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Hakkasan Nightclub celebrated the unveiling of The Hakkasan Grid – a multi-million dollar, one-of-a-kind ceiling art installation.

Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas kicked off Electric Daisy Carnival week with a performance by GRAMMY Award-winning artist, Tiësto. The world-renowned nightlife destination celebrated the unveiling of The Hakkasan Grid – a multi-million dollar, one-of-a-kind ceiling art installation. Guests danced under the 30-foot, 12,000-pound Hakkasan Grid as it created infinite shapes from flowers, cones,…

William Lifestyle and Brody Jenner at TAO

Brody Jenner, along with girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter and friends first dined on signature dishes at TAO Asian Bistro before heading up to the club where he and William Lifestyle manned the decks. After entertaining the crowd Brody Jenner and friends made their way to Marquee Nightclub to take in the sounds of DJ Vice.

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Brody Jenner

Sam Brody Jenner is an American television personality and model. The son of Bruce Jenner and actress Linda Thompson, he was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 2005, Jenner appeared in the reality television series The Princes of Malibu, which additionally featured his eldest brother Brandon Jenner and his friend Spencer Pratt.

In 2007, he began dating Lauren Conrad, a primary cast member of The Hills, and subsequently came to prominence after being cast in the series during the second season. Their brief relationship ultimately ended his friendship with Pratt. The following year, Jenner was commissioned his own spin-off series Bromance, in which he was intended to find another companion in Pratt’s absence. However, it was cancelled after its inaugural season after receiving underwhelming ratings.

In 2009, Conrad left The Hills to pursue other career opportunities, and was replaced by Jenner’s ex-girlfriend Kristin Cavallari. Their rekindled relationship became the central focus of the series until its conclusion the following year. In 2013, Jenner returned to reality television after being cast in Keeping Up with the Kardashians during the eighth season, which features his father Bruce; his stepmother Kris Jenner; his stepsiblings Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian; and his half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. – Wikipedia

TAO Nightclub

TAO Nightclub at the Venetian is the most extravagant as well as luxurious Asian-themed nightlife destination in town. To complete the package: a few rose petals, monks, Buddha, and some of the most attractive models you are likely to find anywhere on the Strip.

TAO is the second of its kind. The first TAO opened in New York in 2000 and has been a favorite hangout for celebrities and locals every since.

TAO Nightclub at the Venetian is more than a nightclub; it’s actually a lounge, restaurant, and sushi bar all in one. The restaurant is open seven nights a week and since the restaurant is just as popular as the club, you will not find any so-called “bar food” in here. Under the direction of Chef Sam Hazen, create dishes like peking duck and miso-clam soup.

Wyclef Jean, DJ Khaled, and NFL Pros at TAO Nightclub

Wyclef Jean treated club goers to a special performance during the Official Heads Audio party at TAO Nightclub for Worship Thursdays.

Wyclef Jean

After showcasing a medley of songs, he was joined on stage by DJ Khaled and together they wowed the crowd with a join performance of “All I Do Is Win”.

Dj Khaled

Spotted taking in the scene were Blake Bortles, Zane Beadles and the offensive line of the…

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Swift's change in style unnecessary yet polished

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Swift’s change in style unnecessary yet polished

Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/APFILE — In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, Taylor Swift performs at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Swift is releasing her fifth album, ‘1989,’ on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. It is the Grammy winner’s first full-length pop album and features the hit song, ‘Shake It Off.’

Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 7:30 pm

Swift’s change in style unnecessary yet polished

You’ve likely heard that Taylor Swift released a new album this week. The promotional storm buffeting “1989” into the marketplace was impossible to escape unless you retreated to a doomsday bunker with no access to social media or the Internet, TV and all print publications.

And given the former country singer’s tenacious ability to stay on message, I’m guessing if you know nothing else about her new music, you know that this is, officially, her first pure “pop” album.

Of course, suddenly declaring yourself a pop star is obviously a question of semantics when you’re: 1. arguably the biggest force in popular music on the planet (Beyonce is the only one who could quibble), 2. have lodged numerous singles in the upper reaches of the Hot 100, and 3. included a single on your previous album that dabbled in dubstep produced by Max Martin, the No. 1 producer of pop music for the last 15 years. Still, this is Taylor Swift’s narrative, and like an ex-boyfriend unlucky enough to find himself the subject of one of her songs, we’re powerless to change it.

The question of what this new direction gains her, however, is less clear because “1989,” named after the year she was born and (sort-of) indicative of the sonic territory where, for the time being, her sound resides, is indeed a departure. 

Structurally, Swift’s songs always have been pop in the sense that they strive for universal appeal with an emphasis on hooks and distinct melodies, but here, she almost completely jettisons acoustic instruments for programmed beats and synths. This is defiantly un-country, even in an era when country radio is playing rap and EDM hybrids.

Taylor Swift’s previous album — the sprawling, big-hearted, omnivorous crowd pleaser, “Red” — was one of the highlights of 2012 and the most populist album the decade has produced. It showcased her dexterity as a songwriter as she flitted effortlessly between a multitude of styles, from U2-size stadium shakers to corny country-radio ballads and even some twee. A multi-platinum seller, “Red” was also ambitious, accessible and like nothing else in the marketplace. 

So why change? Why try to fix a formula that isn’t broken?

Because behind that pristine beautiful dork angel Swift presents to the world lies a pitiless maw that will not (and cannot) be satiated until it drinks fully the blood of every pretender to the throne, its black sandpapery tongue lapping every crevice of popular music’s sordid vistas. Like a cross between a sentient Pinterest board and Littlefinger, she smiles and offers you a plate of her special homemade pumpkin chocolate-chip cookies arrayed on a fall doily she crocheted herself and only later, as you watch the head of Katy Perry roll bodiless through the keep, do you realize that by accepting them you’re now complicit in Swift’s long game to secure for all time the platinum throne as well as all the power and prestige it entails. 

