TMZ — No boys gonna take Cyndi Lauper and hide her away from the rest of the world. The 61-year-old pop legend is hitting the beach this week in St. Tropez ... in a GIANT floppy hat. Fair-skinned Cyndi's not taking any chances with that… more info

Stereogum — The toy company GoldieBlox has had a rough year in advertising after being accused of copyright infringement by the Beastie Boys for re-working the band’s 1986 classic “Girls” to convey a more “feminist” message. The company settled the law... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 2008 (more by Tim Griffin) Cyndi Lauper, who hosts her own holiday show at Beacon Theater on 12/6, will join Rufus and Martha Wainwright at the first of their two holiday shows at Town Hall later in the month. Cyndi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens at Prospect Park in 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya) Sufjan Stevens will be presenting the world premiere of his new piece, Round-Up, in Brooklyn at BAM from January 20-25, part of BAM's 2015 Winter/Spring Season. Here's the premise:In... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Cyndi Lauper knows what she wants: good lighting. Harvey Fierstein knows what he wants too: "Whatever she wants," he said with a laugh. more info

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Perez Hilton — This sounds like music to our ears! Cyndi Lauper just announced the line up for her 4th Annual Home For the Holidays concert to benefit her True Colors Fund! And it sure looks like it's going to be a fun time. Not only are Rosie O'Donnell and Laverne... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens has presumably been dreaming of playing a show with 50 Cent ever since he picked out that outfit for Sisyphus’ “Booty Call” video. Later this year, he’ll get his chance. It’s for a good call, too. Both Sufjan and 50 are on th... more info

Perez Hilton — We are NOT joking about having tissues on hand when watching this video!  Sara Bareilles and Cyndi Lauper teamed up for an outstanding mashup of their songs Brave and True Colors and the song itself is a beautiful masterpiece. But add Hoda Kotb'... more info

Perez Hilton — Today anchor and breast cancer survivor Hoda Kotb enlisted the help of two of the biggest names in pop to collaborate on a inspiration music mashup. As part of her Project Truly Brave, Hoda got Sara Bareilles and Cyndi Lauper to join forces to do a... more info