Editing Nine Inch Nails (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Boric,_Gabriel_-FILSA_2015_11_06_fRF04.JPG|thumb|Chilean president [[Gabriel Boric]] wearing a Nine Inch Nails hat]]
Nine Inch Nails has influenced many newer artists, which according to Reznor range from "generic imitations" dating from his initial success to younger bands echoing his style in a "truer, less imitative way".<ref>{{Cite web| title = Geoff Rickly interviews Trent Reznor| url = http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11| last = Rickly| first = Geoff| author-link = Geoff Rickly| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = June 26, 2004| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084640/http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11| archive-date = March 4, 2016}}</ref> Following the release of ''The Downward Spiral'', mainstream artists began to take notice of Nine Inch Nails' influence: David Bowie compared Reznor's influence to that of [[The Velvet Underground]].<ref name="Bowie">{{Cite magazine| title = Nine Inch Nails| last = Bowie| first = David| author-link = David Bowie| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date =April 21, 2005| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7250012/94_nine_inch_nails| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090506001940/http://rollingstone.com/news/story/7250012/94_nine_inch_nails| archive-date = May 6, 2009| url-status = dead| access-date = March 13, 2007}}</ref> [[Guns N' Roses]] singer [[Axl Rose]] was influenced heavily by Nine Inch Nails in changing his band's sound to an industrial style in the mid-90s.<ref name="Wall2008">{{cite book|first=Mick|last=Wall|title=W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IyM2nd4ZswwC&pg=PA355|date=5 February 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-4299-2884-7|page=263}}</ref> Bob Ezrin, producer for [[Pink Floyd]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Alice Cooper]], and [[Peter Gabriel]], described Reznor in 2007 as a "true visionary" and advised aspiring artists to take note of his no-compromise attitude.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://torontoist.com/2007/04/thank_god_for_t.php| title = Thank God for Trent Reznor| work = [[Gothamist|The Torontoist]]| publisher = Ink Truck Media| date = April 19, 2007| access-date = April 20, 2007| first = Marc| last = Lostracco| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161546/http://torontoist.com/2007/04/thank_god_for_t/| archive-date = October 22, 2013}}</ref> Nine Inch Nails has been credited by music journalists for popularizing industrial music, despite ambivalence from Reznor.<ref name="AMG" />{{sfn|Huxley|1997|pp=46–47, 170–171}}

The act has received four awards from 25 nominations, including two [[Grammy Award]]s for the songs "[[Wish (Nine Inch Nails song)|Wish]]" and "[[Happiness in Slavery]]" in 1993 and 1996 respectively.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news| url = http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=person&query=nine+inch+nails&x=0&y=0| title = Awards Database| work = [[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date = November 10, 2007| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130203071332/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=person&query=nine+inch+nails&x=0&y=0| archive-date = February 3, 2013}}</ref> Nine Inch Nails have received two [[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]]; one of them being the ''Kerrang!'' Icon in 2006, honoring the band's overall contributions since 1988 and long-standing influence on rock music.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20070823_kerrang.shtml| title = Kerrang Awards revealed| publisher = [[BBC Radio 6 Music]]| date = August 23, 2007| access-date = September 12, 2007| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071226124718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20070823_kerrang.shtml| archive-date = December 26, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Kerrang songwriter">{{cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/aug/26/pressandpublishing| work = [[The Guardian]]| title = Green Day triumph at Kerrang! awards| date = August 26, 2005| last = Jones| first = Sam| access-date = August 31, 2008| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154340/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/aug/26/pressandpublishing| archive-date = October 8, 2016}}</ref> The band has also received nine nominations from the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] for several of its videos, including two nominations for the "Closer" music video and five nominations for "The Perfect Drug" music video, including [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name="LA Times" />

In 1997, Reznor appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and ''Spin'' described him as "the most vital artist in music".<ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine| title = Time's 25 most influential Americans| magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date = April 21, 1997| volume = 149| issue = 16| page = 66}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] certified sales for 10.5 million units of the band's albums in the United States,<ref name="RIAAbestsellers">{{cite web| url = https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=tblTopArt&action=| title = Best Sellers: Gold & Platinum Top Artists| publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]| date = July 31, 2006| access-date = February 5, 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130827163822/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=tblTopArt&action=| archive-date = August 27, 2013}}</ref> which accounted for roughly half of the band's reported sales worldwide at that time.<ref name="Yahoo!Court">{{cite web| last = Amter| first = Charlie| title = Reznor Bares Teeth in Court| publisher = [[Yahoo! Music]]| date = May 17, 2005| url = http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/19364126| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050817202811/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/19364126| archive-date = August 17, 2005| access-date = October 8, 2007
}} Retrieved from Internet Archive December 29, 2013.</ref> In 2003, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine placed ''The Downward Spiral'' at No.&nbsp;200 in a 2003 list of ''[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]'',<ref name="200great5001">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599404/200_the_downward_spiral |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707121925/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599404/200_the_downward_spiral |archive-date=July 7, 2007 |title=Rolling Stone : 1988 The Downward Spiral| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead | access-date=April 15, 2007}}</ref> and by the following year ranked Nine Inch Nails at No.&nbsp;94 in their ''The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time'' list.<ref name="Bowie" />

In 2019, Reznor and Ross received songwriting and production credits for the number-one single "[[Old Town Road]]" by [[Lil Nas X]], which sampled their track "34 Ghosts IV" from ''Ghosts I–IV''.<ref name="RecordDeal">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8502868/lil-nas-x-signs-columbia-records|title='Old Town Road' Rapper Lil Nas X Signs to Columbia Records|magazine=Billboard|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019|first=Tatiana|last=Cirisano}}</ref> "Old Town Road" broke the record for [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most weeks at number one|most consecutive weeks at number one]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8525640/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-breaks-record-longest-streaming-songs-chart-number-one |title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record for Longest Stay Atop Streaming Songs Chart |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=July 31, 2019 |website=Billboard.com}}</ref> As producers for the song, Reznor and Ross won a [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Award]] for the 'Musical Event of the Year', along with Lil Nas X, featured artist [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] and producer [[YoungKio]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2056388/old-town-road-cma-nominaton-trent-reznor-lil-nas-x/news/ |title=Congrats To Trent Reznor On His First CMA Award Nomination |last=Rettig |first=James |date=August 28, 2019 |website=stereogum.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/trent-reznor-cma-awards-old-town-road-911941/|title=CMA Awards 2019: Trent Reznor Wins His First Country Award|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=November 13, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>

In January 2020, after previous nominations in 2014 and 2015, Nine Inch Nails ([[Alessandro Cortini]], [[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], [[Trent Reznor]], [[Atticus Ross]], [[Ilan Rubin]] and [[Chris Vrenna]]) were named as inductees of the 2020 class of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Class |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-notorious-big-whitney-houston-rock-hall-of-fame-937737/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 15, 2020 |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>