A federal appeals court has rejected a copyright lawsuit that claimed Nickelback ripped off its 2006 hit “Rockstar” from an earlier song called “Rock Star,” ruling that the band can’t be sued simply ...

Ending a three-year lawsuit, a judge says the allegation that the band copied its 2006 hit from an earlier song "borders on the absurd." By Bill Donahue A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a ...

A man named Kirk Johnston has filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner Records, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Live Nation, stating that the band's 2005 song "Rockstar" is copyright ...

The latest in a string of big wins for Canadian hard rock institution Nickelback finds a federal judge ruling against allegations that their 2006 smash "Rockstar" was ripped off. Billboard reports ...

Last month, a man named Kirk Johnston filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Nickelback over their song "Rockstar," and the band have now responded to his claims. Johnston is a former member ...

Chad Kroeger of Nickelback performs in 2015. CREDIT: Gary Miller/Getty Images Nickelback have collaborated with a British group that made the Canadian band’s song ‘Rockstar’ into a sea shanty – and it ...

When half-brothers Patrick Wilson and Nicholas Blake were looking for a concept for their new club, Rock Star Lounge (940 Lincoln Street), they found inspiration in Nickelback’s “Rockstar” video. “It ...

It seems that no one has a monopoly on writing lyrics about making money, buying a big house and hanging out with movie stars When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Bailey Zimmerman had a rock star moment recently when he jumped on stage with Nickelback to sing their 2005 hit "Rockstar." The cherry on top of his killer performance was the old school Nickelback ...

In HateSong, we ask our favorite musicians, writers, comedians, actors, and so forth to expound on the one song they hate most in the world. The hater: Sludge metal act Kylesa formed in Savannah, ...