it at the inaugural American Country Awards about eight months after she won the top honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.

Garth Brooks mused that the public may have moved on when he announced he was coming out of retirement....

Country superstar Garth Brooks announced Thursday that he’s coming out of retirement with an extended engagement at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.

Last week we reported that Joaquin Phoenix was making his move from actor to rapper official with a performance at a Las Vegas club. Well, as we can all see in the video above, the performance was nothing short of a train wreck as Phoenix struggled to even string together sentences in his official debut ...