Lifetime Achievement Award Music Industry Icon
Mike Curb is one of the most successful people in the history of the American music business. The phrase “Mike Curb owns Country Music” is no exaggeration. The roster of Curb Records is stacked with the biggest names in the country music field. That being said, music is only a part of the Mike Curb legacy of great business achievements. Mike was once the elected Lt. Governor of the State of California. Not only that, Mike Curb helped Ronald Reagan become the 40th President of the USA as co-chairman of Reagan’s national campaign. Mike Curb has also been successful in NASCAR, the motion picture industry and helping to turn Nashville into a songwriters’ mecca. On June 29, 2007, Mike Curb was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his star was placed on Vine street directly in front of the Capital Records Building. We are honored to have this amazing human being a part of our event in 2018

Career Achievement: Entertainment Journalism
John Katsilometes is the man-about-town columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His Kats! column appears daily on page 3A and is updated regularly updated regularly on the R-J’s website, under the tab “KATS!’ In this role, Katsilometes covers all facets of the Las Vegas, and no topic, subject or facet of the city is out of his coverage range. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association’s Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.

Lifetime Achievement: Male Actor Best of Las Vegas
Clarence Gilyard Jr. is an actor and director, known for Die Hard (1988), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Top Gun (1986). IMDB

Country Album of the Year “Country This” The Swansons are a husband and wife Alternative Pop/Country duet formed in late 2012. The bands co-founders, Joe and Angie Finley, began this journey with the idea to write positive catchy songs that are for everyone! They have forged a path through Hollywood all the way to Nashville Tennessee! The Swansons sound is unique and catchy. Their songs are rhythmic and memorable. Their style is pure, positive, energy that demands your inclusion. Get ready to be happy when you go out to see the Swansons! Their intention is real and it feels wonderful!!! If you have already seen this band you know exactly what I’m talking about! If you’ve recently become a SwanFan… Welcome to Swansonville!!!

Career Achievement Award: Las Vegas Comedian
Sean E. Cooper has been keeping the ladies of Fantasy company for 14 years. But, he’s more than company; he’s supertalented and an integral part of the adults-only topless show at Luxor. Cooper, a longtime comedian and celebrity impressionist, holds his own in the show, bringing in the comic relief when audience members need a moment to cool off from all the hotness strutting about. Cooper’s sidesplitting time onstage is memorable, and that’s saying a lot when you’re talking about being entertained by more than a dozen half-naked ladies! He recently sat down with Las Vegas Magazine’s Kiko Miyasato to talk about his role in the all-female revue.

Career Acievement: Choreographer
Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, J.J. Villar has experienced a unique journey through life to find him self being one of the hardest working versatile choreographers / dancer / directors in the business. Growing up as a street performer in the city of Simi-Valley California, JJ had several career changes before breaking through to the entertainment industry. His life struggles lead him in a path that would make you think he would not succeed as an entertainer but his drive and persistence would tell you otherwise. JJ is one of the original performers / dancers / artists for MJ ONE Cirque Du Soleil show since the beginning of creation almost 6 years ago. Also the flag coach/choreographer for the show. Having contributed choreography to parts of, but not the entire show. Producing, directing, choreographing, video and music editing, and performing is his passion but persistence, experience, innovation and adventure is what keeps him being one of the hottest artistic jacks of all traits.

Lifetime Achievement Award Las Vegas Group Entertainers
The Scintas will throw you off balance with their far from routine show of fantastic comedy and musical variety. This incredibly talented foursome draws a capacity crowd at every show. Scintas fans come in all ages and from all walks of life because they offer something to appeal to every viewer whether it be comedy or music. The group is adaptable and always original with no two shows alike. You could hear a hilarious imitation of Joe Cocker, perfect impressions of Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra or a musical number which would make you swear you’re listening Billy Joel on stage in front of you.

