• Pre-existing Supernova band files suit against 'Rock Star: Supernova'

  July 12, 2006
  A California punk band has filed suit in San Diego federal court claiming the CBS reality competition "Rock Star: Supernova" stole its name.
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  'Rock Star: Supernova' star Tommy Lee lands big screen role

  July 7, 2006
  Tommy Lee, formerly of rock group Motley Crue and currently a member of Supernova, the new band appearing on the second season of CBS's "Rock Star" reality series, is set to appear on the big screen in the Hollywood mob drama "10th & Wolf."

• CBS reveals the identities of its 'Rock Star: Supernova' contestants

  June 23, 2006
  CBS has revealed the identities of the fifteen singers who will compete in Rock Star: Supernova, this summer's new edition of the Mark Burnett-created Rock Star: INXS reality talent competition that the network aired last summer.

• CBS' 'Rock Star: Supernova' band seeking loud and mean lead singer

  June 14, 2006
  The second season of producer Mark Burnett's U.S. reality TV show "Rock Star" is set to kick off with supergroup Supernova.

• CBS announces 'Rock Star: Supernova' to premiere July 5

  May 7, 2006
  CBS announced Friday that Rock Star: Supernova, this summer's new edition of the Mark Burnett-created Rock Star: INXS reality talent competition that the network aired last summer, will premiere on Wednesday, July 5 at 8PM ET/PT.

• 'Rock Star 2's behind-the-scenes episodes to be online-only

  April 5, 2006
  Mark Burnett Productions and MSN have announced that Rock Star's behind-the-scenes episodes, the weekly half-hour broadcasts that ended up airing on CBS' former VH1 sister network for most of the CBS reality show's first season, will "air" exclusively on MSN's Rock Star website when the show returns for its second season later this summer.

• CBS' next 'Rock Star' to find a lead singer for new Supernova group

  March 16, 2006
  Confirming executive producer Mark Burnett's Monday comments, CBS has announced that this summer's second Rock Star edition will look for a lead singer for a new band comprised of former Motley Crüe drummer (and NBC reality show star) Tommy Lee, former Metallica guitarist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.

• CBS' 'Rock Star 2' to feature members of "existing or defunct bands"

  March 14, 2006
  CBS still hasn't announced anything about the identity of the band that will front this summer's second edition of Rock Star, but according to executive producer Mark Burnett, the new season will feature a brand new group comprised of members of existing or defunct bands.

• Van Halen denies it will star in CBS' 'Rock Star' sequel -- again

  February 15, 2006
  For the second time in less than four months, Van Halen is denying reports that it will be fronting the new upcoming second season of Rock Star, the CBS reality series that found INXS a new lead singer during last summer's first season of the show.

• Report: Van Halen may be taking over CBS' 'Rock Star' show after all

  February 12, 2006
  It looks like all those rumors claiming Van Halen was turning to CBS to find a new vocalist may not have been so far off the mark.

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