Hot child in the city!

Miley Cyrus stepped out in New York City on Friday evening, and while she kept her hair and makeup relatively neutral, she definitely stopped traffic in this sparkly blue coat. And the gems glued to her face? That's making us oddly reminiscent of Gwen Stefani in the 1990s -- and we kinda love it!

Miley is currently in NYC working on new music with The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, and after the success of her last album (not to mention the fact that we loved just about every track on Bangerz), we're very curious to hear new tunes from the 22-year-old starlet.

And speaking of Coyne, the previous night Miley joined him and a slew of other singers onstage at the Tibet House benefit concert for Patti Smith's "People Have the Power" sing-along. Miley may have started off by belting out cheesy pop songs on the Disney channel, but you can't help but notice that she's rubbing elbows with some pretty legit musicians these days...