February 24: Grammy Wrap-Up
Avril, who was nominated for five Grammy Awards, unfortunately walked away empty handed at last night's ceremony. That didn't stop Avril from enjoying herself though. Not only was she given the opportunity to perform her Grammy nominated song, "Sk8er Boi," for over two billion viewers, but she was also able to watch a whole score of other amazing performances. Grammy night is all about the music, and this year there were, count them, a whopping 18 performances, she said. MTV's Kurt Loder enjoyed Avril's performance. He later wrote, that she "kicked butt! There's no denying this!" During the awards, Avril also received a very special greeting from over 600 people from her home town that had gathered at a local school and had a Grammy party for Avril. While walking the red carpet Avril's cell phone rang and she was met with a loud "Hello, Avril!" from everyone at the party. "She said she was blown away!" school principal, Kerry Stewart said later. Despite Avril's not winning, her town still supports her very much. "It's not the end of the world," said Cliff Trott, a friend of Lavigne's family. "I hope she knows how much we care about her," added 15-year-old Charlene Knight.
February 24: Be Part of Avril's "Losing Grip" Video
Here's a once in a lifetime opportunity for all you Avril fans. Noah from AvrilFans.com emailed me and let me know that they're still looking for people to be in Avril's "Losing Grip" video. He sent the following info: If you live in the NYC area and want to be in Avril's new video for "Losing Grip" here's how:
The video is shooting all day (10-12 hours per day) in Manhattan (NYC) on February 25th and 26th. We are looking for people to be part of a concert audience in the video (everything is indoors). To be part of this exciting experience, you must either call OR email us with your information. We are looking for Avril fans between the ages of 17 and 23 (ID WILL BE CHECKED AT THE DOOR).
If you prefer to call, please call 201.569.5229 and leave a voicemail with your FULL NAME, AGE, and PHONE NUMBER. If you want to email, please email video@avrilfans.com and include your FULL NAME, AGE, and PHONE NUMBER. You can call or email up until Tuesday, February 25th. We will call you back with more information as soon as we have it. Please tell all your friends!!
February 23: Avril Recalls Her Reaction to Grammy Nods
With the Grammy awards coming up tonight, Avril took a moment to reflect on her reaction when she found out she was nominated for five Grammy Awards. Avril was on hand during the nominations ceremony and says, "I walked off the stage thinking I had three (the ones that were announced onstage.) Then my tour manager came up to me and told me that I had five. I was like, 'What? Pinch me!' " Avril also had family on the mind. "As soon as I get out of here, I'm going to call my mom," she said at the press conference. "She's going to freak out."
February 23: Sum 41 Aren't the Only Ones Singing "Complicated"
A couple days ago, it was reported that punk band Sum 41 performed Avril's "Complicated," only to get booed by their fans. Well, Rich emailed me and let me know that Sum aren't the only ones performing Avril's songs. He wrote: I was at 'Bowling For Soup's gig at DeMontfort University, Leicester, UK on Thursday 13th February. In between a couple of songs they launched into the chours of "Complicated" and, I'm happy to report, opposed to the 'Sum41' reaction the crowd (and me obviously) cheered and rocked out. So basically other bands play Avril and other fans are more appreciative! Thanks, Rich, for the news! It's definitely good to hear that!
February 20: You Could Go on Tour With Avril!
MTV is sponsering a very cool contest to go on tour with Avril herself. In their "I'm With Avril," contest, you can enter for the chance to visit five countries in five days with Avril and her crew. Read more about it and enter here.
February 20: Look Out, Australia! Avril's Coming!
After several delays, Avril's finally set to visit Australia. Her whirlwind tour will hit Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in just 4 days. The tour dates are as follows:
June 1: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
June 3: Sydney Entertainment Centre
June 4: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 20: Avril Rocked the Brit Awards, But Walked Away Empty Handed
(Thanks Alex!) Avril rocked the stage of the UK's Brit Awards earlier today, performing her second single, "Sk8er Boi," which is the current single in England. Avril's smashing performance included over 20 drum sets that graced the stage along with her. Unfortunately, Avril walked away without any awards. She lost the Best International Female award to fellow Arista artist, Pink. Avril was also up for Best Newcomer, however she didn't win that award either.
February 20: Sum 41 Performs "Complicated," Get Booed
Punk rock band, Sum 41, recently sang Avril's hit song "Complicated," at one of their shows. Though all the guys in the band are fans and friends of Avril, some of their fans obviously aren't. The performance was meant with a shower of boos!
February 19: Other Stars Love Avril
We all know Avril has tons of fans, but one thing you may not have known is that a lot of other celebrities are included in her fan base. Fellow singer Nivea, says: "She seems to be truly being herself when she is performing. She writes the music, plays the music, and she is such a young girl, it is amazing." "I love her individuality," says 7th Heaven star Ashlee Simpson. "She's just her own person, doesn't care what she wears. She just is who she is. I think it's great when people show that they are just themselves." Canadian actress A.J. Cook (Final Destination 2) adds, "She is so not the pop princess. She has got a totally different image." American Idol host and Los Angeles radio personality Ryan Seacrest says, "People say there was a void in the market for the girl who wasn't the Britney Spears-type quintessential pop idol. Avril is the bad girl, but not too bad. She's not necessarily your Britney Spears-esque type pop personality. I think her lyrics are very mature and poised for her age as well."
