Nominees Announced for 2023 ED's Awards

LAS VEGAS—Following the pre-nomination online voting process in mid-May, ED Publications has announced the official nominees for the 2023 ED’s Awards. The ballot launches for voting this Friday, June 30 (3:00 p.m. ET, noon PT). The annual Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show—known as the ED’s Awards Show—is the only national awards show for the adult nightclub industry and is produced by ED Publications. The show is slated for August 22, 2023, now at Paris Las Vegas, the host of this year’s 30th-anniversary expo (tickets are $69). Established in 1998, the ED’s Awards Show is the marquee event of the annual Gentlemen’s Club Expo, the only national convention and tradeshow for the gentlemen’s club industry since its inception in 1993. The ED’s Awards Show honors the country’s top adult nightclubs, touring feature entertainers, club staff and industry professionals. The categories for clubs and entertainers have evolved over the years to keep pace with the industry’s evolution. Today, awards are given to clubs in four regions (East, South, Midwest and West) in the Club of the Year and “Small” Club of the Year categories. There are also awards for “Feature” Club of the Year (clubs that book touring feature entertainers regularly), Urban Club of the Year, and Club Chain of the Year. The most prestigious club award is “Overall Club of the Year,” a category that showcases the top clubs from across the U.S. These clubs have either won or were nominated in their award region multiple times. In 2022, a new award was established, “Overall Small Club of the Year,” which celebrates nominees from across the U.S. that are either in smaller club markets or are venues that are not “mega-clubs” (i.e., less square footage).  To view the complete list of nominees, click here.  For more information, visit exoticdancer.com.