Rock Star (TV series)

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Show information

Alice in Chains was approached for the show's second season but declined. In the final episode of season two, auditions for a third season were announced, but CBS announced in May 2007 that the series would not be renewed due to the premiere of another Burnett series, Pirate Master. Burnett has stated he would like to bring Rock Star back for a third season. Velvet Revolver was a potential candidate for a future season but declined. The show is notable for having future American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry audition for its first season; he did not make the cut for Rock Star: INXS. Rock Star aired on CBS in the United States, Sky One in the UK, FOX8 in Australia, TV3 in New Zealand, Skjár einn in Iceland, and Global in Canada. Supernova are no longer active, their last appearance together was in 2008. J.D. Fortune was the lead singer of INXS for about six years from 2005 to 2011; the band decided not to renew his contract after the Original Sin tour ended in August 2011. INXS disbanded in 2012.

Albums

After the first season, INXS put out the album Switch on November 29, 2005, featuring new lead singer J.D. Fortune, and then hit the road for a tour. Switch landed at number 17 on the Billboard 200, showed up at number two on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 56 on the Top Internet Albums chart, and moved 391,000 copies in the U.S. The track "Pretty Vegas" earned a gold certification from the RIAA on January 26, 2006. Up in Canada, both the album and that single went platinum and topped the charts; the CRIA gave Switch a platinum nod in December 2005, with over 170,000 copies sold there. The album also went platinum in Australia, peaking at number 18 on the ARIA Charts. Following the second season, Rock Star Supernova dropped their debut self-titled album on November 21, 2006, and toured as well. It reached number 101 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified platinum with more than 100,000 units sold.