CBS and Mark Burnett Productions have announced that legendary musicians from some of the biggest American rock bands have joined forces to form a new band, Supernova, and will use the network's "Rock Star:" as the competition to determine the new lead singer.
Supernova will feature drummer Tommy Lee (Motley Crüe), Jason Newsted (Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses). The second edition of Rock Star: The CBS series will premiere this summer with Brooke Burke returning to the stage for introductions and Dave Navarro returning to the judges' couch for input and evaluations. This summer's edition will feature some format twists with a different music celebrity or rock legend each week.
Supernova
(L-R) Guitarist Gilby Clarke, Drummer Tommy Lee, and
Bassist Jason Newsted (Photo: Monty Brinton)
After the winning lead singer is chosen, Supernova will record an original album, to be co-written and produced by Butch Walker, Rolling Stone's Hot Producer of the Year (2005), that will be released in the fall before the band embarks on a world tour starting in early 2007.
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Drummer Tommy Lee: "I've toured with both Gilby and Jason. hey're incredible musicians and I've always wanted to play with them. Starting a new band with old friends on worldwide television is going to be a blast, and we're going to pull out all the stops to find the most charismatic and
musically talented lead singer to front Supernova. I love breaking the rules."
Bassist Jason Newsted: "This is a fantastic opportunity for me to play with guys I've respected for a long time. It gives us a chance to be innovators. This is a new thing. It's never been done before. We're going to break new ground musically and on television. The anticipation is building in me every day. This is a supergroup in the truest sense."
Lead guitarist and co-writer Gilby Clarke: "Rock n' Roll is so alive and I'm so excited to be a part of CBS's Rock Star. This is television history. Where else can you raid three historic bands to form one great band? I can't wait for the summer to begin."
Co-writer and producer Butch Walker: "Working with the dudes from Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crüe and Metallica sounds like nothing but trouble, so I'm in! I'm looking forward to whoever the new lead singer is going to be so the guys can start corrupting their mind…!"
Host Dave Navarro: "Last year, doing 'Rock Star: INXS' was the greatest summer job of my
life. This year, I'm on the couch with my friends Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newstead as they choose Supernova's lead singer. Friends of mine, like Slash, Macy Gray, Moby and Rob Zombie, will join us and throw in their two cents about who should stay and who should go."
Creator & Executive Producer Mark Burnett: "Millions dream of becoming a rock star…our show actually makes that happen. The winner of CBS's Rock Star will not only play in huge stadiums before sold out crowds, they will do it alongside legendary musicians from three of America's biggest, all-time rock bands who have sold a combined total of a quarter of a billion albums: Motley Crüe, Guns N' Roses and Metallica. Fronting Supernova is the ultimate rock ‘n' roll dream and it's about to come true."
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Tommy Lee rose to stardom as a founding member of Motley Crüe. One of the most successful rock bands in history, Motley Crüe has sold over 40 million albums while also becoming the poster boys of rock star decadence. Most recently, Lee released his third solo album, Tommyland: The Ride, and announced a documentary project with award-winning filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky. His candid 2004 memoir, Tommyland, landed on The New York Times best-seller list.
Jason Newsted is a six-time Grammy winner and was a longtime member of the legendary band Metallica, one of the most successful musical acts of all time (100 million albums sold worldwide). After his departure from Metallica, Newsted created the band Echobrain and, in 2003, he began touring with Ozzy Osbourne while also playing bass for the iconic techno-thrash band, Voivod.
Gilby Clarke was a guitarist for the iconic rock band, Guns N' Roses (90 million albums sold), traveling on their legendary and infamous three-year "Use Your Illusion" world
tour. He also worked with Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Beck, MC5
and on the Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert. He was a recipient of the MTV Video Vanguard Award.
Butch Walker is best known as the songwriter, musician and producer behind hit songs for Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling for Soup and for Tommy Lee's recent solo album, Tommyland: The Ride. His song "My Happy Ending" went to Number One for Avril Lavigne and was the key track in her nine-time platinum album Under My Skin, leading to him being named by Rolling Stone magazine as "Hot
Producer of the Year" in 2005. Pink's new album, I'm Not Dead, features two
Butch Walker compositions. Butch has also performed with rock bands, Southgang and Marvelous 3.
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