Radio Paparazzi On-Demand 07/25

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We’re learning more about Celine Dion’s performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday. She’s actually going to be teaming with Lady Gaga to perform “La Vie En Rose. Gaga is familiar with the song from A Star is Born.”

Celine will earn $2 million for the performance – her first since revealing her Stiff-Person Syndrome diagnosis a couple of years ago. She’s reportedly feeling well and is ready for the comeback moment she vowed to have in her documentary. 

Another big moment – this one for Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit “Livin’ On A Prayer” is the band’s first song to achieve diamond status, representing 10 million sales and stream equivalents in the US.

The Recording Industry Association of America presented frontman Jon Bon Jovi with an award for the achievement on Tuesday. Bon Jovi has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide.

Also breaking records left and right — the movie Inside Out 2. The Disney/Pixar movie just became the top-grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing  – Frozen II. 

Still in theaters, Inside Out 2 has earned $1.462 billion to date globally. Disney now holds four of the Top 5 highest-grossing animated films of all time. Pixar’s is gearing up for a couple more releases —  an original film Elio, which will be released in 2025, and Toy Story 5, in 2026.

Will Smith will be making music again. The multi-talented performer has signed a record deal with independent label SLANG. Smith teased a musical comeback with two recent performances: March at Coachella and June at the BET Awards. No timetable was given for a new release from Smith.

We have a new juicy book to read! Cher is ready to tell all. The book will come in two parts. Cher: The Memoir, Part One, will be published on Nov. 19th and she shared the cover on Instagram.

The upcoming memoir is set to chronicle Cher’s childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono, while detailing “the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.” Part Two will follow in 2025.