Nine Inch Nails: Why MTV Banned Trent Reznor and His Band from the Video Music Awards

The time MTV and Nine Inch Nails went head to head over the band's appearance a the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.

[archibaldcabebe]

Interesting Tidbit:
Dave Grohl also played drums on some of the tracks for Nine Inch Nails' With Teeth album.

[loisreese]

Trent Reznor is very metal. (Yes, that's a Beavis and Butthead reference as well as a compliment.)

[Nitelifebuzz]

I remember this incident. They weren't "banned." They withdrew from performing at the awards show because MTV wouldn't approve the backdrop for their set.
There's a stark difference.

[joed]

Foo Fighters are always sitting around waiting to be the "fill in" band.

[vwaudiwelder]

And he signs his name with a capital G...

[RedPillVegan]

kinda puts him leaving twitter after elon took over in context

[ilznidiotic]

And now you know...



the _rest_ of the story

[crotalusatrox]

The need for NIN overshadows the need for MTV. And he spells his name with a capital G.

[alexnumale]

I thought it was the other way around where mtv wanted bush on a backdrop and Trent refused and backed out

[nancy]

Well good for them it's about time somebody stands up for what they believe in Again

[amillionworms]

Renzor won an Oscar, MTV is the bottom of the barrel. Who was right?

[dead_weight_habits]

Turns out Trent was right about that kook. Lol

[diamonddog]

To clarify, it was an animation of GWB morphing into John McCain.

[AmateurBarbarian]

He did the soundtrack to the Facebook movie

[algorasm]

Yeah...its called censorship ..and it's gotten far worse.

[No-pos-ta-cabron]

Whenever a politician is defended, no matter the party affiliation, you know they're part of the swamp.

[ShanefromSydneyAustralia]

What's so big about NINs back in the day ? I don't get it I was in my early 20s. Nothing different.

[Lysergic_Fox]

I didn't realize war crimes were partisan.

[kylestewart]

Oh how things have changed.

MTV didn’t want to play host to brazenly partisan political statements.

Now look at them.

[thirdstrikeu]

Not defending bush but good for MTV for not caving in to trents petty vendetta against a president and having some professionalism.