I imagine Swift, cannier and more ruthlessly careerist than any of her peers, falls asleep every night with the rumbling voice of the void inside her intoning, “Evolve or die! Evolve or die! Evolve or die!”

There is only one other artist today whose hunger and ambition radiates at the same fevered pitch as Swift’s, and he once famously interrupted her acceptance of a Video Music Award. 

Kanye West and Taylor Swift are more alike than not, though his metrics of success have recently changed. The follow-up to his own world-conquering pop masterpiece, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” was “Yeezus,” a brilliantly pitch-black industrial noise-rap hybrid with zero radio or crossover appeal, a left turn that makes “1989” look like the predictable baby step it is. But I guarantee West lies awake at night plotting ways he could overthrow Drake, even if he ultimately decides he’s no longer interested in doing so.

What “1989” sounds most like is a transition, the album that signals Swift is moving in a new direction without necessarily signalling what she might sound like in the future. Not that “1989” can’t stand on its own — it’s the most slick and polished pop album of 2014, and it benefits from Swift’s surefooted instincts and knack for the making personal details universal. But with almost all the production handled by the omnipresent Martin, it also sounds like a lot of Swift’s contemporaries, despite it supposedly hearkening back to the ’80s

Still, Swift strikes me as the type of person with a meticulously plotted 10-year plan, and given that she’s now five albums into her career without a single dud and she’s only 24, I can only assume everything is going exactly as she predicted. Personally, I would love it if she took the heartland rock of “Holy Ground” from “Red” — which sounds like a new The War on Drugs album polished up for Top 40 radio — and explore that mid-’80s period when Springsteen, Tom Petty and even Bob Dylan were writing fist-pumping synth-rock songs for middle America.

Not that any of us have a say in what Taylor does next, obviously. It’s her world. We’re just lucky she lets us live here.

Here are my favorite songs of “1989” in order of preference:

• “Style”: the most instantly sublime song on the album and the one that sounds like it could be on “The Drive” soundtrack.

• “Out of the Woods”: sweet goth-pop written with Jack Antonoff of Fun and Bleachers, and the one song that genuinely sounds like nothing else out right now.

• “Blank Space”: lyrically, the best song on the album — self-aware, romantic and funny.

• “Clean”: moody, ruminative bedroom pop with sumptuous backup vocals courtesy of Imogen Heap.

• “I Know Places”: the one that would have been most at home on the new Lorde-curated “Hunger Games” soundtrack.

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Tinashe Hosts Aquarius Album Release Party at TAO

Joined by a small group of close friends, the group soaked up the sun and enjoyed a few dishes from the TAO kitchen including the Buddha burger, wings and chicken Caesar salad.

Later that night, Tinashe hosted the official album release party for her debut studio album “Aquarius” at TAO Nightclub. After enjoying dinner at TAO Asian Bistro, she took over a VIP table upstairs inside the nightclub. She kicked off the celebration for the highly anticipated album with a performance of a few hits from it including “All Hands on Deck,” her newest single “Pretend” and the huge hit “2 On.” Following the performance, Tinashe returned to her table where she was surprised with a congratulatory custom cake featuring the cover of “Aquarius.” She spent the rest of her night dancing with friends to the sounds of DJ Five and graciously took time to pose for photos with adoring fans on the dance floor.

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Tinashe

Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and former model. Her name means “God Is With Us” in her father’s native language, Shona, from Zimbabwe. Raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her entertainment career at the age of 3 when she began modeling and acting.

In 2012 Tinashe released two critically acclaimed mixtapes In Case We Die (2012) and Reverie (2012) which she created in her home studio. After the release of the mixtapes, Tinashe signed with RCA Records. She released her third mixtape Black Water (2013) and released her debut solo album Aquarius, on October 7, 2014. Tinashe released her debut single “2 On”, in January 2014. The song lived as the #1 song on rhythm radio for over 4 weeks and has currently peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her first Top 40 hit single.

Apart from music, Tinashe is known for her acting. Tinashe made her acting debut in the television film Cora Unashamed (2000). Tinashe has also appeared for the film The Polar Express alongside actor Tom Hanks, and from 2008 to 2009 Tinashe had a recurring role in American sitcom Two and a Half Men as Jake’s girlfriend Celeste. – Wikipedia

Nelly Performs at TAO Nightclub

After arriving at a VIP table near the dance floor and grabbing a drink, Nelly took the stage to perform for the packed house of revelers. He commanded the mic and dropped a few of his all-time biggest hits for the excited fans. Nelly kicked off his performance by stating, “15 years and counting, I want to start this all the way from the beginning” and partygoers screamed as the recognizable beats of “Country Grammar” began to play. After the performance, Nelly returned to his table to enjoy the party and sounds of Five.

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Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. better known by his stage name, Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Southern hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the title-track was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar is Nelly’s best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album Nellyville, produced the number-one hits “Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma” (featuring Kelly Rowland). Other singles included “Work It” (featuring Justin Timberlake), “Air Force Ones” (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics), “Pimp Juice” and “#1″.

With the same-day dual release of Sweat, Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one, selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly’s fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays. It produced the singles “Party People” (featuring Fergie), “Stepped on My J’z” (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara) and “Body on Me” (featuring Akon and Ashanti). In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, “Just a Dream”, was certified triple platinum in the United States. It also included the singles “Move That Body” (featuring T-Pain and Akon) and “Gone” (a sequel to the 2002 single “Dilemma” in collaboration with Kelly Rowland).

Nelly won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as “one of the biggest stars of the new millennium”, and the RIAA ranks Nelly as the fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States. On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the Decade. – Wikipedia