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07/25/2008
AVRIL LAVIGNE has earned 1 million dollar from people watching the video to her hit single GIRLFRIEND online.
The promo has clocked over 100 million hits on video sharing site YouTube.com since it was posted on the internet by RCA record company executives last year (07) - and Lavigne's earnings have rocketed as a result.
Every time the video is viewed, an advert is played and the singer receives a fee, reports Gigwise.com.
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05/05/2008
Avril Lavigne has apologised to fans for cancelling a concert.
Fans were left fuming after her San Diego show was cancelled last Wednesday (30.04.08) because the star was diagnosed with acute laryngitis.
Lavigne - has also had to pull out of a performance on the hugely popular 'Tonight with Jay Leno' US TV show - says touring has taken its toll on her health.
The 23-year-old singer wrote on her official blog: "I have been on the road for 60 days ... (read more)
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05/01/2008
Fans of AVRIL LAVIGNE were left fuming on Wednesday evening (30Apr08) when they arrived at the singer's Cox Arena show in San Diego, California only to find the pop star had quietly cancelled the concert.
The Sk8ter Boi hitmaker, whose U.S. tour has been plagued by poor ticket sales, called in sick earlier in the day with laryngitis, prompting promoters to cancel the gig.
But Lavigne's management and the promoters failed to let fans know, prompting thousands to make the ... (read more)
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03/03/2008
Singer AVRIL LAVIGNE has blasted young Hollywood stars for deliberately courting the tabloid press.
The Sk8er Boi star is disgusted by Hollywood starlets who tip off the paparazzi, and hang around in areas where they know they'll be spotted by photographers.
She says, "I think a lot of the Hollywood girls, I won't get into names, are obsessed with the paparazzi. They call them or go to the Ivy (restaurant) so they'll be seen and followed for the rest of the day.
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02/21/2008
Avril Lavigne is pregnant with her first child, say reports.
According to X17, Lavigne was spotted covering a baby bump with a large bag outside three baby stores on Monday.
She ... (read more)
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02/19/2008
Pop singer Avril Lavigne, 23, was a subject of pregnancy rumors in January and was asked about them by Maxim magazine.
Maxim: Now it seems like all bloggers are saying you're pregnant...
Avril: Remember in high school when people would start fake rumors about you? Well, this isn't high school; it's like, the entire world.
Avril has been married to Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, 27, since 2006.
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02/19/2008
Avril Lavigne has been known to be a big Britney Spears critic but now the pop/punk princess is feeling sorry for the once-pop princess and her situation with the paparazzi.
"No one else has it as hard as Britney," 23-year-old Lavigne tells Maxim magazine. "I feel bad for her. How does she even think with all those flashbulbs?"
Lavigne, who is also being pursued by paparazzi, recounts her own paparazzi run-ins.
"When I'm being ... (read more)
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02/12/2008
Pop singer Avril Lavigne would soon be launching her own perfume and range of toiletries.
According to a celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, the singer recently filed an application with the U.S. patent and trademark office for her products.
The list contains a variety of items including "perfumery; after-shave; bath oil; bath soap; shower gel; body shampoo" and "body lotion", reports Contactmusic.
With the launch of her perfume the 'Sk8er ... (read more)
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02/12/2008
Avril Lavigne has agreed to renegotiate her backing dancers' fees after being accused of paying below the standard rate.
The singer became embroiled in a war of words after the Dancers' Alliance group urged people to boycott Tuesday's LA audition for her forthcoming tour.
An email revealing their concerns was leaked to the press last week, prompting her publicist to respond that Lavigne "prides herself in treating everyone on the tour with the utmost respect and ... (read more)
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01/17/2008
Avril Lavigne has just been exonerated by two songwriters who had accused her of plagiarism. The Sk8er Boi singer escaped trial as songwriters Tony Dunbar and James Gangwer reached a confidential settlement with the singer regarding her song "Girlfriend."
Dunbar and Gangwer sued 23-year-old Lavigne and her writing partner, Luke Gottwald, claiming "Girlfriend" was ripped off from the 1979 song they wrote, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which was sung by ... (read more)
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01/17/2008
Singer Avril Lavigne has denied media reports that she is expecting a baby with her singer husband Deryck Whibley.
Various US news websites claimed recently that the singer is about 6 weeks pregnant.
A DJ had reportedly claimed that Whibley had "been telling all his friends that he's excited to be a father".
However, Lavigne's representative has dismissed the reports, saying: "It's not true."
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