Buzz Bites (8/13/12): Watch Spice Girls And One Direction Perform At The Olympic Closing Ceremony

Spice Girls spiced things up at yesterday's Olympic Closing Ceremony in London.

+ The Olympic Closing Ceremony took place last night in London. The Spice Girls reunited to perform "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life," and One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful." (Just Jared)

+ Frank Ocean canceled his upcoming European festival dates and appearances with Coldplay after cutting short his set at Norway's Øya Festival on Friday. "Let me start by saying I feel like an a****** right now," he said in a vague statement. "But a tough decision had to be made in regard to my schedule over the next months." (Billboard)

+ Beyoncé performed "I Was Here" at the United Nations on Friday in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day. She also filmed a PSA to mark the occasion. (RapFix)

+ In other Beyoncé news, check out the candid family photos she shared via Tumblr. Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy and sister Solange are make appearances. (Rap-Up)

+ Just in time for back-to-school shopping (Dear Summer, you're going by too fast!), watch Selena Gomez's new commercial for her "Dream Out Loud" fall collection at Kmart. Sparkly! (Just Jared Jr.)

+ The Flaming Lips are creating a musical called Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (also the title of one of their albums), which launches in La Jolla, Calif., in November. They're currently holding an open casting in New York. (Pitchfork)

+ Stream Yeasayer's Fragrant World before its Aug. 21 release. Also listen to Divine Fits' A Thing Called Divine Fits, which includes Spoon's Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs' Dave Boeckner and New Bomb Turks' Sam Brown. Their debut streets Aug. 28. (NPR)

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