Posts Tagged ‘O Music Awards’

Watch: Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Talks Twitter

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The Flaming Lips are known for pushing the boundaries of time and space with their music. Lead singer Wayne Coyne stopped in New York on his way to a 24-hour bus tour from Memphis to New Orleans for MTV’s O Music Awards, the band’s most epic performance since the 24-hour song it released in October 2011. “I can talk all day,” the singer announced upon arrival. But he has no trouble staying within 140 characters on Twitter. In our interview with Wayne Coyne, the singer shares his Twitter philosophy and a few of the unexpected connections he’s made through social media.

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Exclusive: MTV Announces O Music Award Nominees for ‘Most Intense Social Spat’

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Characters will meet character limits at this year’s O Music Awards, MTV’s Webby Award-winning show that celebrates all things “offbeat, outrageous, and online.”  Because there’s no soap box quite like social media, the television network has announced a brand new category, “Most Intense Social Spat,” to reward the awful things celebrities write to their fans, their moms, and each other.

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Kanye West Interrupts MTV’s Inaugural O Music Awards

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Yo, SocialTimes reader: I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Kanye West received his own category in MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards, which will be held April 28, as the newly added Best Tweet category features five entries, all of which come straight from the hip-hop superstar’s Twitter account.

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