Avril Lavigne reflects on early career: “I didn’t want to be all bubblegum pop”

Lily Moayeri In the finale of Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” based on the vastly different experiences of Pamela Anderson Lee and Tommy Lee during their sex tape scandal, Lee’s group Mötley Crüe performs a promotional gig in a Tower Records parking lot, pinned to their “Generation Swine” album. The song they perform is “Crüe-by-numbers,” even if you can’t quite place it. A Shazam tap reveals the song is actually “She Says Yeah Yeah,” and the singers are Sebastian Stan (who plays Lee), Sam Meader and Zack Gold, not Mötley Crüe.In fact, there aren’t any Mötley Crüe songs in the series, partly due to financial constraints, according to Amanda Krieg Thomas, the show’s music supervisor.

Kourtney Kardashian’s youngest child has debuted a new punk rock hairstyle that may have the seal of approval from his stepdad, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The 43-year-old reality star showed off her son Reign Disick’s spiked mohawk to her Instagram page on Sunday. The series of black and white photographs feature her seven-year-old son sitting on a stool in his mother’s bathroom wearing the new ‘do.

Reign Disick is channeling his inner rockstar! Kourtney Kardashian shared a photo of her little one’s new mohawk, and it appears to have been inspired by Travis Barker.

Machine Gun Kelly opened his 2022 world tour this week (June 8) in Texas – watch him arrive in a huge pink helicopter.The tour, behind new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, began in Austin at the Moody Center on Wednesday, and Kelly made a huge entrance.As footage shows, a massive pink and black helicopter landed in the middle of the venue, from which the rapper and pop-punk star attached himself onto via a rope and was carried in mid-air through the venue.Watch footage of the arrival below.Reviewing Machine Gun Kelly’s latest album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, NME wrote: “In less than two years, Machine Gun Kelly has gone from underrated rapper to the sort of bonafide rock star who headlines festivals alongside the likes of Metallica, Green Day and Dua Lipa.”The lengthy arena tour behind ‘Mainstream Sellout’, which sees Kelly supported by Avril Lavigne and Blink-182’s Travis Barker among others, continues this week and throughout 2022.

Avril Lavigne has shared that she will be performing at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas this September. "Can't wait to perform @iheartradio festival," she commented on an Instagram Story that revealed tickets will go on sale on 17 June 2022.MORE: Avril Lavigne's fiancé Mod Sun shares heartwarming health news: 'I made it through'The festival takes place 23 and 24 September 2022.

Thania Garcia The official lineup for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival has arrived, with the two-day event booking such major music stars as Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey, Avril Lavigne, Nicki Minaj, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen for top slots at the Sept. 23-24 event, to be held at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.Joining those artists on the main stage will be Lionel Richie, the Black Eyed Peas, LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip, Maren Morris, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Sam Smith and the Black Keys.

Nicki Minaj, Avril Lavigne, Halsey, and Lionel Richie are among the talent set to take the stage during the two-day event in September.Lavigne, Black Eyed Peas, Halsey, Richie, LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip, Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Megan Thee Stallion, Morgan Wallen, Minaj, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Sam Smith, and The Black Keys will perform on the main stage at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept.

Avril Lavigne just celebrated her most unbelievable and emotional anniversary yet! The star revealed it had been officially a whopping twenty years since the release of her very first album, Let Go.MORE: Avril Lavigne makes rare comments about her childhoodThe singer shared the unforgettable cover of the 2002 album, featuring Avril in her best early aughts grungy self along with a lengthy, heartfelt tribute to the album and everyone who made it possible.She was in as much disbelief herself as fans were with the revelation, writing: "I will never be able to fully explain not only how much this album meant to me, but the monumental impact it has had on my life."WATCH: Avril's fiancé Mod Sun supports her from backstageMORE: Avril Lavigne goes bold in black leather gown for Juno Awards red carpet"It's hard to try and comprehend how, 20 years later, the songs I wrote as a 17 year old would still resonate with people today. It's pretty crazy," she thoughtfully expressed.The punk rock star detailed the wild adventure that followed the album's debut, saying: "It put me on a path and took me places I never in my wildest dreams could have ever expected and I am thankful for it every single day."She gave a sweet shoutout to those who guided her throughout the early stages of her career and beyond, writing: "I will always be grateful to you guys for letting me be myself.

Avril Lavigne has released a deluxe edition of her debut album ‘Let Go’ to mark its 20th anniversary, including a new version of ‘Breakaway’.‘Breakaway’ was originally written by Lavigne for the record, but she ended up passing it along to Kelly Clarkson, whose 2004 version became a hit.Lavigne’s newly recorded rendition sees the singer return to her pop-punk roots, capturing the angsty teenage emotion of feeling out of place and wanting something bigger in life.It arrived alongside an accompanying video, with scrapbook-style images, animations and song lyrics scrawled across the screen. Clips from Lavigne’s ‘Let Go’ era also feature, including snippets from the ‘Losing Grip’ music video.

Ellise Shafer Twenty years ago today, Avril Lavigne released her debut album, “Let Go,” ushering in a new era of female-fronted pop-punk with her honest lyricism and skater aesthetic.In celebration of the acclaimed album — which was the biggest pop debut of 2002, went seven-times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination — Arista Records and Legacy Recordings are releasing an expanded edition featuring six bonus tracks.The reissue includes a newly-recorded version of “Breakaway,” a song Lavigne wrote for “Let Go” but was ultimately cut and picked up by newly-crowned “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson. The track was made famous by its inclusion in “The Princess Diaries 2” soundtrack and reached No.

