Manilow signs up for Vegas run

Barry Manilow has formally signed the contract with the Las Vegas Hilton which will see the singer perform there five nights a week for 24 weeks during 2005 and 2006. The Las Vegas residency follows Manilow’s decision to stop touring. Commenting on the contract this week, Manilow told reporters: "I've spent most of my performing life on the road all over the country and all over the world. On the last tour, I would joke with the audience that maybe they could just come over to my house. And now, from now on, they can."