Editing Avril Lavigne (section)

===2006–2011: ''The Best Damn Thing'' and ''Goodbye Lullaby'' ===
In February 2006, Lavigne represented Canada at the [[2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics]].{{r|torinogames}} [[Fox Entertainment Group]] approached Lavigne to write a song for the soundtrack to the 2006 fantasy-adventure film ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]''; her contribution, "[[Keep Holding On]]", was released as a single to promote the film and its soundtrack.{{r|lavignekeepholdingon}}{{r|lavigneradio|lavigneitunes}}

[[File:Avril Lavigne in Amsterdam, 2008 XV.jpg|thumb|left|Lavigne performing during [[The Best Damn World Tour]] in 2008]]
Lavigne's third album, ''[[The Best Damn Thing]]'', was released in April 2007 and debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200,{{r|billboardgirlfriend}} and subsequently achieved Platinum status in Canada.<ref name=MusicCanada /> The album sold more than 2&nbsp;million copies in the US.<ref name=":0" /> Its lead single, "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]]", became Lavigne's first number-one single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and one of the decade's biggest singles.{{r|billboardgirlfriend}}{{r|billboardgirlfriend100}} The single also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, and Japan, and reached number two in the UK and France. As well as English, "Girlfriend" was recorded in Spanish, French, Italian, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], German, Japanese, and [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]. The [[IFPI|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] ranked "Girlfriend" as the most-downloaded track worldwide in 2007, selling 7.3&nbsp;million copies, including the versions recorded in eight different languages.{{r|mtvgirlfriend|kohls}} "[[When You're Gone (Avril Lavigne song)|When You're Gone]]", the album's second single, reached the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, the top ten in Canada, and the top forty in the US. "[[Hot (Avril Lavigne song)|Hot]]" was the third single and charted only at number 95 in the US, although it reached the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in Australia.

Lavigne won two [[World Music Awards]] in 2007, for 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' and 'World's Best Pop/Rock Female Artist'. She won her first two [[MTV Europe Music Awards]], received a [[Teen Choice Award]] for 'Best Summer Single', and was nominated for five Juno Awards.<ref name=Juno /> In December 2007, Lavigne was ranked number eight in ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's list of 'Top 20 Earners Under 25', with annual earnings of $12&nbsp;million.{{r|forbes20}} In March 2008, Lavigne undertook a world tour, [[The Best Damn World Tour]], and appeared on the cover of ''Maxim'' for the second time.{{r|maxim2008}} In mid-August, Malaysia's Islamic opposition party, the [[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party]], attempted to ban Lavigne's tour show in [[Kuala Lumpur]], judging her stage moves "too sexy". It was thought that her concert on August 29 would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Independence Day on August 31.{{r|mtvmalaysia}} On August 21, 2008, MTV reported that the concert had been approved by the Malaysian government.{{r|mtvmalaysiaconcert}}

In January 2010, Lavigne worked with [[Disney]] to create clothing designs inspired by [[Tim Burton]]'s feature film ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''. She recorded a song for its soundtrack, "[[Alice (Avril Lavigne song)|Alice]]", which was played over the end credits and included on the soundtrack album ''[[Almost Alice]]''.{{r|earthtimes}}{{r|pacifican}}{{r|seacrestinterview26}} In February, Lavigne performed at the Vancouver [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]].{{r|inked2010}} Lavigne's song "I'm with You" was sampled by [[Rihanna]] on the track "[[Cheers (Drink to That)]]", which is featured on Rihanna's fifth album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010).{{r|digitalspy|artistdirect}} "Cheers (Drink to That)" was released as a single the following year, and Lavigne appeared in its music video.{{r|abbeyhuffington}} In December 2010, American singer [[Miranda Cosgrove]] released "[[Dancing Crazy]]", a song written by Lavigne, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (songwriter)|Shellback]]. It was also produced by Martin.{{r|idolator}}

Lavigne began recording for her fourth album, ''[[Goodbye Lullaby]]'', in her home studio in November 2008. Its opening track, "Black Star", was written to help promote her first fragrance of the same name.{{r|musicmix}}{{r|rollingstoneblackstar}} Lavigne described the album as being about her life experiences rather than focusing on relationships, and its style as less [[pop rock]] than her previous material, reflecting her age.{{r|rollingstoneblackstar}}{{r|departure}} The release date for ''Goodbye Lullaby'' was delayed several times, which Lavigne said was because of her label.{{r|allheadlinenews}}{{r|kingstonhart}} ''Goodbye Lullaby'' was released in March 2011,{{r|billboardlipshutz|departure}} and its lead single, "[[What the Hell]]", premiered in December 2010, ahead of the album's release.{{r|billboardlipshutz}} ''Goodbye Lullaby'' received Juno Award nominations for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.<ref name=Juno>{{cite web |url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name%3DAvril+%26submit%3DSearch |title=Artist Summary &#124; the JUNO Awards |access-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125035/http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=Avril+&submit=Search |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> By March 2018, ''Goodbye Lullaby'' sold more than 500,000 copies in the US, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref name=":0" />