Las Vegas FAME Rising Star Award
“R&B POP artist ROGER NEAL, is a fresh new artist that by all accounts is going to set the music world on fire, his innovative sound, and moves are the earmarks of a superstar in the making. Neal, with an incredible ear in the studio per music producer veterans will be the next big thing in music. At almost 21, Neal has working for this moment since high school. He has already performed on the stages of the Staples Center, The Pantages, The Hollywood Bowl, The El Capitan, The Dolby Theatre to name a few. Neal has just been signed to Foundation Records and will embark on his first 16 city tour in 2018!

Country Music Live Performer Award
“Line ‘em up, shoot ‘em down. There’s a party going on in Jägertown” – are the opening lyrics of “Jägertown,” self-titled first album and the title track released over ten years ago. This lyric has become synonymous with the band as their popularity grew across the West. With the release of their fourth album, “Small Town Superstars” they found their fan base rapidly growing from Coast to Coast driven by amazing country festivals, increased radio play and industry buzz. Jägertown’s highenergy show, well-crafted originals, and a sound that the country scene hasn’t heard in a decade delivers on the promise that there will be a party going on every time Jägertown hits the stage.

Special Achievement Live Performance The Siren is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, music producer, singer/songwriter, engineer, and audio frequency scientist who invented a genre called “Epicstep” which has vocals, classical rooted composed music in a pop formula, and frequency modulation/manipulation circuit bending breakdowns in it. The Siren’s music is avant-garde and cinematic. It is created in an ancient sacred geometry based mathematical tuning at 432hz frequency based scale said to repair DNA through the vibrations as reported by ancient civilizations whose instruments were uncovered in this tuning. 432 number is also significant in the creation of our planet, moon, sun, and living organisms from the carbon molecule, to fibonacci based life forms, to the frequency beat of the planet and the human brain. The Siren is an activist who is a producer of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation’s United We Stand Fest where he performed at the 2016 Presidential debates in Colorado, has appeared on RT News in D.C, performed at March Against Monsanto, and co-headlined the Zeitgeist Media Fest by film director Peter Joseph. The Siren has won The Producer’s Choice Honors, The Global Music Awards, The Akademia Music Awards, has been nominated at the LA Music Awards, The Hollywood Music in Media Awards, was mentioned on the cover of 360 Magazine, charted #1 on Reverbation for LA, #1 in America, and #3 Globally. His music was featured on MTV Buzzworthy Top 5, with Just Bieber tour’s opening singer Vita Chambers with their hit “Fix You”. The Siren’s live ensemble consists of Singer/Pianist/Producer Kaisi Berick, Guitarist Apolla Asteria, Tribal Drummer Chazz Sutton, Fire Dancers, and Spark Grinders.

Independent Superstar Award
Aubree-Anna is a Country Pop Singer/Songwriter who lives in Dallas, TX. Every week, her fans enjoy her music every Friday at WinStar World Casino & Resort (the world’s largest casino) and every Saturday, at The Warwick Melrose Hotel in Dallas – A Dallas Historical. Aubree-Anna has performed at The Big State Fair of Texas for 5 years in row on the main Chevrolet Stage. She also performed for 3 consecutive years at The Big D Opry, a spin off from the Grand Ole Opry, held at one of the largest Honky Tonks in Texas – Gilley’s Dallas, gracing the stage with stars such as Nashville’s multi-platinum, Grammy-winning Bryan White. This Singer, Songwriter & Entertainer has won a loyal following in recent years in the DFW area. Voted Best Singer in Dallas by D Magazine where she was the front cover model & feature. Aubree-Anna was also celebrated as Dallas’s 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas by D Magazine. Aubree-Anna was also the recipient at the 2016 Producer’s Choice Awards at the LA Music Awards Nov 9, 2016 in Hollywood, CA. of her own Hollywood F.A.M.E. Star Plaque Award. www.aubree-anna.com

