June 23: Avril Wins at the MMVA's, Gets Cheeky
Avril took home several awards at last night's Much Music Video Awards. Her "Sk8er Boi" video was voted the "People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist" and also "Best International Video By A Canadian." Also, she took her chance in the press room to lightly make fun of herself as she turned around and pulled her pants down an inch to show off the crack of her posterior where the letters 'MMVA' had been written. This was a joke aiming back at last year's MMVAs when Lavigne nearly lost her pants during a performance and ended up parading through most of her song with her rear exposed.
June 16: Avril Nominated For Disney Channel Award
Saturday September 20th 2003 sees the UK Disney Channel Kids Awards 2003 take place at Londons Royal Albert Hall. Avril is among the stars nominated in the Best Female category. Other nominees include Kelly Rowland, Christina Aguilera, Kym Marsh and Ms Dynamite.
June 16: Avril Featured on American Pie 3 Soundtrack
To be released July 22, the soundtrack to the third installment of the "American Pie" series, called "American Wedding," will feature a song by Avril. Among new and unreleased tracks from other artists such as Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Foo Fighters, Sum 41, and others, will be Avril's B-side song "I Don't Give." The hotly anticipated "American Wedding" opens nationwide on August 1. You can preorder the album here and the full track listing is as follows:
"Times Like These," Foo Fighters
"Anthem," Good Charlotte
"Forget Everything," New Found Glory
"The Hell Song," Sum 41
"Swing Swing," the All-American Rejects
"I Don't Give," Avril Lavigne
"Laid," Matt Nathanson
"The Art of Losing," American Hi-Fi
"Fever for the Flava," Hot Action Cop
"Give Up the Grudge," Gob
"Bouncing Off the Walls," Sugarcult
"Come Back Around," Feeder
"Any Other Girl," NU
"Beloved," the Working Title
"Calling You," Blue October
"Honey & the Moon," Joseph Arthur
"Into the Mystic," the Wallflowers
June 14: Avril Dating Jesse?
Some of you have probably heard about this already, but I'll post it up just for those of you who haven't yet read about it. Avril's said before that she'd never ever date a member of her band, and despite some speculation that she was dating band member Evan, we believed her. However, recent news articles suggest that Avril may have been dating her guitarist, Jesse Colburn for a year and a half. Click here to see photos of the pair on the beach together and here to see the article that talks about their relationship.
June 8: New Album Expected Early Next Year
Avril's manager, Shauna Gold, has said that Avril is already hard at work at her second album, expected to be released early next year. In addition, Avril is not currently working with the Matrix, the songwriting trio that helped her write several songs for her debut album; however, they haven't yet ruled out doing so in the future.
June 8: ABC Family Special Airs Tonight
Avril Lavigne is the subject of the new television special, Avril Lavigne: Anything But Ordinary, airing Sunday (June 8) on the ABC-Family cable network at 9 p.m. ET. The show chronicles Lavinge's childhood growing up in Canada, her family life, and her music. The "I'm With You" singer told the program she's living the life she's always dreamed. "I have this awesome opportunity to fulfill my dream," she said. "I am all over the place, flying here and there, going through different stuff every day." During the show, the 18-year-old singer confides that she used to fantasize about being a rock star when she was a child. She said, "I remember when I was really young, standing on my bed like I was on stage, singing at the top of my lungs and visualizing thousands of people surrounding me." (from Launch News)
June 6: Michelle Branch Says She and Avril Were Stopped Backstage
Reminiscing on what things were like just last year, fellow teen star, Michelle Branch revealed that she and Avril were stopped together backstage at a concert they both played. ''At last year's KISS concert, Avril Lavigne and I were stopped all night by security guards asking to see our backstage passes!'' she said. ''Now people are sitting in the rain to watch me play.''
June 6: Avril Contributes Handwritten Lyrics To Cancer Auction
Avril Lavigne is among several stars contributing handwritten lyrics to a charity auction called Songs of Hope which aims to raise money for cancer research. The lyrics to 'I'm With You' are one of the hottest items, along with U2's 'Beautiful Day' and Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'. Oddly enough, Avril's lyrics are written on Time Square's W Hotel stationery.
June 6: Avril Favors Denim While In Australia
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that Avril took a break from her signature cargo pants while in Australia, in favor of denim. The paper says she's been sporting super-low, super-wide Brazilian-cut Levi's while she's been on tour.
June 6: Avril Scheduled To Perform at MuchMusic Awards
Avril is one of the stars signed on to perform at the 2003 MuchMusic Video Awards, scheduled for June 22nd in Toronto. Also performing will be the band, Our Lady Peace, Ashanti, and Simple Plan.
June 6: Avril Wants A Creative Backstage Selection
For a recent TV appearance in Australia, Avril had a slightly odd backstage request. She asked for "a fruit tray with cheese (not just oranges and bananas)... be creative please!"
June 6: Celebrating a Year on Canada's Charts
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the entry of Avril's debut album, "Let Go" on Canada's album chart. Since its entry, the album has been in the top ten every week except for one week, when it fell to #11. Congrats Avril for all the success in your native land!
