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Supernova is a reality television formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), bass player Jason Newsted (Voivod; ex-Metallica), guitarist Gilby Clarke (The Starfuckers; ex-Guns N' Roses), and new singer Lukas Rossi (Rise Electic). Supernova forms the basis of the second season of the Rock Star television program on CBS in the quest to find a lead singer. The show began online on the Rock Star web site on MSN on Monday, July 3 with an Internet exclusive weekly episode and premiered on CBS on July 5, 2006. Votes are cast via the Rock Star website. On September 13, 2006 Lukas was crowned the winner.

Lee and Clarke performed together in an all-star KISS tribute band at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors" event on May 25, 2006 in Las Vegas.

In addition, songwriter/performer Butch Walker has been hired to produce the band's first album, to be released just before the new band hits the road in 2007. Walker, named Rolling Stone 2005 "hot" producer, has written or produced tracks for Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling for Soup and Tommy Lee. [citation needed]

Name Controversy

The legality of Supernova's use of that name has been called into question by another band of the same name, a pop punk trio from California that was founded in 1989. On June 26, 2006, the latter band filed a federal lawsuit against Mark Burnett Productions, Rockstar Entertainment, CBS Broadcasting, Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and Gilby Clarke. The California band is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages, as well as trademark protection of the "Supernova" name, the destruction of all Rock Star materials bearing the name "Supernova", and clarifying statements made on the show. One of their primary pieces of evidence is a message from Walker on the social networking website MySpace, in which he notes that the defendants had been informed of the existence of a prior band of the same name, but decided to proceed regardless.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Supernova Sue 'Rock Star: Supernova' Producers, Bandmembers", Chris Harris, MTV News, posted July 11, 2006, accessed July 18, 2006.
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