Lady Gaga Spotted in Paris Amid Rumors She’s Performing at #Olympics Opening Ceremony https://t.co/bn4hGMadRU

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Ahead of the official start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday, July 26, Lady Gaga was just spotted in the City of Light, fueling rumors that the pop superstar is set to perform at the Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Some might not want to be seen near Drake after the Kendrick Lamar verbal beatdown, but 50 Cent isn’t scared. Drizzy and 50 were caught on camera hanging out in Toronto over the weekend. Drake posted a photo of the two rap stars on his Instagram Story. Fiddy addressed the picture on social media while teasing a potential project.

The locker of the late Kobe Bryant is about to be auctioned. Kobe used the locker at Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he played for the Lakers. Sotheby’s estimates that the locker will be sold for somewhere between $1 and $1.5 million. The locker had been sitting in storage since an arena renovation in 2018.

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating another trip around the sun! On Saturday, J-Lo threw a “Bridgerton”-themed party in the Hamptons ahead of her 55th birthday this week. A horse-drawn carriage greeted guests at the bash’s entrance as they arrived in royal-esque attire, including her mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez. Ben Affleck reportedly wasn’t in attendance.

Private banking firm Wedbush Securities says 4%, or 1 in 25 Americans, has never heard of the streaming giant Netflix. What’s odd is that that number has grown since last year, when 2% of those polled said they’d never heard of the streamer. Even though Netflix isn’t technically a household name under every American roof, it is the country’s preferred platform for streaming TV and movies, with 260 million paid subscribers.

Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the U.S.A.” has reached 1 Billion views on YouTube. It’s her second video to achieve this. “Party in the U.S.A.” is off her debut EP “The Time of Our Lives”. It was released on August 4, 2009.

Joe Jonas says there are songs on his upcoming album “Music For People Who Believe In Love”, that are about serious topics, but are so upbeat sounding you may not notice. Case in point: his new single ‘Work It Out’. About the song’s topic, he said: “I think all of us can feel overwhelmed and stressed, and…an hour or two later, you’re like, ‘I’ve got to handle this myself…and grow.’”

Katy Perry has shared a 30-second teaser of another new song, ‘Lifetimes’, ahead of the release of her “143” album. She also posted a brief video of herself dancing along to the song with fans during an album preview event. Her caption: “143 IS A PARTY AND EVERYONE’S INVITED: SOUND ON.”

U2 has released the next installment in the digital series “U2 to Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides”. The latest, “Beautiful Day”, features 9 songs, including a remastered edition of the title track and 3 remixes, plus remastered versions of ‘Always’ and ‘Summer Rain’, and live tracks.

Ingrid Andress scored her biggest streaming numbers in nearly 2 years following her shaky National Anthem performance on July 15 at MLB’s Home Run Derby. Billboard reports that soon after, her streaming numbers skyrocketed by 229%, as people searched for her online.

Kim Kardashian is starring in Ryan Murphy’s new Hulu project, “All’s Fair” and she’s playing a divorce lawyer at an all-female L.A. law firm. Her character is inspired by Laura Wasser, the famous divorce lawyer. Laura represented Kim in her divorces from Kris Humphries and Kanye West. She also inked their prenup.

The trailer for season four, part one of “Emily in Paris” is here! The preview begins with Emily, played by Lily Collins, starting to embrace her single life. Season three left with a series of lingering bombshell reveals for Emily involving a love triangle between Gabriel and Alfie. The first part of “Emily in Paris” season 4 premieres on August 15. Part two arrives on September 12.

The new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” will be like the new “Scream” movies, with young stars mixing it up with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. from the 1997 original. It’ll be out next summer.

Sharon Stone will join Bob Odenkirk in the action film “Nobody 2”, the sequel to the 2021 hit. Bob reprises his role as an ex-assassin, while Sharon will play the villain. The film is set for a theatrical release on August 15, 2025.