Nine Inch Nails is an American

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Trent Reznor Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, wh ...

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. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor was the only official member of Nine Inch Nails until the addition of Atticus Ross in 2016. Nine Inch Nails has received four awards from 25 nominations, including two

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Happiness in Slavery "Happiness in Slavery" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their extended play, '' Broken'' (1992). It was released in November 1992 as a promotional single from the EP. The song takes its title and refrain from Jean ...

" in 1993 and 1996 respectively. Nine Inch Nails have received two ''Kerrang!'' Awards honoring the band's overall contributions since 1988. The band has also received nine nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards for several of its videos, including two nominations for the " Closer" video and five nominations for the " Perfect Drug" video, including Video of the Year. Nine Inch Nails and several of its releases have also received awards and honors from the critical community. The band was ranked as the 94th "Greatest Artist of All Time" by ''

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The Downward Spiral ''The Downward Spiral'' is the second studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on March 8, 1994 by Nothing Records in the United States and Island Records in Europe. It is a concept album detailing the self-destru ...

'', has been included on several "Best Of" lists, including ''Rolling Stone'''s " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and '' Spin'''s "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005".

Academy Awards

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American Music Awards

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s are awarded annually by a poll of music buyers. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations. , - , style="text-align:center;",

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Annie Awards

Antville Music Video Awards

The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations. , - , rowspan="2" , 2005 , rowspan="2" , "

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Billboard Awards

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s are sponsored by '' Billboard'' magazine and is held annually in December. Nine Inch Nails has received one nomination. , - , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , Nine Inch Nails , Modern Rock Artist of the Year , ;Billboard Music Video Awards The Billboard Music Video Awards are sponsored by ''Billboard'' magazine. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations. , - , style="text-align:center;", 1995 , " Hurt" , rowspan=2, Best Modern Rock Clip of the Year , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , "

Starfuckers, Inc. "Starfuckers, Inc." (known as "Starsuckers, Inc." in its censored form) is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their third studio album '' The Fragile''. Although the song does not have an official halo (the numbering s ...

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Emmy Awards

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D&AD Awards

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Grammy Awards

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The Perfect Drug "The Perfect Drug" is a song by Nine Inch Nails written for the David Lynch film '' Lost Highway''. It was released in 1997 on the ''Lost Highway'' soundtrack as well as a single from the score. Remixes of the song were released as an EP, ''"T ...

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Best Hard Rock Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance was an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards until 2011. The academy recognized hard rock music artists for the first time at the 31st Grammy Awards (1989). The category was ori ...

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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to male recording artists for works (songs or albums) containin ...

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The Hand That Feeds "The Hand That Feeds" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''With Teeth'' (2005). The single is the highest-charting Nine Inch Nails song on all charts except for ...

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Ghosts I–IV ''Ghosts I–IV'' is the sixth studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by The Null Corporation on March 2, 2008. It was the band's first independent release following their split from longtime label Interscope Recor ...

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Hesitation Marks ''Hesitation Marks'' is the eighth studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on August 30, 2013, by The Null Corporation and distributed by Columbia Records in the United States and Polydor Records elsewhere. It wa ...

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MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the

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of the year. Nine Inch Nails has received nine nominations. , - , style="text-align:center;", , "Wish" , Best Metal/Hard Rock Video , , - , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", , rowspan="2", " Closer" , Breakthrough Video , , - , Best Art Direction in a Video , , - , rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;", , rowspan="5", "The Perfect Drug" , Video of the Year , , - ,

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mtvU Woodie Awards

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MVPA Awards

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''Kerrang!'' Awards

The ''Kerrang!'' Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by ''

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Polstar Concert Industry Awards

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced the development of rock music. Nine Inch Nails became eligible for induction in 2015. After two consecutive nominations, the band was then absent from the list of nominees for three years running. Asked about this apparent snub, Reznor responded, "I honestly couldn’t give less of a shit." The band was again nominated for 2020. , - , 2015 , Nine Inch Nails , Performers , , - , 2016 , Nine Inch Nails , Performers , , - , 2020 , Nine Inch Nails , Performers ,

Žebřík Music Awards

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Miscellaneous awards and honors

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External links

Official Nine Inch Nails website
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