NINE INCH NAILS RECEIVE TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS -
Originally published in Nine Inch Nails Press Release on January 4, 2000
NINE INCH NAILS AND "THE FRAGILE" TOP 1999 CRITICS "BEST OF" LISTS AND NATIONAL READERS POLLS
January 4, 2000 � New York � Grammy award-winning nine inch nails has received nominations in two categories for the 42nd annual Grammy Awards. The track "Starf***ers, Inc." is nominated for "Best Metal Performance" and the CD "The Fragile" is nominated for "Best Alternative Music Performance."
nine inch nails� CD "The Fragile" was released on September 21, 1999 and has been certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. Produced by nine inch nails� Trent Reznor and engineer/mixer Alan Moulder, "The Fragile" is nine inch nails� first studio album in five years. "Into the Void," the second single, is currently a top fifteen track at Modern Rock radio and the companion video is forthcoming.
Prior to today�s nominations, nine inch nails have won two Grammy Awards � the 1995 Best Metal Performance for "Happiness In Slavery" and the 1992 Best Metal Performance for "Wish".
Throughout 1999 nine inch nails and "The Fragile" received widespread critical acclaim, topping many year-end critics lists and readers polls.. USA TODAY named the CD "The Best" of the year and SPIN magazine named "The Fragile" "The Album Of The Year." TIME, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and THE NEW YORK POST among others have named "The Fragile" one of the top ten albums of the year.
The 1999 year-end Readers Polls yielded the following results: SPIN - 1999 Readers Poll � Best Band, Best Album
ROLLING STONE � Readers Picks � Best Album, Honorable Mention
ALTERNATIVE PRESS � 1999 Readers Poll � Best Album
nine inch nails are set to begin a tour of Japan, Australia and New Zealand on January 10, 2000. U.S. tour dates are expected to be announced shortly.
January 4, 2000 � New York � Grammy award-winning nine inch nails has received nominations in two categories for the 42nd annual Grammy Awards. The track "Starf***ers, Inc." is nominated for "Best Metal Performance" and the CD "The Fragile" is nominated for "Best Alternative Music Performance."
nine inch nails� CD "The Fragile" was released on September 21, 1999 and has been certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. Produced by nine inch nails� Trent Reznor and engineer/mixer Alan Moulder, "The Fragile" is nine inch nails� first studio album in five years. "Into the Void," the second single, is currently a top fifteen track at Modern Rock radio and the companion video is forthcoming.
Prior to today�s nominations, nine inch nails have won two Grammy Awards � the 1995 Best Metal Performance for "Happiness In Slavery" and the 1992 Best Metal Performance for "Wish".
Throughout 1999 nine inch nails and "The Fragile" received widespread critical acclaim, topping many year-end critics lists and readers polls.. USA TODAY named the CD "The Best" of the year and SPIN magazine named "The Fragile" "The Album Of The Year." TIME, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and THE NEW YORK POST among others have named "The Fragile" one of the top ten albums of the year.
The 1999 year-end Readers Polls yielded the following results: SPIN - 1999 Readers Poll � Best Band, Best Album
ROLLING STONE � Readers Picks � Best Album, Honorable Mention
ALTERNATIVE PRESS � 1999 Readers Poll � Best Album
nine inch nails are set to begin a tour of Japan, Australia and New Zealand on January 10, 2000. U.S. tour dates are expected to be announced shortly.
Transcribed by Keith Duemling