Avril Lavigne grew up in the small town of Napanee, which at the time was home to just around 5,000 people, and in a new interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Avril has made some rare comments about her childhood.MORE: Avril Lavigne shares adorable videos of fiancé Mod Sun cheering her on as she performsSpeaking to the publication, Avril shared: "I was getting out of high school and I just wanted to rock out. I want loud guitars, I want live drums … I want to write about the crazy stuff, the insane emotions, the good and the bad." She went to explain that most of her first album, Let Go, which will be marking its twentieth anniversary this year was based on her genuine experiences at the time.WATCH: Avril Lavigne celebrates news inside Malibu mansionAvril told the paper that her life at that point was mainly wearing "fat skate shoes" and being attracted to skateboarders.WOW: Avril Lavigne goes bold in black leather gown for Juno Awards red carpetREAD: Avril Lavigne's fiancé Mod Sun shares heartwarming health news: 'I made it through'She also opened up about previous jobs as she explained: "I wrote this album right when I got out of high school and now I get to hear these lyrics of me talking about my small town and my obsession with skater boys."Even things like in My World, I literally talk about the fact that I got fired by a 'fried chicken ass' I worked for at a fried chicken chain.

Daily Lowdown from HELLO! In today's episode, we're discussing ASAP Rocky talking parenting after welcoming a baby boy with Rihanna, and Harry Styles breaking a new record. MORE: The Daily Lowdown: Camila Cabello speaks out following Champions League performanceNot only that, but Avril Lavigne talks her future plans and Nicole Kidman made a surprise appearance on stage for her husband Keith Urban's gig in Las Vegas.

The Guardian. “I can do everything! Pasta, sauce, vegan, salads and soups – I can do every kind of soup,” she added.The “Complicated” singer also has other items on her bucket list she wants to check off, including a Christmas album and launching her own makeup line.Lavigne has also found a director for a film adaptation of her 2002 song “Sk8er Boi.”“I can’t wait to learn this process of making a movie,” she told the outlet.

While Olivia Rodrigo is giving us modern-day Avril Lavigne, Brye is serving 2022 Fiona Apple!

There comes a certain point when you're growing up when you realise that, actually, you have grown up. You're supposed to be an adult now, and you still haven't figured everything out. It's no joke to say that sometimes, instead of feeling like you're flying, you're just falling. 

Avril Lavigne's fiancé, Mod Sun, is proving he is more than ready for life as a pop star's husband!ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe singer shared an adorable set of videos of her longtime partner supporting her at one of her concerts as she goes through her latest tour, Bite Me.Though there were thousands of fans screaming her name and chanting her songs, Mod Sun proved there is no doubt that he is her number one supporter.WATCH: Avril and Mod Sun's storyMORE: Avril Lavigne goes bold in black leather gown for Juno Awards red carpetThe clips sees him watching his soon to be wife from the sidelines as she performs her hit 2019 song, Head Above Water.He appears with his signature bright green hair, wearing an orange hoodie, dancing and twirling around as he sings her song. As he looks towards her, he only stops to sing to tell her "I love you" from the side of the stage.The 35-year-old shared another video, this time of Avril performing her iconic song I'm With You from 2002, which he also belted out, and he continued to express how much he loved her. Mod Sun clearly knows every one of his fiancée's songs by heartHe also described watching her perform as "insane" and like a "movie."MORE: Avril Lavigne makes emotional revelation while on worldwide tourMORE: Avril Lavigne's fiancé Mod Sun shares heartwarming health news: 'I made it through'Though the pair, who got engaged in Paris, haven't revealed any plans concerning their nuptials, they did come together to celebrate their engagement with an epic party.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIn the longtime parlance of music retail, the vinyl format’s biggest enthusiasts over the years are sometimes known as “crate diggers.” But it might be time to put that image to bed… unless you consider the display racks at Target to be crates, and the young women who are flipping through contemporary releases by Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift to be diggers.Data being collected on an ongoing basis by Luminate (formerly PMC Data and, before that, Nielsen) shows that huge growth for vinyl in the last couple of years has largely been driven by pop superstars and mass merchants — which doesn’t mean that rock ‘n’ roll, indie stores and the traditionalist music geeks who favor them are experiencing any declines at all. It’s just that generation gaps, genre gaps and point-of-purchase gaps have all but disappeared as vinyl has become the No.

Olivia Rodrigo has covered Alanis Morissette‘s 1995 hit ‘You Oughta Know’ at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, joined on-stage by Morissette herself to perform the song.The performance took place last night (May 24), marking the first of two nights Rodrigo was slated to appear at the venue as part of her ongoing ‘Sour’ tour. It marked the fourth cover added to the tour setlist, following Veruca Salt‘s ‘Seether’, Avril Lavigne‘s ‘Complicated’ and No Doubt‘s ‘Just A Girl’.

Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about a common thread she’s found in her relationships. In this exclusive clip from Wednesday’s “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett Smith and her co-hosts, Willow Smith and Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield-Norris sit down with Mother Hunger author Kelly McDaniel for a conversation on mother-daughter dynamics, where Pinkett Smith reveals that the “biggest wound” that comes out most in her personal relationships is a lack of protection.

Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about a common thread she's found in her relationships. In this exclusive clip from Wednesday's Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith and her co-hosts, Willow Smith and Adrienne «Gammy» Banfield-Norris sit down with  author Kelly McDaniel for a conversation on mother-daughter dynamics, where Pinkett Smith reveals that the «biggest wound» that comes out most in her personal relationships is a lack of protection.«My thing was, just, not having protection. That's my biggest wound that comes out in all my relationships,» Pinkett Smith says.