LL Cool J, Taio Cruz, Natasha Bedingfield, Cee Lo Green, Stevie Wonder at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas

LL Cool J
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
treated music lovers to another weekend of wild, raucous, and exhilarating performances at Beachlife, The Joint, and Vanity Nightclub. The weekend kicked off with Billboard’s Battle of the Bands on Friday, May 18 inside The Joint, hosted by Grammy award winner Taio Cruz where Long Island, NY pop-punk quintet Patent Pending earned a golden ticket to perform at Billboard Music Awards (Pictured above: LL Cool J – Photo credit: Hew Burney for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)

LL Cool J performs at Rehab

LL Cool J performs at Rehab

Photo credit: Hew Burney for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Also on Friday night Natasha Bedingfield performed a one hour set inside Hard Rock Hotel’s Body English. Natasha looked gorgeous donning a crystal encrusted dress with shoulder wings. VIP guests enjoyed passed appetizers and Magnum ice cream bars. Cee Lo Green performed for an intimate crowd at Body English on Saturday Night.

LL Cool J with water gun at Rehab

LL Cool J with water gun at Rehab

Photo credit: Hew Burney for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Beachlife at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino continued to heat up on Sunday, May 20 at the Rehab pool party when DJ Z-Trip kicked off his summer residency with a special guest, LL Cool J. The duo, who will continue to tour together through the end of the year, pulled girls out of the crowd to join them on stage, as LL Cool J sprayed the partygoers with a Beachlife water gun. Much to the crowd’s delight, LL sang a remix of “Mama Said Knock You Out.” Later that night, LL dined at 35 Steaks + Martinis restaurant at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Z-Trip will continue his DJ residency at Beachlife on Sunday, June 10.

Far East Movement at Vanity

Far East Movement on red carpet at Vanity

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com.

The weekend came to a close when Hard Rock Hotel & Casino hosted Interscope Records Sunday Night Sessions official music awards after-party at Vanity Nightclub on Sunday, May 21 featuring performances by hip-hop quartet Far East Movement, singer Blaqstarr, and recording artist Starshell. Also spotted in the crowd celebrating their Billboard Music Awards wins where Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and Stevie Wonder who was seen smiling and being congratulated by fans and music industry executives on his Billboard Icon Award.

Starshell at Vanity

Starshell performs at Vanity

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com.

Blaqstarr performs at Vanity

Blaqstarr performs at Vanity

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com.

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