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NEWS ABOUT: Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails stories: 12 news summaries
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 Scariest Albums 
 Ever Made 

Celebrate Halloween with these psychologically creepy albums

Oct 28, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Montgomery, tasked with listing the scariest albums ever made for MTV in honor of Halloween, resisted the temptation to include Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing. Instead, he went for the "dense, raw, positively horrifying albums, guaranteed to turn your Halloween into a total fright-fest." Check... More »

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entertainment • music • Nine Inch Nails • Halloween • Jay-ZTV • The Cure • horrorcore

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 Most Controversial 
 Music Videos 

Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, incestuous Gainsbourgs make list

Sep 12, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With MTV's Video Music Awards set for Sunday (not that you'll see many videos on the channel these days), Oddee.com takes a look at some of the form’s most controversial:
  • Closer, Nine Inch Nails: To go along with the explicitly sexual lyrics, this 1994 piece includes
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entertainment • MTV • Vatican • domestic violence • Pearl Jam • Museum of Modern Art • music videos • Madonna • Nine Inch Nails • Columbine school massacre • Trent Reznor • Garth Brooks • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Serge Gainsbourg • Closer • Jeremy • Lemon Incest • Like A Prayer • MTV Video Music Awards • The Thunder Rolls

(Newser) - For the incoherent drunkards, the friends who get yanked onstage, and all other would-be singers, Entertainment Weekly offers the best and worst karaoke songs: The Best:
  • "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys: The entire room will be singing with you; getting audience members to admit they
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Nine Inch Nails • Neil Diamond • Rihanna • karaoke • Backstreet Boys • Don McLean • o-town

 'Idiots' Have Driven 
 Me Off Twitter: Reznor 

I tried to show the real me, he says

Jun 11, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter’s negative users appear to have scared away a celebrity tweeter, Rolling Stone reports. Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor delighted some fans by using his 140 characters to announce collaborations, diss Chris Cornell, and raise money for charity. But the social network is “now doing more harm than... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • gossip • Nine Inch Nails • Trent Reznor • Twitter

Fallon Is Webby Awards' 'Person of the Year'

Reznor, MacFarlane, Twitter also receive Internet honors

May 5, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, and Twitter have all been honored with a 2008 Webby Award, CNET reports. Fallon, described by the awards committee as “one of the most ardent online evangelists,” was named the Webby’s “Person of the Year” for incorporating Twitter feeds, blogging, and online... More »

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iPhone • awards • web • Nine Inch Nails • Seth MacFarlane • Trent Reznor • Twitter • Jimmy Fallon

When Music, Politics Collide, It's Usually Cringe-Worthy

Rowdy rockers make strange bedfellows for pols

Jul 31, 08 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares for an appearance at Lollapalooza this weekend, Radar revisits odd moments when music invaded the political arena. Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, but always strange, here are some highlights:
  • Elvis and Nixon: The King visited the White House and offered to help in the fight against
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John McCain • music • politics • Jimmy Carter • list • Richard Nixon • Willie Nelson • Elvis Presley • Nine Inch Nails

OPINION

 Reznor Schools
 Music Industry 

Digital giveaway translates into hard cash for Nine Inch Nails frontman

Jun 10, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The music industry could learn a few things from Trent Reznor, whose decision to go independent and give away music digitally might earn him more money than sticking with a label—not to mention creative freedom, Jackson West writes on Valleywag. Labels are now starting to realize they need to... More »

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music industry • music downloads • Nine Inch Nails • Trent Reznor

 Nine Inch Nails 
 Gives Away 
 New Album 

Says frontman Trent Reznor, 'This one's on me'

May 5, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nine Inch Nails released its new album free of charge today, Billboard reports. In premiering The Slip online, frontman Trent Reznor wrote, “Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years—this one’s on me.” The 10-track album will see CD and vinyl release in... More »

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music industry • music downloads • Nine Inch Nails • Trent Reznor

 Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers 

New online strategy aims to get tix straight to fans

May 1, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure... More »

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ticket • Pearl Jam • Nine Inch Nails • scalpers • concert tour • brokers • online sales • Maroon 5

 Radiohead to Fans:
 Get Animated 

Band offers $10K, Cartoon Network exposure for music video

Mar 20, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radiohead is breaking new ground again—this time asking fans to make an animated video for any song on its pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album. The band itself will choose the grand-prize winner, who’ll get $10,000 to animate a full-length version. Would-be competitors have until April 27 to submit... More »

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music industry • contest • animation • music videos • Radiohead • Nine Inch Nails • In Rainbows • Aniboom.com

OPINION

NIN Nails the Recording Industry

Trent Reznor's self-released album cements new business model

Mar 6, 08 9:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The early success of Nine Inch Nails' experiment on the Internet may mean that Armageddon is one step closer for the recording industry, writes Tony Sclafani for MSNBC. The industrial rock powerhouse released a new album on its website Sunday without a label's support, and the response has been both... More »

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music industry • Radiohead • Nine Inch Nails • Trent Reznor • Intrescope • Internet music

Nine Inch Nails Releases New Album Online

Ghosts I-IV follows Radiohead-style tiered-pricing model

Mar 3, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Nine Inch Nails followed in the Radiohead revolution's footsteps yesterday, self-releasing a 36-track instrumental record online without warning and announcing an elaborate set of pricing options. You can pay nothing and listen to the first nine songs, “100% DRM-free,” and enjoy a pile of extras, Pitchfork Media reports.... More »

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copyright • Radiohead • Nine Inch Nails • Creative Commons • self-release • Trent Reznor • Saul Williams • Ghosts I-IV • online release • In Rainbows

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