StarTomorrow

NBC announced that it would air StarTomorrow in February 2006. Mottola severed his relationship with the show in June 2006, and producer David Foster was brought in.[http://www.marketingymedios.com/marketingymedios/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1002651393&WebLogicSession=RIVssbXteHDHw9RJixnzPow67tsdii7zJe2zMQdZslTaFjc1HklP%7C24466880654209347/177738805/6/7005/7005/7002/7002/7005/-1 Mottola Exits StarTomorrow] The prize was subsequently changed from a recording contract with Mottola's Casablanca Records to a contract with Foster's label.

Hosted by Michele Merkin, StarTomorrow premiered on NBC and NBC.com on July 31, 2006, when a one-hour show about the auditions aired on NBC. In a format similar to American idol,{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Star+Tomorrow|title=Star Tomorrow|work=content.usatoday.com|publisher=USA Today|access-date=2009-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224090827/http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Star+Tomorrow|archive-date=2012-02-24|url-status=dead}} 92 bands competed in weekly head-to-head competition, and bands that won were then given the chance to compete in the competition's second round.

The show finale was in November 2006 and was eventually won by award-winning artist, Cindy Alexander.{{cite web|url=http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/Public%20Affairs%20Info/Archive%20News%20Pages/2007/070119-singer.html|title=NBC's 'Star Tomorrow' winner entertains troops|last=Blodgett|first=Lance Cpl. Corey A.|date=January 19, 2007|work=okinawa.usmc.mil|publisher=United States Marine Corps|accessdate=2009-04-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} However, the show's contract was so bad that none of the Top 5 (Cindy Alexander, Bob Gentry, Brooke Ramel, Hydra FX, Blake Cody) bands signed. NBC officially ceased production on March 26, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/StarTomorrow/|title=Star Tomorrow|work=nbc.com|publisher=NBC|access-date=2009-04-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419163451/http://www.nbc.com/StarTomorrow/|archive-date=2009-04-19}}

• Travis Barker
• Mick Fleetwood
• David Foster
• Billy Gibbons
• Rob Tannenbaum

• Aruna
• Red Letter
• Tim Corley
• Far From Nowhere
• Marissa Ponticorvo
• Next Phase
• Jeff Coffey
• UNIQ
• Big Toe
• Mili Mili
• Tubby

• Stella's Notch
• Mike Corrad
• Cedric Thomas
• Tubby{{cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20061027-9999-lz1mi27drumme.html|title=Oceanside musician's group in top eight of 'Star Tomorrow'|last=Sherman|first=Pat|date=October 27, 2006|work=signonsandiego.com/|publisher=Sign On San Diego|accessdate=2009-04-19}}
• Blake Cody{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HANP&p_multi=RDPB&p_theme=hanp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=113673863373B3F3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Cody hopes for stardom on NBC show|date=August 3, 2006|publisher=Redding Pilot|pages=nl.newsbank.com|accessdate=2009-04-19}}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HANP&p_multi=RDPB&p_theme=hanp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1153DEE12893AA5F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Cody is poised for stardom|date=November 2, 2006|work=nl.newsbank.com|publisher=Redding Pilot|accessdate=2009-04-19}}
• Sharif
• Bob Gentry
• Another Found Self
• This is Danica
• Broken Pony
• Men in Black
• Shaley Scott

• Tony B
• Blake Cody
• d Henry Fenton
• [https://www.google.com/search?q=Nikko+Gray&sca_esv=e4e870dd97c99d08&source=hp&ei=GoYQZ_bqHM7V5NoP-cD64AY&oq=Nikko+Gray&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocCIKTmlra28gR3JheTIFEC4YgAQyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBUiHU1DNGVidTHAEeACQAQCYAV2gAfUGqgECMTG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gArQHqAIPwgIQEAAYAxjlAhjqAhiMAxiPAcICEBAuGAMY5QIY6gIYjAMYjwHCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICCRC5ARiABBjvBMICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgILEC4YgAQYsQMY5QTCAg8QuQEYgAQYsQMYgwEY7wTCAhEQLhiABBixAxjHARiOBRivAcICBRAAGIAEwgIHEC4YgAQYCsICERAuGIAEGMcBGJgFGJkFGK8BwgIHEAAYgAQYCsICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQWYAwySBwIxNaAHwYwB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp#ebo=0 Nikko Gray]
• Scarlet Crush
• The Blue Sky Traffic
• Melodee Lynn Holsinger
• Tubby
• Kings of Spain
• The Dre Allen Project
• HydraFX{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301914_pf.html|title=Solomons Island Band Is Web Contest Finalist|last=Tunison|first=Michael|date=November 5, 2006|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=2009-04-19}}

• Malia Star
• Jonalee White
• Blake Cody
• David Reavis and Kenny Kallam
• Loose Chains
• Slapdash Graduate
• Dig Jelly
• Pete Hopkins
• Tubby
• Tasha Taylor and the Band

• Warren Beaumont
• Michelle Andria
• The Sexies
• Rob Perez
• Cindy Alexander
• Tubby
• Brooke Ramel
• Horny Toad
• Aria Johnson

• Big Toe
• Jonalee White
• Slapdash Graduate
• Pete Hopkins
• Tony B
• Red Letter
• Tubby
• The Blue Sky Traffic
• Marissa Ponticorvo

• Sheila E.
• Mick Jones

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• [http://www.startomorrow.com StarTomorrow]
• [http://www.rehearsals.com/startomorrow StarTomorrow Afterparty] Hosts performances by eliminated contestants.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520094422/http://www.startomorrow-mania.com/star/ Star Tomorrow Mania]

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