The coolest bar in Las Vegas is honoring a new celebrity with its cocktail program. This time, the star is a legendary party girl and the face of “Night School for Girls” at the Excalibur, Laura Croft, who was honored with a signature cocktail at Minus5 Ice Bar.

To say 2012 is off to a great start for electronic dance music phenomenon deadmau5 might be an understatement. Last night, the iconic artist headed to Las Vegas for a trifecta of celebrations: his birthday, the launch of his exclusive 2012 residency with Wynn Las Vegas at XS Nightclub, and perhaps most notable, Mayor Carolyn Goodman proclaiming it officially “deadmau5 Day” in the city of Las Vegas.

Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas celebrated its one-year anniversary with Avicii manning the deejay booth Monday night.

Rio headliners Penn & Teller are greeted by Princess Anne after their appearance on the Royal Variety Performance in Manchester, UK, on Dec. 5, 2011.

Just because Las Vegas is in the middle of the desert doesn’t mean we don’t have access to sushi grade fish. And Vegas does it up right with some of the freshest and best varieties. Check out the top five sushi spots in Sin City.

Over New Year’s weekend, the Hard Rock Hotel treated guests to its New Year’s Absolution — A Symphony of Sounds — a multi-venue, multi-performance experience that allowed guests to exercise their right to party through a number of different channels including entertainment, nightlife and open bar offerings. The first-ever property-encompassing affair — featuring a diversity of genres from rock and roll, alternative, electronic, hip-hop and more — took place from Friday, Dec. 30 through Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. 

Last night after his sold-out performance at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Drake held his post-concert party at Vanity Nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Platinum-selling recording artist Akon performed live last night at The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio for an excited crowd of Sunday night party-goers, belting out tracks like “Smack That” and his collaboration hit with David Guetta, “Sexy Bitch.”

RPM Nightclub inside the Tropicana Las Vegas celebrated its official grand opening over New Year’s weekend.