For decades, Las Vegas residencies were synonymous with artists entering the twilight of their careers, a chance for one last big payday en route to their final bow. But as Bob Dylan once sang, the times they are a-changin’...

“There have been residencies in Vegas for 50 years,” CAA partner, MD and head of music Rob Light tells Music Week. “Sinatra was a residency, Dean Martin, Wayne Newton... That generation was doing what we would now refer to as ...