Avril Lavigne has an idea!
06.03.2022 - 19:39 / usmagazine.com
The couple that works together, stays together! As Avril Lavigne pieced together her Love Sux album, she enlisted her boyfriend, Mod Sun, to help with some of the tracks.
“I mean, he’s a really incredible songwriter and like [when] we met, I loved his song ‘Karma.’ I was like, ‘Who did you write this with and who produced it?’” Lavigne, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly of her beau, 34, on Friday, March 4, while promoting Love Sux. “And he was like, ‘John Feldmann.’ And so we got together to work because I was a fan of his music and he introduced me to John Feldmann and then the three of us just wrote so many songs and had so much fun together.”
She continued at the time: “He really complimented, like, a lot of my ideas and really understood [my vision]. They all really understood me as an artist.”
Us previously confirmed in February 2021 that the “Sk8er Boi” songstress and the rapper were dating after he debuted a neck tattoo of her name. “They’re seeing each other,” a source told Us at the time.
The Grammy nominee, who was introduced to her man by fellow Love Sux collaborator Travis Barker, was initially hesitant to pursue a romance after her past relationships. (She was previously married to Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2010 and Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015.)
“Honestly, I really believed in love. And then I went through the wringer with it,” the “Complicated” singer told Nylon in December 2021. “Then I finally got back up on my feet and had a relationship just to get f–ked over again. I was just like, ‘I can’t believe that I’ve been hurt or mistreated by this many people. I need a break from relationships. I feel like I’ve had the wind knocked out of me over and over. I’m f–king sick of
Avril Lavigne has an idea!
Avril Lavigne has said she wants Kristen Stewart to play her in a biopic.While on the red carpet at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the singer was asked about who she’d want to play her in a movie about her life.After a pause, Lavigne said: “Like Kristen Stewart would be cool to play me in a film. She’s dope.”Lavigne released her seventh studio album, ‘Love Sux’, last month, which features collaborations with Machine Gun Kelly, Blackbear and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182.Avril Lavigne says she would like Kristen Stewart to play her in a potential biopicpic.twitter.com/i3hBxCXWCX— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 23, 2022In NME’s three-star review, the album is described as a “progressive pop-punk album that eschews the old rules – but not at the expense of maximalist, joyful guitar themes.”Stewart is going up against Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz in the race for Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday (March 27).
Avril Lavigne is feeling the love! The singer recently dropped her latest album, , in February, and got a special celebratory bouquet from Taylor Swift that the singer says was an appreciated gesture.Lavigne walked the red carpet at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and she spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about Swift's kind gift congratulating her on the new music.«Its so sweet! And she's lovely,» Lavigne marveled. «We sang 'Complicated' up on stage on her tour and then when my album came out she sent flowers and a sweet note saying she was loving the new album.»Lavigne shared photos of the beautiful bouquet of peach, pink and cream white flowers — which included tulips, and roses, among other floral selections, as well as a note that read, «Avril, Been dancing around my kitchen to your fabulous new album.
Avril Lavigne holds on to a large Christian Dior bag after attending an event held at Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles earlier in the week.
Avril Lavigne’s past love life helped inspire her new album Love Sux.
Meet Me @ The Altar vocalist Edith Johnson has said that the band’s upcoming debut album is dedicated to Pink, Avril Lavigne and Demi Lovato.Taking to Twitter, the singer wrote that the group are bringing back “2000’s radio rock” with the record.“I cannot wait to share this album with you. We are bringing back radio rock. Rock tf on,” she wrote.
Mutual admiration! Avril Lavigne was thrilled when fellow musician Taylor Swift sent her a gift to celebrate her new album — and she hopes something more will come of the sweet gesture.
Chris Willman Music Writer“Encanto” is spending its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, but the real enchantment this week may be in the form of three debuting albums that arrived to add some fresh air to the staleness of the chart in recent weeks.Although nothing was remotely in danger of dethroning the Disney soundtrack from a run that keeps breaking records, Kodak Black had a particularly respectable bow on the chart with “Back for Everything,” which entered at No. 2 with 60,000 album-equivalent units.
Avril Lavigne has opened up about her love life and how it has influenced her music.MORE: Avril Lavigne stuns in neon green outfit you need to seeChatting to Kelly Clarkson while on her show this week, the hit singer revealed that she had gone to the recording studio feeling a bit down about her love life, only to come out of it in a relationship.Kelly said: "Your new album is called Love Sux, which well… sometimes it does," to which Avril replied: "I heard, ironically enough, that you met your new boyfriend while making it.VIDEO: Avril Lavigne makes bold revelation about boyfriend Mod Sun"I was in the studio and I was like… I'm jaded on love while now. You need to do that in recording sessions, say where you are at, and that set the tone for this album.PHOTOS: Inside Avril Lavigne's jaw-dropping $7.8m Malibu mansionWOW: Avril Lavigne poses in fishnets for major new photos you have to see"Then a couple days later I had a boyfriend! I'm literally never single,"The clip was shared on Instagram, and many fans were quick to comment.
Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson are crossing over once again.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAvril Lavigne, Maren Morris, Alicia Keys and other artists will appear in “iHeartRadio SeeHer Hear Her: Celebrating Women Who Make Music and Culture,” a celebration on the radio network taking place on International Women’s Day on March 8.The event will highlight successful and influential artists in music during a live one-hour special that will stream on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages on March 8 at 8 p.m. ET (available on demand through March 14).iHeartMedia is the largest radio network in the U.S.
Avril Lavigne performed her recent single ‘Love It When You Hate Me’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (February 28) – watch below.The Blackbear-featuring track appears on Lavigne’s seventh studio album, ‘Love Sux’, which was released last Friday (February 25) via Travis Barker‘s label DTA Records. Barker also co-produced the song, among other cuts on the LP.Appearing as the musical guest on yesterday’s episode of Kimmel, Lavigne was joined by the aforementioned artists as she delivered an energetic performance of the pop-punk-infused single.The Canadian singer-songwriter and her band played among large black inflatable props in front of a red screen that displayed the ‘Love Sux’ logo.
Sasha Urban editorIn the 20 years since Avril Lavigne set fire to the music scene with her debut album, “Let Go,” the princess of pop-punk has lived several lives. She’s released six albums since then, incorporating every genre from bubblegum pop to R&B, rock and even J-pop.
Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian had a fun night out with their fiances Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker!
Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly took the stage with Avril Lavigne, and things got bubbly!Barker, Kelly and Lavigne hit up the famed Roxy Theater in West Hollywood on Friday night for SiriusXM and Pandora's Small Stage concert series. Once onstage, Kelly and Lavigne proceeded to pop a bottle of champagne. After all, there was plenty of reason to celebrate, as the event coincided with the release of Lavigne's first album in three years, .Kelly and Barker performed alongside Lavigne for their «Bois Lie» track.
Avril Lavigne is getting her support from her boyfriend Mod Sun!
Ellise Shafer Avril Lavigne — the original pop-punk teen queen — is returning to her rebel roots with “Love Sux,” her seventh studio album out today via Travis Barker’s DTA Records.In a December interview with Nylon, Lavigne described the 11-track project as the album “I’ve wanted to make for my whole career,” calling it “anthemic” and “powerful.” Indeed, the album’s two singles — “Bite Me” and “Love It When You Hate Me” — recall the in-your-face attitude of Lavigne’s earlier hits, à la “Sk8er Boi” and “Complicated,” while also presenting a more confident, independent woman and artist.
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