'ROCKSTAR' and 'Rockstar' From left, Ryan Peake, Justin Loose, HARDY, Chad Kroeger, Rhett Smith and Mike Kroeger perform during "CMT Crossroads: Nickelback & HARDY" at Marathon Music Works in March.

Addressing elements of the musical compositions as they compare to one another, they said: “As for the music, it is evident to an ordinary observer that the sound recording of [Johnston’s song] has 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 ...

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 ...

The case against Nickelback by Snowblind Revival songwriter Kirk Johnston over their 2006 hit "Rockstar" has been dismissed. According to a report by Billboard, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ...

The best explanation for why HARDY and Nickelback's upcoming episode of "CMT Crossroads" works so well is that the emerging superstar singer-songwriter was an impressionable 14-year-old when the ...

Kayla Vega, aspiring Mooresville NC singer, opened for American Idol winner Phillip Phillips and will join Nickelback on stage at PNC Music Pavilion.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo Are Having the Time of Their Lives Both Jelly Roll and Canadian rockers Nickelback performed at this year’s country music festival in Indio, California.

A man has sued Nickelback, claiming that their mega-hit "Rockstar" was lifted from a demo his band sent their label in 2001.

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 ...