Meanwhile, a few music sites are abuzz today with a story about Nine Inch Nails, and how the band allegedly wants to appeal to Justin Timberlake's fanbase. This apparently isn't a reaction to the decidedly fluffy new NIN song "Everything"; instead the source of these Timberlake allegations is the promoter/organizer of Australia's Soundwave Festival, AJ Maddah. Maddah announced the lineup for Soundwave 2014 today, which doesn't include Nine Inch Nails. Some fans were pretty upset and voiced their complaints to Maddah, who then took to Twitter to allege he tried to get NIN to play but claimed "Trent wants to be mainstream and reach Justin Timberlake's audience." What's more, Maddah also tweeted ''Trent Reznor told his agent that he wants a more sophisticated fanbase." This all sounds pretty bad, until one actually looks at the Soundwave Festival 2014 lineup, and then it seems to makes sense that perhaps Soundwave isn't the best fit for NIN.
No one really knows if Trent (or his agent) actually made any comments about wanting a sophisticated fanbase, but it sure isn't the first time Maddah has been involved in misunderstandings. Earlier this year Travis Barker called out Maddah for fabricating a story, and in another 2013 incident, Maddah stoked the fire after Garbage cancelled their appearance at Soundwave due to flooding. Perhaps it's best to address Maddah's comments about Trent Reznor with a healthy dose of skepticism until proven otherwise.
Australia: we love you and we're coming. Didn't feel Soundwave was the right vibe for us or our fans - working on a better scenario.
— Trent Reznor (@trent_reznor) August 23, 2013
Published on August 23rd, 2013 @ 7:31 PM
