Posted Sep 21st 2006 1:54PM by TMZ Staff
Supernova, the intended name for the manufactured band from the CBS reality series "Rock Star," has towed the line of a court order to change its name.

According to the group's label Epic Records, the group's new name will be Rock Star Supernova, which also was the official name of the series' second season. A spokesperson for the label says, "It's going to be Rock Star Supernova. That's their actual name."
The group had to make the change after a San Diego judge approved a preliminary injunction filed by a California punk trio called Supernova. The judge barred the TV band from "performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same (name)."
Rock Star Supernova, featuring ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Motley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and singer Lukas Rossi, have posted two new songs online, "It's All Love" and "Be Yourself and 5 Other Cliches." Both are likely to appear on the group's debut album, which is set to hit shelves on November 21st. Wow! That's quicker than an "American Idol" record!
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Tags: gilby clark, GilbyClark, guns n' roses, GunsN'Roses, jason newsted, JasonNewsted, judge, lukas rossi, LukasRossi, metallica, name change, NameChange, rock, star, supernova, tommy lee, TommyLee
Posted Jul 5th 2006 6:44PM by TMZ Staff
Reality TV fanatics get a new installment of "Rockstar" tonight as Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke return for a "rock and roll" version of the Idol-esque show. This year, instead of finding a singer for an existing band like they did for INXS last season, the show focuses on finding a singer for the newly created supergroup Supernova.
Tommy Lee of Motley Crüe, Jason Newstead formerly of Metallica and one-time Guns 'N Roses guitarist Gilbey Clarke will audition 15 singers whittled down from thousands of applicants around the world. The winner of the competition will record an original CD with Supernova, to be co-written and produced by Butch Walker, Rolling Stone Magazine's 2005 "Hot Producer of the Year." The CD will be released in the fall and will be supported by a worldwide tour in early 2007.
Tonight's special 90-minute episode kicks off at 9pm EST on CBS. Based on the preview episode on the "Rockstar" website, the guys have chosen some pretty sweet finalists. There is definitely at least one rock star in this group.
The only question will be whether they are crazy enough to survive a tour with Tommy Lee?
Filed under: Music, Sound Bytes
Tags: RockStar, Supernova