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Nothing Records is most well-known for its first two original signings, [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. Other artists signed to Nothing rarely attained the same level of popularity that NIN and Manson did. However, the label gained a semi-iconic status within the industrial rock scene and set up Radio Nothing over the internet as a way to provide a collection of free MP3 music streams, compiled by Nothing label artists, producers and fans.
In September 2004, coinciding with the wake of Reznor leaving New Orleans for the west coast, the Nine Inch Nails website announced "nothing studios: 1994-2004," suggesting that 's [[Nothing StudiosJohn_A._Malm,_Jr.#Legal_Clash|split from and lawsuit against Malm]] was no more, as well as proving to be the end of the associated record label. Reznor went on to sue co-founder Malm for fraud (among other things)disassociated himself from their jointly held companies, thus ensuring that the including Nothing era had endedRecords. In a May 5, 2005 , post to [[nin.com]], Reznor wrote, ''"To be clear: my involvement with Nothing Records is over. Is Nothing Records alive or an entity? You'd have to ask John Malm (we're not really speaking that much these days)... Nothing studios is still in New Orleans and I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I'll figure that out when I finish touring."''
While ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' and its following singles carry the Nothing Records logo, Reznor has publicly stated that this was at the insistence of Malm. One curiousity is that the "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" promos carry the "Nothing" label, but the singles do not.