THIS PHOTO GALLERY COULD BE AN OLYMPIC EVENT (OR MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST BAGUETTE)

We know—you’d rather the torch were passed to just about anyone else. But if you’re Gaga over the opening of the Paris Olympics, perhaps you’ll also derive some enjoyment from this athletically compiled batch of music-biz photos, which we’ve trotted out with the aid of a frisky Châteauneuf-du-Pape—and which should pair nicely with a plate of snails. Let the games begin!

Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch in Paris. 10,000+ hours of lighting up has paid off.

At Kane Brown's Fenway Park show, the following people discussed the influence of Carl Yastrzemski on modern country music: WME's Braeden Rountree; Neon Coast's Nikki Boon; Sony's Jen Way and Parker Stacey; Neon Coast's Dennis Reese; Katelyn Brown & Kane Brown; manager Martha Earls; Sony Music Nashville's Margaret Tomlin; Verse 2's Kent Earls; Sony Music Publishing Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston; and AEG Presents President of Global Touring Rich Schaefer.

Spotify Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich and Chief Public Affairs Officer Dustee Jenkins, John Legend and Spotify Global Head of Advertising Lee Brown are seen here jonesing for a brie en croute during the Cannes Lions festival. Jeremy is currently viewing the Olympics in Paris, where he will use a replica of the Spotify logo as a shot put.

Biz maverick Louis Berlin says "Hey" to former President Bill Clinton at the funeral service for Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. In related Oz news, reports circulated of winged-monkey sightings, but they turned out to be former staffers for Marine LePen.

Attorney Oswaldo Rossi and Live Nation SVP Hans Schafer pause to pose before KAROL G's MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO Tour finale in Madrid. Later, they got some paella to go.

Buzzing artist Gigi Perez, whose "Sailor Song" is being discussed in boardrooms everywhere, is ready to embark on a new voyage, with Laffitte's Dana Salant captaining the ship. In related news, Ron Laffitte is trimming the mainsail. Or something.

HITS' Karen Glauber and Virgin's Jacqueline Saturn would prefer to be in any other photo array than this one.

WJMN Boston's DJ Pupdog, Foremast Collective's Dave Dyer, John Strazza and SXM's Alex Tear enjoy a fabulous anecdote from HITS' Leisa St. John about the time her blender exploded and there were no more margaritas and she was sad. Later, J.D. Vance's couch got its spins upped at a P3 in Tallahassee.