Stereogum — Next month, Rock The Cause Records will release a Donovan tribute album called Gazing With Tranquility that will feature contributions from the Flaming Lips, Hamilton Leithauser, and Sharon Van Etten. Van Etten has shared her cover today, a twinkling... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Dirty Projectors and other artists are contributing new songs to a Spongebob Squarepants musical. According to Entertainment Weekly, other artists contributing songs include Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Aerosmith's Steven... more info

Stereogum — SpongeBob SquarePants is making its way to Broadway. According to Entertainment Weekly, a musical based on the popular long-running Nickelodeon series will debut in June 2016 in Chicago, with a move to New York planned after that. Director Tina Landa... more info

Time — John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, Dirty Projectors, and the Flaming Lips have also written tunes more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Miley Cyrus hosted last night's VMA Awards on MTV where she did things like flash a nipple and get into an onstage confrontation with Nicki Minaj, who was giving an acceptance speech for Best Rap Video. Nikki called out... more info

Stereogum — After a night of try-hard hosting the VMAs, Miley Cyrus ended the show with a performance of a new song called “Dooo It!” accompanied by a host of drag queens, many of whom are veterans of RuPaul’s Drag Race. After the song, she announced that ... more info

Stereogum — It feels like the big collaborative album between the Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus has been in the works forever, probably because Wayne Coyne keeps providing sneak peeks into the process every step of the way. The last we heard they had just finishe... more info

Stereogum — Up ’til now, California natives Fever The Ghost were probably most recognizable for their featured spot alongside My Morning Jacket and J Mascis on the opening track to the Flaming Lips’ Beatles tribute album With A Little Help From My Fwends. Bu... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — San Diego's CRSSD Festival will return this fall for a second installment, and the lineup is both bigger and a bit less dancey than before. more info

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