http://www.realitytvworld.com/rockstarinxs/ 120 Rock Star: INXS news from Reality TV World en-us Copyright 2012 Reality TV World Rock Star: INXS News 117 115 http://www.realitytvworld.com/rockstarinxs/ http://cdn.realitytvworld.com/images/RTVWLogoSquare.gif INXS says it was shocked to hear its most recent lead singer, J.D. Fortune, claim he is living in his truck after the Australian rock band fired him.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-denies-firing-former-rock-star-inxs-winner-jd-fortune--1016218.php rtvw-news-inxs-denies-firing-former-rock-star-inxs-winner-jd-fortune--1016218 Canadian singer J.D. Fortune, the winner of the competition reality show "Rock Star: INXS," says the Australian band has fired him and he's now homeless.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/rock-star-inxs-winner-jd-fortune-says-he-was-fired-by-band-1016212.php rtvw-news-rock-star-inxs-winner-jd-fortune-says-he-was-fired-by-band-1016212 Dave Navarro apparently thinks Perry Farrell needs to recheck his facts and quit reliving the past after the frontman for the now disbanded Jane's Addiction recently blamed the former Rock Star host for breaking up the group.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/dave-navarro-says-rock-star-didnt-cause-jane-addiction-band-split-5323.php rtvw-news-dave-navarro-says-rock-star-didnt-cause-jane-addiction-band-split-5323 Dave Navarro began hosting CBS' Rock Star reality competition series in May 2005 -- a new television gig that apparently brought an end to the for the guitarist's former Jane's Addiction band.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-frontman-blames-rock-star-for-jane-addiction-band-breakup-5322.php rtvw-news-former-frontman-blames-rock-star-for-jane-addiction-band-breakup-5322 A writer and producer is reportedly claiming that reality television producer Mark Burnett was part of an alleged conspiracy to steal her idea for Rock Star: INXS, which aired on CBS in the summer of 2005.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mark-burnett-sued-over-rock-star-reality-tv-show-concept-4825.php rtvw-news-mark-burnett-sued-over-rock-star-reality-tv-show-concept-4825 One of the finalists from CBS's "Rockstar INXS," MiG, has been signed to his first record deal with Universal Music Classics Group.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-rockstar-inxs-finalist-mig-lands-universal-music-record-deal-1009677.php rtvw-news-former-rockstar-inxs-finalist-mig-lands-universal-music-record-deal-1009677 CBS put Van Halen rumors to rest for good by announcing a supergroup lineup that will choose its vocalist in the next installment of "Rock Star."]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-next-rock-star-feature-new-supernova-former-rockers-lineup-1007650.php rtvw-news-cbs-next-rock-star-feature-new-supernova-former-rockers-lineup-1007650 CBS Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a second season of Mark Burnett's "Rock Star," which gave a new singer to INXS during its inaugural run.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-greenlights-another-season-of-mark-burnett-rock-star-1006898.php rtvw-news-cbs-greenlights-another-season-of-mark-burnett-rock-star-1006898 Van Halen is denying an MTV News report the California rock band will be the next to seek a new singer via the CBS reality show "Rock Star."]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/van-halen-says-no-way-fronting-rock-star-reality-show-sequel-1005371.php rtvw-news-van-halen-says-no-way-fronting-rock-star-reality-show-sequel-1005371 INXS' post-Rock Star career with new lead singer J.D. Fortune has gotten off to a strong start, with "Pretty Vegas," the band's first new song, debuting in last week's Billboard Top 40 chart.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-new-pretty-vegas-debuts-in-billboard-top-40-singles-chart-3762.php rtvw-news-inxs-new-pretty-vegas-debuts-in-billboard-top-40-singles-chart-3762 Australian rockers INXS and their new frontman Canadian J.D. Fortune announced a world tour Tuesday that kicks off Jan. 18 in Vancouver.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-announces-2006-tour-rock-star-runner-up-marty-casey-open-1004917.php rtvw-news-inxs-announces-2006-tour-rock-star-runner-up-marty-casey-open-1004917 The members of the rock band INXS say their new singer, chosen via nationally televised auditions, just "felt right" for the group.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-says-rock-star-winner-jd-fortune-just-felt-right-1004694.php rtvw-news-inxs-says-rock-star-winner-jd-fortune-just-felt-right-1004694 Australian rockers INXS chose Canadian J.D. Fortune as their new singer before a U.S. TV audience.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-selects-rock-star-finalist-jd-fortune-as-its-new-frontman-1004667.php rtvw-news-inxs-selects-rock-star-finalist-jd-fortune-as-its-new-frontman-1004667 INXS' remaining members decided that Suzie McNeil wasn't right for their band during last night's broadcast of Rock Star: INXS, eliminating the reality competition's last woman and making Mig Ayesa, Marty Casey, and J.D. Fortune the show's three finalists.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/rock-star-inxs-cuts-suzie-mcneil-selects-its-three-finalists-3701.php rtvw-news-rock-star-inxs-cuts-suzie-mcneil-selects-its-three-finalists-3701 CBS announced today that, effective immediately, the network has dropped the Monday night broadcast of its struggling Rock Star: INXS reality series from its primetime schedule. The pre-taped weekly half-hour Rock Star broadcast that documents the contestants' behind-the-scenes activities and song selection process will now air on VH1 on Sundays at 8PM ET/PT.