Atlantic City Weekly

Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Big Memorial Day Weekend in Atlantic City

In A.C. alone, acts and personalities such as Kim Kardashian, Garbage, ZZ Top, Gretchen Wilson, Steve Winwood, Pitbull, Afrojack and others appeared. Stats from the weekend tell of a busy weekend throughout the resort.

Memorial Day Weekend Party Guide 2012

Atlantic City’s animated Memorial Day weekend scene is back, so after your annual backyard barbecue, check out some of the festive findings we’ve tallied ...

Jay-Z and Mary J.

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige -- perhaps the biggest respective male and female names in hip-hop and R&B music, with over 70 million combined albums sold worldwide and 12 Grammy wins between them -- have joined forces for the Heart of the City Tour, which stops Saturday at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, sponsored by Trump Entertainment Resorts. The tour marks the first time the superstars have done so together, but their professional relationship dates back to 1996, when Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, dropped his first album, Reasonable Doubt. That album kicks off with "Can't Knock the Hustle," and Blige, who had already established herself as an up-and-coming R&B/hip-hop star with the albums What's the 411 and My Life, is featured countering Jay-Z's nimble rhymes by singing the track's prophetic chorus, "Baby, one day you'll be a star." Every show on the Heart of the City tour opens with Jay-Z and Blige performing an updated version of "Can't Knock the Hustle." In an upscale setting that should be well suited for Boardwalk Hall, the dynamic duo performs the song on a chandelier-adorned stage, backed by a large, formally outfitted band that more closely resembles an orchestra. The moment...

Beyonce Hits the Beach

Behind the Scenes Video of Beyoncé Revel Show

Revel has released a behind-the-scenes video on the making of Beyonce's "Back to Business" show, which will be the singer's first performance since giving birth in early January.

Atlantic City Weekend: Impressive Lineup

Usually the weekend before a holiday is relatively quiet, with the casinos and other venues holding back their big events for the holiday weekend that follows. And while there is an amazing amount of anticipation surrounding Memorial Weekend with Beyonce choosing Revel for her first post-baby concerts, this weekend isn’t exactly sloppy seconds.

Maroon 5 Will Be Revel’s Inaugural Concert Event

Just as Atlantic City Weekly columnist David Spatz suggested back in February, Maroon 5 has been booked to perform at Revel’s Ovation Hall on Friday, May 18, 8pm.

Local Scene

Jay-Z and Beyonce celebrated the one year anniversary of the 40/40 Club in Atlantic City last Thursday. Jay-Z and Beyonce celebrated the one year anniversary of the 40/40 Club i...

Boatin’ the Winter Blues

Forget Punxsutawney Phil, in these parts the surest sign that spring is just around the corner is when the Progressive Atlantic City Boat show visits the Atlantic City Convention Center.