About Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is the senior writer for the MTV O Music Awards. She previously worked at Mashable.com and Heeb magazine, and is the co-founder of blog and book, Stuff Hipsters Hate. She likes listening to songs on repeat.

For OK Go, Apps Are Just Another Extension Of Their Art

Posted 19 hours ago

When you hear the words “band app,” what comes to mind? Likely a sad shell of a digital offering, serving up a sparse smattering of tour dates, song samples, photos and videos. Not so with OK Go’s new app, Say The Same Thing — a band-branded social game that expands OK Go’s circle of artistic offerings without being explicitly about their music.

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Music & Tech Around The Web: Tumblr Reacts To Sale, Swift Reacts To Bieber Kiss & More

Posted 19 hours ago

Happy Mondaze, pals! Did you have a fun, voting-filled weekend? Celebrate another block of click-chocked days with some links!

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Meet Make A Band Famous Nominee: Fallulah

Posted 21 hours ago

Hey there voters, clicking into yet another week of O Music Awards-inspired frenzy: Have you heard of our brand-new Make A Band Famous category? Allow us to explicate: We have chosen 10 up-and-coming, awesome bands with thriving fanbases to face off in the ultimate competition. Five will be chosen — by fan vote — to play the O Music Awards on June 19 (those will be announced on May 31) and one of those five will get a HUGE opportunity: a once-in-a-lifetime shot to play VMA weekend in August, as well as the distinction of becoming MTV’s Artist to Watch, VH1’s You Oughta Know, or CMT’s Listen Up highlighted band. Today, we’d like to introduce you to one of those 10 acts, Denmark’s own Fallulah.

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Meet Make A Band Famous Nominee: The So So Glos

Posted 4 days ago

Hey there voters, blinking sleep outta your eyes as you click and click and click into yet another day: Have you heard of our brand-new Make A Band Famous category? Allow us to explicate: We have chosen 10 up-and-coming, awesome bands with thriving fanbases to face off in the ultimate competition. Five will be chosen — by fan vote — to play the O Music Awards on June 19 (those will be announced on May 31) and one of those five will get a HUGE opportunity: a once-in-a-lifetime shot to play VMA weekend in August, as well as the distinction of becoming MTV’s Artist to Watch, VH1’s You Oughta Know, or CMT’s Listen Up highlighted band. Today, we’d like to introduce you to one of those 10 acts, New York’s The So So Glos.

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