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ACM Awards: Taylor Wins Entertainer, Miranda Wins Two

Jon Prell — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:34:33 +0000

The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were given out last night in Las Vegas with Taylor Swift winning the coveted and fan-voted Entertainer of the Year Award, but what got everyone’s attention last night was the most diverse group of presenters and performers in recent memory. Appearances by rock legends KISS, Bono and even [...]

The ACM Announces The Semi-Finalists For New Artist Of The Year

Leslie Morgan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:02:16 +0000

Today the Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced the 2012 semi-finalists for the New Artist of the Year award, which consists of eight artists after the first round of professional voting. This year’s semi-finalist list includes Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Thompson Square, JT Hodges, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann and Justin Moore.

New Big Screen TV Is Thinner Than An iPhone [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:20 +0000

If you thought flat screen TVs couldn’t get any flatter, guess again. LG introduced a brand new 55-inch TV yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that is only four millimeters wide…and that is thinner than an iPhone! If you have noticed the brilliant color you get on your smart phone, that tecnology is called [...]

Indy 500 Champion Dan Wheldon Killed In Las Vegas Crash [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:25:10 +0000

Two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed yesterday in a horrific 15-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon’s death was announced about two hours after being airlifted to University Medical Center. In a very short statement, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said, “IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away [...]

Adults Get Giant Sandbox In Las Vegas [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:14:27 +0000

Leave it to Las Vegas to come up with a completely cool way for adults to let off some steam. If you have ever had the urge to operate heavy equipment and push dirt around on a bulldozer, you need to head to Vegas to play in a real adult sandbox. The name of the [...]