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Love Sux, out now. The line—from the song “Cannonball”—is angsty and maybe even a little rude, but you can't miss the joy in her voice as she shouts over a drumbeat so driving it sounds like the heartbeat of someone who just downed three espressos, a Red Bull, and an unknown number of green tea pills.

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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Lorraine Kelly was stunned by Avril Lavigne ’s youthful appearance as she interviewed her on Thursday 24 February. The 62 year old presenter was shocked by how young the punk star looked, twenty years after her debut album, Unplugged, was released.

Avril Lavigne has opened up about her relationship with singer Mod Sun and explained how he ended up co-writing and co-producing her new album, Love Sux.  MORE: Avril Lavigne begins major countdown as she shares unreleased music teaserThe rockstar appeared on Lorraine Kelly's ITV breakfast show on Wednesday morning to promote her album, which will be released on Friday 25 February. Grantchester season six is hereAnton Du Beke shows off incredible living roomSean Penn and Charlize Theron grace the red carpet togetherStrictlys Karen Hauer causes a stir in fitness video with new boyfriend14 times Disney Princess characters inspired us with their acts of kindnessWATCH: Avril Lavigne provides special preview of new albumWhen asked by Lorraine about working with her partner on the record, Avril said: "We met in the studio and I performed on his record with him on a song called Flames and then we ended up co-writing my entire album together and he co-produced it as well.

Avril Lavigne’s iconic track “Sk8ter Boi” is being turned into a movie and now the singer tells ET Canada that fans can expect to see cameos from some of her famous friends.

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Avril Lavigne joins fellow Canadian music icon Shania Twain to discuss everything from the time they met to their favourite anti-love songs, which includes a hit from another “Canadian icon club member,” Alanis Morissette.

Avril Lavigne gave fans a reason to be excited as she began a countdown to a big moment in her career with her latest social media posts.MORE: Avril Lavigne stuns in daring neon-green outfitThe singer took to her Instagram Stories from her lush Malibu mansion to begin the countdown to the release of her new album Love Sux. She excitedly remarked that the album would be out in a mere ten days and then began to play a snippet from a yet unreleased song.WATCH: Avril Lavigne provides special preview of new albumAvril sang along to the pop-punk track, which consistently used the refrain "you make me nauseous," sticking her tongue out and flashing her bright orange nail job as well.The album is the pop-punk superstar's seventh full-length record and her first since released exactly three year ago in 2019's Head Above Water.MORE: Avril Lavigne poses in fishnets for major new photos you have to seeReleasing on 25 February, 2022, Avril opened up in a recent interview with Nylon about the different direction the record took, saying: "This is the first one that’s just rock all the way through.A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne)Avril's seventh album is slated to come out on 25 February"There was a point in music where the label was like, 'Radio don't want to hear guitars anymore.' Live drums went away.

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Avril Lavigne admits 'relationships are not easy.'The Complicated hitmaker - whose new album Love Sux will be released on February 25 - admitted she has finally learned to 'prioritize' herself rather than relying on other people.'Yes, love is hard and relationships are not easy. It's not easy for anybody and I've now lived long enough to realize that I need to prioritize myself and take care of myself,' the 37-year-old said to FAULT Magazine this week.

Avril Lavigne's track record has been somewhat spotty. Now, though, she's learned to "prioritize" herself in a relationship and lean into her independence."Yes, love is hard and relationships are not easy.

Avril Lavigne has taken to Instagram to share some disappointing news with her followers.The 37-year-old singer admitted she had been forced to make a "difficult decision" as she addressed her fans in the UK and Europe.WATCH: Avril Lavigne shares rare video of lookalike momAvril shared two photos; one showing the official poster for her Love Sux tour and the second, a statement written on her behalf.In the first image, the star can be seen sat on the ground and holding a bunch of black balloons. She is dressed in statement thigh-high boots, leather trousers and a matching bralette.A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne) She wrote: “To my fabs in Europe and the UK, I have some unfortunate news to share with you about my UK and European dates.“I have to make the difficult decision to postpone this tour until 2023.

