Aerosmith guitarist riffs on band’s Las Vegas plans
 
Aerosmith guitarist riffs on band’s Las Vegas plans

In an interview last week with Boston NBC television affiliate WBTS, Perry, a bona fide guitar god as a founding member of Aerosmith, went off the charts when talking of the band’s plans for Las Vegas. Perry’s comment fits with tremors around the scene that Aerosmith has been enlisted for an extended engagement on the Strip. The Aerosmith residency, whatever its length, only reinforces The Park Theater’s already impressive lineup for 2018, with Bruno Mars closing New Year’s weekend at the venue.

Hoda Kotb Joins Savannah Guthrie 
as ‘Today’ Show Co-Host
 
Hoda Kotb Joins Savannah Guthrie as ‘Today’ Show Co-Host

Hoda Kotb Joins Savannah Guthrie as Co-Host of NBC’s ‘Today’ Kotb is now officially co-host of the popular morning show after temporarily filling in for Matt Lauer who was fired in November over sexual harassment claims. This has to be the most popular decision that NBC News has ever made. Hoever, Kotb isn’t a completely new face as she co-hosted the fourth hour of the show with Kathie Lee Gifford since 2008. I am pinching myself,” Kotb said. “I think we should send some medics to Alexandria, Virginia, where my mom has likely fainted after hearing the open of that show.” Having two female co-anchors is rare in morning news with the first instance occurring from 2006-09 when Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts co-anchored ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Britney Spears ends Las Vegas Strip run with ‘Rockin’ Eve’ performance
 
Britney Spears ends Las Vegas Strip run with ‘Rockin’ Eve’ performance

Britney Spears will end her residency on the Las Vegas Strip with a performance on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018.” Her appearance will be broadcast during the nationwide, all-star show. Spears started her Vegas residency over New Year’s weekend 2013. She has no performance dates scheduled for 2018. The 5 1/2-hour “Rockin’ Eve” show will start at 5 p.m. from Times Square in New York. Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons are set to perform from the 2nd annual Central Time Zone countdown from New Orleans.
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Meghan Fashion
 
Meghan Fashion

Meghan Markle fashion throughout the years

Melania Christmas
 
Melania Christmas

Melania Trump shows off White House Christmas decor

Cocktail Demo: The Smashing Pumpkin
 
Cocktail Demo: The Smashing Pumpkin

The taste of pumpkin pie, if pumpkin pie were a cocktail. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Several Shows on the Strip Canceled
 
Several Shows on the Strip Canceled

Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes talks about several shows canceling performances tonight in the wake of the Las Vegas Strip shooting.

‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer
 
‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer

HBO revealed to ‘PEOPLE’ that Louis-Dreyfus learned of her diagnosis one day after the Emmys. Louis-Dreyfus wrote Louis-Dreyfus, famous for playing Elaine on ‘Seinfeld,’ just won her sixth Best Actress Emmy in-a-row for her role on “Veep.” She didn’t disclose any more info
on her diagnosis.

Las Vegas morning update for Tuesday, August 1st
 
Las Vegas morning update for Tuesday, August 1st

1. North Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Aliante master-planned community. Police say someone in a white pickup truck shot at the victim in the road after an altercation. The man shot was in critical condition and later died at University Medical Center. No arrests have been made.

2. Las Vegas City Council is considering a measure to let adult sex stores expand in downtown Las Vegas. The new measure would allow adult emporiums that draw at least 35 percent of revenue from books, magazines, sexual novelties, photos and videos to expand or alter stores. Councilman Bob Coffin says he believes the measure will help improve the area.
3. The Killers played a pop-up show on the Las Vegas Strip last night that aired on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Fans lined up early to catch the 10-song set outside of Caesars Palace, parts of which aired on Monday’s late night show.