February 19: Simon Cowell Praises Avril
"She is the dark side of pop music," American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, declares. "As Britney Spears was declining, she found her moment. Her timing was impeccable. And her pop records at the moment are probably the best in the world." This isn't the first time the critical and skeptical Cowell has praised Avril. He appeared on MTV's TRL several times and always had good things to say about her. His compliments didn't end there though. "Avril is like the Female Frank Sinatra - `cause she did it her way," he tells The Toronto Star. "`Her way' is to say that `I'm gonna do what I want to do no matter what kind of trouble I get into!'"
February 16: Help "I'm With You" Retire on TRL at #1
Tuesday will be the very last time we'll see Avril's third video, "I'm With You," gracing the TRL countdown. Since its debut in February, the video has grabbed the #1 spot eight times so far! It's up to us to help Avril's video go out in style by voting it to the top spot for the last time! CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE and help Avril retire at the #1 spot! Remember to tune into TRL Tuesday at its new time (4:00 PM EST) to see if we did it! (Note: TRL will not be counting down the top ten videos on Monday because that's when the TRL Awards are).
February 16: Avril Winner at the Echo Awards
Avril was on hand last night for the Germany's 2003 Echo Awards, where she took home the award for "Best Newcomer!" Congrats, Avril!
February 16: Avril's Poker-Straight Locks
UK newspaper, The Guardian recently joked that Avril must be using more than just hairspray and other products to keep her hair so straight. Just like the heroine in the film "Hairspray," they suggest that Avril's turned to the iron to get her hair so straight. They write, "We'd swear she also lathers her hair with crease-resistant fabric conditioner, just to be on the safe side!"
February 14: Preorder I'm With You/Sk8er Boi DVD Single
A DVD containing both the videos for "I'm With You" and "Sk8er Boi" will be released on March 11 by Avril's record company, Arista. You can preorder your copy for only $7.98 here.
February 14: Teens Pick Avril To Win Big at the Grammys Okay, okay, so it's not exactly an adaquete picture of just who will walk home happy at this year's Grammy Awards, but a recently nationally conducted survey of teens by Harris Interactive reveals that Avril most definitely has the favor of America's youth. Avril was most voted to take home the Song of the Year award for her single "Complicated," and also the Best New Artist award.
February 14: Avril Wins "Sexiest Woman" at NME Awards
Avril was named this year's "Sexiest Woman" at the UK's recent NME Awards ceremony. Although she was also nominated for Best Solo Artist, this award was taken home by Ryan Adams.
February 14: Avril Gets Six Juno Award Nominations!
Avril was leading the pack this year for nominations for 2003's Juno Awards, Canada's equivalent to the Grammys. She was nominated as the new artist of the year, songwriter of the year, and for the fan-choice award. "Let Go", received nominations in the album of the year and pop album of the year categories, while her hit song "Complicated" got the nod as single of the year. The 2003 Juno Awards will be handed out April 6 at the Corel Centre in the capital region of Ottawa-Gatineau.
February 5: Preorder The "I'm With You" Single!
Finally! After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, the "I'm With You" single can finally be preordered! The tracklisting is not yet confirmed, but the single will be released on February 23. Preorder your copy here.
February 5: Is Avril TRL's "First Lady?"
MTV's popular afterschool show, "Total Request Live," is having their first ever awards show, which will give away prizes to the top crop of TRL. And who better to chose the winners than the viewers? The show will air February 17th at 4:00 PM. Avril is up for the TRL "First Lady" award. Vote for her here and remember to tune in to see if she wins!
February 5: Avril on E! TV's Top 25 Young Stars
Entertainment network, E! recently premiered their edition of Rank that counted down the top 25 stars in young Hollywood. Avril came in at #20. Check it out here.
February 3: Avril Lavigne: Princeton Bound?
Well, it's mid-winter and the wild rumors about which colleges teen celebrities are reportedly attending are flying. Avril is rumored to be headed off to New Jersey's Princeton University in 2007. According to the college's newspaper, she's hitting the books in order to stay close to her "sk8er boifriend," Tim Skerpon. "I just want to follow in his footsteps," the story quoted quoted Avril. "The application was a little complicated, but it was totally worth the effort." Riiiiight.
February 3: Concert Tickets Selling Like Hotcakes
Thousands of fans were phoning in, ordering online, and camping out to snag one of the 13,000 coveted tickets for the April 10 concert at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. All of the tickets sold out in just 91 minutes! After 37 minutes, only single seats remained. Avril's Toronto concert was sold out in 35 minutes and all of the tickets for the London, Ontario show sold out in only 15 minutes!
February 3: "Lirva" Tops The Charts
The virus named for Avril, "Lirva," was one of January's most active viruses. The two varients of the virus (strains A and B) took the top two spots on the virus charts, together accounting for 29.2 per cent of reported infections.
February 3: Win Tickets To Avril's Birmingham, UK Concert
Tickets sold out before you could snag some? Don't worry! You still have a chance to win some! VIP-24.com is giving away tickets to Avril's March 20th show in Birmingham, England. You can enter by emailing avrillavigne@vip-24.com with your postal address. The drawing will be held on March 13. Also, check out the VIP-24 website for Avril CD's (albums and singles) for sale.
February 3: Get Your Own Home Hardware Shirt
Remember the shirt that Avril wore on NBC's SNL that sported the logo of the soccer team that was sponsered by the local Home Hardweare store of her hometown Napanee? Well, now's your chance to get one of your very own. Several people are selling them on eBay. Click here to place your bet! Thanks, John for the info!
