Burn The Floor's FloorPlay mixes a youthful, rebellious flair with the sensual and physical chemistry of Ballroom and Latin dancing with a 21st century edge that has had international critics and audiences swooning. FloorPlay includes Burn The Floor's award-winning troupe of twenty international performers with dancers from America’s hit TV shows Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. This steamy, provocative display turns up the heat…hotter than ever before and also features Australian Ballroom dancing champions, World Latin American champions and dancers from Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Asia, Holland and Slovakia.

A master of improv, Wayne Brady is without a doubt one of the funniest performers around. His extraordinary talent has been showcased on daytime television’s “The Wayne Brady Show” and on “Whose Line is it Anyway,” as he sings, dances, performs sketch-comedy and lightning-fast improvisation. Guest appearances include "The Dave Chappelle Show" and "American Dreams," with stage credits of “A Chorus Line,” “I'm Not Rappaport” and “A Raisin in the Sun.”

Pop country music singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood has become a multi-platinum selling recording artist since appearing on the 5th season of the megahit show American Idol. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified 7x platinum and is the fastest selling debut country album in history. Some Hearts, has yielded five #1 hits on the country charts: "Inside Your Heaven," "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", "Wasted," and her biggest hit to date, "Before He Cheats."  Her second album, Carnival Ride (which is certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA) has sold over 2 million copies and has produced two #1 country hits, "So Small." and "All-American Girl."

Country music singer-songwriter Josh Turner signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003 and made his debut on the American country music charts with the Top 20 single "Long Black Train". His debut album, by the same name has been certified platinum. In 2005, Turner charted his first two #1 singles on the Billboard country charts: "Your Man" and "Would You Go With Me", both from his Your Man album, which has been certified double platinum. To date, Josh has released three studio albums, his most recent titled Everything Is Fine, was released in October of 2007.

Reno was selected as one of just 25 cities in the country for this special event. Join us in Auru Ultra Lounge to win passes to the sexiest premier ever: Sex and The City at our special Sex and The City Cosmo Party with Alice 96.5. Drink specials including Cosmos and hors d'oeuvres will be also be served. Be sure to get there early as we anticipate a packed house! 

More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, accomplished songwriter and nine-time Grammy Award-winner, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of “Souls Alike,” her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work.

The Reverend Al Green is known the world over for his extraordinary voice, his unmistakable sound and his legendary hits. With Everything’s OK, his new release, Al Green comes to an exciting new chapter in his artistry. Strong in voice and in spirit, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member sings a dozen songs that reveal his renewed passion for the kind of music that made him a household name some 30 years ago. It was in the early 1970s that Green carved his place in music history with a run of celebrated hits that made him not just an R&B star but a pop icon.
 

Sally Yeh sometimes written as Sally Yip or Sin-Man Yip is a cantopop singer in the Hong Kong music industry and an actress in the Hong Kong film industry. Yeh's singing career started in the early 1980s and gradually expanded in the following decades with a total of thirty albums, plus forty-odd compilations and live recordings. Her jazz-trained vocals allow her to handle a wide range of musical genres. Apart from a good record track of original hits, Sally Yeh has, through the years, covered a number of Western songs, ranging from Madonna to Céline Dion by way of the Titanic theme song. She has also collaborated on a number of soundtracks (mostly on Tsui Hark's movies with scores by Wong Jim), including "Lai Ming But Yiu Loi" from A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), which won the Best Original Song award at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Nicknamed Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez is a Filipina singer, actress, record producer, and TV host and was the first Filipina to stage a solo concert at the Main Hall of Carnegie Hall, part of Carnegie Hall's centennial-year concert series. Her album Listen Without Prejudice achieved platinum certification in several countries. In 2000, she performed the country's millennial theme, televised in 55 broadcast networks throughout the world to coincide with midnight in Manila."In Love With You," a duet with Jacky Cheung, reached MTV Asia and Channel V music charts. She has collaborated with artists such as Paul Anka, 98 Degrees, Brian McKnight and Mandy Moore, among others. She embarked on several television and film projects, receiving a Best Actress Award for her portrayal of a mentally challenged woman in Maalaala Mo Kaya. Velasquez also formed IndiMusic (iMusic), a record label partnered with the late Bella Tan's Universal Records.

Carlos Mencia, one of the most popular comedians in the country, has the rare gift of insightful perception and precise delivery when addressing a variety of subjects, including ethnic stereotypes, racism and people's inability to laugh at themselves. You may know Carlos best from one of his two solo HBO Specials, one of which received a CableACE Award nomination, and as host of the groundbreaking series, "Funny Is Funny" (Galavision).  His show “Mind of Mencia” can be seen on Comedy Central.

Record producer and multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Kanye West rose to fame in the mid 2000s with his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and his third album Graduation in 2007. His first three albums have received numerous awards including nine Grammys,critical acclaim and commercial success. West also runs his own record label GOOD Music.

Rihanna has already earned the coveted title of international superstar in just three short years. She has helped define the path of popular music, accrued multiple #1 hits, two MTV Video Music Awards and three Billboard Awards along her way. Known for her hit single "Umbrella", Rihanna's latest album Good Girl Gone Bad has taken the music charts by storm.

The duo made its debut in 1991 with their first four singles all reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Their debut album, Brand New Man, was released the same year and was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA for sales of over six million. Brooks & Dunn have had more than 40 singles on the country music charts of which 20 have reached number one. They have recorded ten studio albums, two greatest-hits compilations, and a Christmas album.

Earth, Wind & Fire, known for fusing different genres of music, formed in Chicago in 1969 and is led by Maurice White. They have had many hits such as "Shining Star", "That's the Way of the World", "Fantasy", "September", "Let's Groove", and "Boogie Wonderland".

As the face to which millions of Americans wake up every morning, Regis Philbin has become a cultural icon in television broadcasting.  The energetic host of the a.m. talker “Live with Regis and Kelly” took his daytime success to nighttime with “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and “Super Millionaire,” and in 2006 returned to primetime with the hit summer program “America’s Got Talent.”  He’ll once again take on primetime television with the upcoming “Million Dollar Password.”

D.L. Hughley will have the audience rolling in the aisles when he returns for one hilarious night. A stand-up comedian and star of the television sitcom "The Hughley's," he became well-known after his appearance on "The Original Kings of Comedy" tour. After years of club dates he was selected by BET as the first host of "Comic View" and gained even more exposure with two HBO specials, including the popular "Unapologetic."

B.B. King is widely considered one of the best and most respected blues musicians of all time. His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth, yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 76, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. For more than half a century, King has defined the blues for a worldwide audience. Since he started recording in the 1940’s, he has released over fifty albums, many of them classics.

One of the most enduring and original musical partnerships of our time, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) have captivated the world with their peerless three-part harmony vocals, inspired songwriting and brilliant musicianship for over three decades. The only American band of the original Woodstock era to have a societal impact rivaling that of the Beatles, they have been called “the voice of an entire generation.” With an impassioned point of view as personal as it is message-oriented, CSN have always sung about socially relevant issues and universal values. Their songs have chronicled our times and touched the lives of millions of fans of all ages through timeless hits including “Marrakesh Express,” “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Helplessly Hoping,” “Guinnevere,” “Teach Your Children,” “Wooden Ships,” “Dark Star,” and “Just A Song Before I Go,” to name just a few. They have, in fact, become the voice of many generations.

Stevie Wonder is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer and a prominent figure of 20th century popular music. Wonder has recorded more than thirty top ten hits, won 25 Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for Lifetime Achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame. Some of his hits include "My Cherie Amour," "Superstition," "You Are The Sunshine of My Life," and "Part-Time Lover."