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-drops-monday-broadcast-of-its-struggling-rock-star-inxs-episodes-air-sundays-on-vh1-3644.php rtvw-news-cbs-drops-monday-broadcast-of-its-struggling-rock-star-inxs-episodes-air-sundays-on-vh1-3644 It looks like "Rock Star: INXS" emcee Brooke Burke will soon be able to resume her "Wild On ..." ways.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/rock-star-hostess-brooke-burke-divorcing-extreme-makeover-hubby-1004006.php rtvw-news-rock-star-hostess-brooke-burke-divorcing-extreme-makeover-hubby-1004006 Reflecting the international nature of its talent search -- a search that was conducted in twenty cities on six continents -- beginning tonight, Rock Star: INXS viewers in nine countries will have a chance to have their votes determine which contestants will survive each Tuesday performance round.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/rock-star-inxs-begin-its-viewer-voting-with-tonight-second-episode-broadcast-3606.php rtvw-news-rock-star-inxs-begin-its-viewer-voting-with-tonight-second-episode-broadcast-3606 Epic Records and INXS reportedly have reached a recording agreement as the band begins its search for a lead singer on the CBS series "Rock Star: INXS."]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/inxs-signs-new-recording-agreement-with-epic-records-1003783.php rtvw-news-inxs-signs-new-recording-agreement-with-epic-records-1003783 CBS has announced the identities of the fifteen performers who will compete on its upcoming Rock Star: INXS reality series.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-reveals-identities-of-its-upcoming-rock-star-inxs-contestants-3533.php rtvw-news-cbs-reveals-identities-of-its-upcoming-rock-star-inxs-contestants-3533 CBS announced today that E! Entertainment personality Brooke Burke and rock guitarist Dave Navarro will co-host its upcoming Rock Star: INXS reality talent competition series that will premiere on Monday, July 11 at 9PM ET/PT.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/brooke-burke-and-dave-navarro-co-host-cbs-rock-star-inxs-3530.php rtvw-news-brooke-burke-and-dave-navarro-co-host-cbs-rock-star-inxs-3530 CBS announced Friday that Rock Star: INXS, Mark Burnett's new American Idol-like reality talent competition series that will find a new lead singer for Australian rock band INXS, will premiere on Monday, July 11 at 10PM ET/PT.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-debut-mark-burnett-rock-star-inxs-reality-show-on-july-11-3477.php rtvw-news-cbs-debut-mark-burnett-rock-star-inxs-reality-show-on-july-11-3477 The Next Great Rock Star, the current working title for reality uber-producer Mark Burnett's upcoming CBS reality show which will feature contestants competing for the chance to become the lead singer of the world-famous INXS Australian rock band, will begin its international open audition tour this week. Rock Star will air in Summer 2005 over a thirteen week period that will feature two hours of programming a week, the exact breakdown of which is still to be determined.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mark-burnett-upcoming-cbs-inxs-rock-star-series-set-begin-open-auditions-3194.php rtvw-news-mark-burnett-upcoming-cbs-inxs-rock-star-series-set-begin-open-auditions-3194 Who said the Western was dead? All of the theft of intellectual property going on in reality TV these days is leading to more shootouts (albeit behind the scenes) than a John Wayne film festival.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mark-burnett-rock-star-project-prompts-idea-theft-claims--and-fox-series-2659.php rtvw-news-mark-burnett-rock-star-project-prompts-idea-theft-claims--and-fox-series-2659 The bidding war for Survivor and The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett's new reality show that will search for a new lead singer for Australian band INXS is over, with CBS having landed the show.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-lands-mark-burnett-upcoming-inxs-rock-star-reality-show-2653.php rtvw-news-cbs-lands-mark-burnett-upcoming-inxs-rock-star-reality-show-2653 In an interview conducted with the syndicated Access Hollywood entertainment news program last week, reality uber-producer Mark Burnett revealed numerous additional details regarding his new reality series that will search for a new lead singer for the INXS rock band.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mark-burnett-reveals-additional-details-of-his-upcoming-inxs-rock-star-reality-show-2633.php rtvw-news-mark-burnett-reveals-additional-details-of-his-upcoming-inxs-rock-star-reality-show-2633 In a development tinged with both competitive anger and bittersweet irony, Variety reports that reality TV superproducer Mark Burnett Productions ("MBP"), headed by Mark Burnett and Conrad Riggs, is planning a new music-based reality competition show. The show's goal: to find a new lead singer for INXS, the Australian band that was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s and 1990s prior to the untimely death of lead singer Michael Hutchence.]]> http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mark-burnett-pitches-competition-find-new-lead-singer-for-aussie-rockers-inxs-2613.php rtvw-news-mark-burnett-pitches-competition-find-new-lead-singer-for-aussie-rockers-inxs-2613