NEW ALBUM ,GOODBYE LULLABY ,TO BE RELEASED BY RCA 3 /8 / 2011

First Single, "What the Hell," Set For Worldwide Debut on Annual New Year’s Eve Special

December 7, 2010 – Two years in the making, singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne's fourth studio album,GoodBye Lullaby will be released by RCA Records on March 8, 2011. Lavigne will debut the first single "What the Hell" on New Year's Eve during "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve."

Lavigne worked with longtime collaborators Deryck Whibley, Evan Taubenfeld and Butch Walker, as well as songwriter/producer Max Martin. Lavigne continues to share her personal experiences through her writing and music, and Good Bye Lullaby is a further evolution of this, propelled by a more raw and organic sound.

Among its upbeat tracks are "What the Hell," an unabashed embrace of fun and freedom, and "Stop Standing There," fueled by an early-‘50s girl-group feel. The album runs the gamut of emotions: Lavigne expresses her gratitude for special people in her life in the rocker "Smile," explores the dynamics of a relationship in "Push," shows her vulnerable side in "Wish You Were Here," and finds the strength to close one chapter of her life and move on to the next in the title track "Goodbye."

Outside the recording studio, Lavigne is a successful entrepreneur who continues to design and direct her lifestyle apparel brand, Abbey Dawn, which has expanded its worldwide footprint and will be shipping to 50+ countries beginning this month. Along with her popular fragrance Black Star, she recently introduced Forbidden Rose and is launching a third fragrance in 2011. This September, Lavigne's past charitable work also inspired her to create The Avril Lavigne Foundation. The Foundation works in partnership with leading charitable organizations to design and deliver programs, raise awareness, and mobilize support for children and youth living with serious illnesses or disabilities.

Avril Lavigne has made an indelible mark on the music community, selling more than 30 million albums worldwide, earning eight Grammy nominations and seven Canadian Juno Awards. She burst onto the music scene in 2002 with the critically acclaimed Let Go, featuring the smash singles "Sk8r Boi" and "Complicated." Her 2004 release, Under My Skin, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, as did her third album, The Best Damn Thing, which produced the irrepressible #1 single "Girlfriend" and logged more than 130 million views on YouTube! Lavigne also wrote the song "Alice" for Tim Burton's critically acclaimed Disney Film Alice in Wonderland. For more information, visit AvrilLavigne.comavigne.com.

Avril Lavigne Reveals Her Most Vulnerable Song in New Album

More than three years after she released "The Best Damn Thing" in 2007, Avril Lavigne  is now months away from presenting fans with her latest album, "Goodbye Lullaby". Sharing her insight on the effort in a Q&A session recently, the "Girlfriend" hitmaker uncovered which track is personal to her. 

Asked what's her most personal song when met after recording a pre-taped segment for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest", the 26-year-old told Entertainment Weekly, "I guess I would say 'Goodbye'." She continued to dish, "It's the most vulnerable song I've ever written or recorded, and it inspires the album title." 

On her first single on the record, the ex-wife of Sum 41 lead Deryck Whibley described "What the Hell" as "more pop and uptempo and kind of reminiscent of my old stuff". She added that "the rest of the record is more stripped and raw and a little deeper" before concluding, "this album is less pop-rock than the previous stuff, but the first single is a more like that." 

During the chat, Avril also talked about having her single "I'm With You" sampled by Rihanna  for her song, "Cheers (Drink to That)". She gushed, "It was really exciting because 'I'm With You' is one of my favorite songs that I've done, I always love performing it. And I think Rihanna' awesome, she has great songs, she's a really great singer, so yeah I was excited. I think it's really cool." 

"Goodbye Lullaby" is Avril's fourth studio album that will be released by RCA Records in the United States on March 8, 2011. The pop punk princess will debut the record's lead single, "What the Hell", on New Year's Eve, December 31 on "Dick New Year's Rockin' Eve" which will also feature the likes of Drake, Willow Smith,and Jennifer Hudsen among others. 

Official Tracklisting of Avril "Good-Bye Lullaby"

Avril Lavigne has unveiled songs selection for her next studio effort "Good-Bye Lullaby" . There are fourteen tracks lined up, and one of them is "Alice In Wonderland" theme song which is offered as a hidden track. 

The first single "What the Hell" will be debuted live at the upcoming star-studded "Dick Clark's" New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrests". A music video will be premiered soon after the debut. In the meantime, fans can listen to a previously short snipped of the single. 

While "What the Hell" is a fun pop track about "personal freedom", the other songs like "Smile" expresses her gratitude for special people in her life, "Push" has her exploring the dynamics of a relationship, "Wish You Were Here" bares her vulnerable side, and "Goodbye" shows off her strength to close one chapter of her life and move on to the next.

Avril NEW FRAGNANCE!!!

Avril Lavigne HAS launched a new fragnance called "Forbidden Rose" -Dare To Discover- . On avrillavigne.com (official website) they are giving out free samples of this NEWLY launched fragnance!