“It’s great if you’re Drake, it’s not great if you’re Grizzly Bear.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor says streaming has “mortally wounded” many musicians

Trent Reznor in 2022.

Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor has spoken about the effect of streaming services on the music industry.

In a new interview with GQ, the industrial rock pioneer – who’s also scored such films as The Social Network, Gone Girl and Soul with Nine Inch Nails bandmate Atticus Ross – said that the payment model used by the likes of Spotify and Apple Music has “mortally wounded” many artists.