Male Country Music Performer of the Year Pat Waters is the true definition of country music. From honky-tonks to dance halls, from festivals to fairs, Pat Waters has played them all. He’s shared the stage with country legends including the late great Merle Haggard and Gary Stewart to Texas very own Gary P Nunn, John Conlee, and many more. What you see on the stage is what you get. Whether Pat Waters is in front of thousands or just a few, his genuine classic honky-tonk style will catch your eye every time. With eleven critically-acclaimed CD’s, Pat Waters has graced the Top 20 multiple times on the Texas Music Charts and even scored a #1 hit in the European market that earned him the Texas Male Vocalist of the Year. Pat Waters is the true definition of Country Music. www.patwaters.com

Lifetime Achievement Las Vegas Stage Performers
A Cirque du Soleil veteran, Brian Dewhurst was born in England to a circus family, and began performing at the early age of 13. He has worked as a tightrope walker in traditional circuses and variety shows throughout the world and has also performed in many television shows including the famed Ed Sullivan Show in New York. A Guinness record holder for skips on a tightrope he has devoted his life to his art and his family. He first encountered Cirque du Soleil in 1987 when he was performing in Carmen at the World Expo in Vancouver. Soon thereafter, while appearing and co-directing Circus Senso, a new wave circus in England (a small scale Cirque du Soleil-type production) he met Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. They invited him to join Nouvelle Expérience as both the Grand Chamberlain and to perform a tightrope act with his son Nicky and daughter Sally. After touring with Cirque for several years, in Nouvelle Expérience and Fascination, he moved over to the artistic department and became artistic coordinator for both Mystère at Treasure Island and Saltimbanco in Europe. Brian also appeared in Alegria The Film as the character “Old Taps.” Brian then was asked to become artistic coordinator for Cirque du Soleil’s production “O” in Las Vegas. On January 6, 2000, still fueled with the passion of performing, Brian took the role of “Brian le Petit,” the anarchistic clown at Mystère. He’s performed in this role ever since, and is one of the focal points of Mystère in the show.

Lifetime Achievement Las Vegas Stage Performers
A native of the UK, Nicky grew up in a London circus family. It was there that he developed his skills as a street performer and worked with his father, Brian, in many different shows and festivals, including the musical “South Pacific.” In 1990 Nicky went on to perform a solo tightrope act in the European tour of “Cirque Réinventé.” He joined forces with his father to tour the world as a duo tightrope act in “Nouvelle Expérience” and “Fascination,” and was a member of the first Las Vegas Cirque Production at The Mirage in 1992. He left Cirque in 1994 and formed his own company, Livewire Productions, which has staged numerous performances in North America and around the globe. In 1998 Nicky rejoined Cirque du Soleil as the “Pink Guy” in “Mystère,” where he once again teamed up with his father, the clown “Brian Le Petit,” who played opposite him until 2005. At this point Nicky joined the Production of “Zumanity,” where he created the clown character “Dick.” In 2015 Nicky was Comedic Writer and Director for the International Tour of the circus cabaret, “Delyria.” Most recently, Nicky co-wrote and directed the new clown acts in Zumanity — which he performs today. Nicky co wrote and directed One Night for One Drop 2017 with his wife Laetitia and they were asked to return for a consecutive year to write and direct One Night for One Drop 2018 inspired by the life story of GRAMMY nominated singer songwriter Jewel.

Lifetime Achievement Award Las Vegas Icon
Known as the “Pianist to the Presidents”, Osborne’s credentials are many. The list of White House performances include Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations. Osborne performs currently at his new home the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. He was a fixture at Caesars Palace for 12 years. He is featured at the Petrossian Bar and The Baccarat Bar at the Bellagio. His music includes romantic, classical, jazz, pop, inspirational, patriotic and Broadway show tunes. Osborne’s music encompasses 22 cd’s currently on sale through the Northstar Music label available at gift stores and Borders Books. His record sales near five million.