A number of years ago, Snowblind Revival’s Kirk Johnston ended up filing a lawsuit against Nickelback, after claiming that their hit song “Rockstar” was a rip off of his song “Rock Star.” Now, according to Billboard, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has officially dismissed the case. Pitman said the following: “Stated simply, they do not…

As previously reported, a singer from Texas named Kirk Johnston recently filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner Records, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. after claiming that the band’s song “Rockstar” was a rip off of his song “Rock Star,” which he wrote for Snowblind Revival in 2001. Now, Nickelback have officially…

According to Blabbermouth, a man named Kirk Johnston has filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner Records, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Johnston made the move after claiming that the band’s song “Rockstar” was a rip off of his song “Rock Star,” which he wrote for Snowblind Revival in 2001. Master recordings…