Avril Lavigne has postponed her 2022 UK and European headline tour.The Canadian singer-songwriter was due to hit the road later this month in support of her seventh studio album, ‘Love Sux’, which comes out on February 26 via Travis Barker‘s label DTA Records.Following a string of European appearances, Lavigne was scheduled to return to the UK for gigs in Manchester (March 25) and London (27, 28, 29).The tour was initially set to take place in March/April 2020, but was pushed back to 2021 due to COVID. New dates for 2022 were then announced last October.Taking to social media yesterday (February 7), Lavigne shared the “unfortunate news” that she had made the “difficult decision” to postpone her UK and European tour until April/May 2023.“Due to the ongoing issues surrounding the pandemic, there are a series of travel and venue restrictions from country to country that have made the tour not possible to happen,” the statement continued.A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne)“It’s not an easy decision, but it’s one that will help ensure that we are able to play every single date of the tour, put on the best show possible at full capacity, and operate in a safe environment.”Lavigne concluded: “It really breaks my heart to have to do this, but I know it will be worth the wait.”You can see the full list of new shows in the post above.

Ho99o9 have returned with a new song called ‘Battery Not Included’, which was produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.The duo – comprised of theOGM and Eaddy – last released new material last August with their 3TEETH collaboration ‘Paralyze’.Now, Ho99o9 have shared a taste of their upcoming second album, which will arrive this spring. ‘Battery Not Included’ sees the band veer from full-on punk onslaught to something more tender and softer, and back again.“There’s only so much mental & physical affliction + oppression the human psyche can endure before they reach the pinnacle of no return,” theOGM said in a press release.

A Day To Remember have released a new version of their single ‘Re-Entry’ featuring Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus.The release marks another major return to recording music for Hoppus since breaking the news that he was cancer-free last September. The singer and bassist had previously been diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.On re-recording the song with Hoppus, A Day To Remember vocalist Jeremy McKinnon said: “When this song originally took shape it was without a doubt massively influenced by Blink-182, so when the idea came up to do a remix of sorts for it, Mark was immediately who we pictured.“We sent him the track with no second verse and said to do whatever he was inspired to do and what he sent back genuinely makes the song for me.

Avril Lavigne has spoken about the “huge honour” of collaborating with Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus on her forthcoming new album.As announced last week, Lavigne’s seventh studio record ‘Love Sux’ – released on February 25 – will contain a track called ‘All I Wanted’, which features Hoppus.During a recent conversation on the bassist’s Apple Music Hits show, After School Radio, the Canadian singer-songwriter said: “I was really excited to work with you. I mean, to be honest, you’re one of my favourite artists.”Lavigne continued: “[1997 Blink album] ‘Dude Ranch’ and ‘Enema Of The State’ [1999] … those were the records I was listening to in high school, and as a teenager and I feel like they were really impactful on me as I was coming into my own musical identity.The ‘Sk8er Boi’ artist went on to say that the pair worked on ‘All I Wanted’ together remotely “over Zoom, which was different”.“I mean, I was so excited and I was really impressed with how efficient you are in the studio,” she recalled.

Avril Lavigne was seen performing during the 2022 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO event at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday evening.The 37-year-old performer appeared to be in her element as she wowed the crowd with several of her hit tracks and interacted with her other band members.The singer's appearance at the concert comes prior to the arrival of her upcoming seventh studio album, entitled Love Sux. Doing her thing:Avril Lavigne was seen performing during the 2022 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO event at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday eveningAvril sported a cut-off red long-sleeve shirt on top of a black undershirt while performing for her fans.The Sk8er Boi singer also rocked a patterned and partially studded plaid skirt during her time on stage.

Avril Lavigne has announced that her upcoming seventh studio album, entitled Love Sux, will be released onFebruary 25.The 37-year-old singer's project will see her returning to her roots as a pop punk artist and will also feature contributions from artists such as Travis Barker and Blink-182's Mark Hoppus.The performer also took to her Twitter account on Wednesday to announce that her newest single,I Love It When You Hate Me, will be made available to the public on Friday. Coming soon:Avril Lavigne has announced that her upcoming seventh studio album, entitled Love Sux, will be released on February 25Lavigne collaborated with singer and producer Blackbear while working on the track.The Grammy-nominated artist shared a snippet of the forthcoming track to her Twitter account along with a video of a drawn-on guitar becoming more and more decorated.