Editing Avril Lavigne (section)

===2021–present: ''Love Sux''===
On January 8, 2021, "[[Flames (Mod Sun song)|Flames]]", a collaboration between [[Mod Sun]] and Lavigne, was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJg9_XtFZPM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/avrillavigne/2477252430670435276 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|title="Flames" with @modsun featuring me January 8th pre save now 🔥🔥🔥🔥 |website=Instagram|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7917360/avril-lavigne-announces-flames-featuring-mod-sun?andro=1&ios=1&safari=1|title=Avril Lavigne & Mod Sun Team Up For "Flames"|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212005747/https://www.idolator.com/7917360/avril-lavigne-announces-flames-featuring-mod-sun?andro=1&ios=1&safari=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In the subsequent month, Lavigne confirmed recording for her next album had been completed.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/avril-lavigne-has-finished-her-new-pop-punk-album/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211021/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/avril-lavigne-has-finished-her-new-pop-punk-album/| archive-date=October 21, 2021|title=Avril Lavigne has finished her new pop-punk album|website=[[Kerrang]]|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On July 16, 2021, [[Willow Smith]] released her fourth album, titled ''[[Lately I Feel Everything]]'', with one of the tracks, "Grow", featuring Avril Lavigne and [[Travis Barker]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=July 12, 2021|title=Willow Smith confirms Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker and more on new album tracklist|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/willow-smith-confirms-avril-lavigne-travis-barker-and-more-on-new-album-tracklist-2991306| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211021/https://www.nme.com/news/music/willow-smith-confirms-avril-lavigne-travis-barker-and-more-on-new-album-tracklist-2991306| archive-date=October 21, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=[[NME]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A music video for the song was released in October of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/willow-and-avril-lavigne-tower-above-the-city-in-new-grow-video-3074608|title=Willow and Avril Lavigne tower above the city in new 'Grow' video|work=NME|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120044757/https://www.nme.com/news/music/willow-and-avril-lavigne-tower-above-the-city-in-new-grow-video-3074608|url-status=live}}</ref>

After announcing on November 3, 2021, that she had signed with Barker's label DTA Records,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/avril-lavigne-travis-barker-record-label-new-single-teaser-3087168|title=Avril Lavigne signs to Travis Barker's record label and teases new single|work=NME|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107131922/https://www.nme.com/news/music/avril-lavigne-travis-barker-record-label-new-single-teaser-3087168|url-status=live}}</ref> Lavigne announced her new single titled "[[Bite Me (song)|Bite Me]]", which was released on November 10.<ref>{{cite web|first=Will|last=Lavin|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/avril-lavigne-announces-new-single-bite-me-coming-next-week-3088620|title=Avril Lavigne announces new single 'Bite Me' coming next week|work=NME|date=November 5, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107112528/https://www.nme.com/news/music/avril-lavigne-announces-new-single-bite-me-coming-next-week-3088620|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 13, 2022, Lavigne announced her seventh album ''[[Love Sux]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Carter|url=https://www.kerrang.com/avril-lavigne-announces-new-album-love-sux|title=Avril Lavigne announces new album Love Sux|work=Kerrang!|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201163526/https://www.kerrang.com/avril-lavigne-announces-new-album-love-sux|url-status=live}}</ref> Much of the album was written and produced by Lavigne's then boyfriend, pop punk artist Mod Sun. The second single off the record, "[[Love It When You Hate Me]]", was released on January 14, and featured American singer [[Blackbear (musician)|Blackbear]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-love-sux-new-song-1284911/|title=Avril Lavigne Previews New LP 'Love Sux' With 'Love It When You Hate Me'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 15, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116080500/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-love-sux-new-song-1284911/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was subsequently released on February 25.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|title=Avril Lavigne knows 'love is a lot of work' as she drops album with MGK, Travis Barker|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/02/24/avril-lavigne-interview-machine-gun-kelly-travis-barker-love-sux-album/6832716001/|access-date=February 25, 2022|website=[[USA Today]]|archive-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503110708/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/02/24/avril-lavigne-interview-machine-gun-kelly-travis-barker-love-sux-album/6832716001/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Love Sux'' debuted at number nine on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 6, 2022 |title='Encanto' Enchants Billboard 200 Albums Chart With Eighth Week at No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-billboard-200-chart-number-one-eighth-week-1235040129/ |access-date=April 2, 2022 |magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306213543/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-billboard-200-chart-number-one-eighth-week-1235040129/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and at number three on the ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2022 |title=She's Back: Avril Lavigne Debuts At 3 With 'Love Sux' |url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2022/03/07/shes-back-avril-lavigne-debuts-3-love-sux |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=FYIMusicNews |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309020651/https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2022/03/07/shes-back-avril-lavigne-debuts-3-love-sux |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 13, 2022, a new edition of ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'' was released for the album's 20th anniversary. The record contains six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s "[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)|Breakaway]]", which was originally written by Lavigne.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-let-go-anniversary-breakaway-new-version-1362549/|title=Avril Lavigne Drops New'Breakway' Version, Unearths Rarities for 'Let Go' Anniversary|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=3 June 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610051736/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-let-go-anniversary-breakaway-new-version-1362549/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary-edition-1235283741/|title=Avril Lavigne Celebrates 'Let Go' 20th Anniversary With Expanded Edition, Including New Recording of 'Breakaway'|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=3 June 2022|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610031455/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary-edition-1235283741/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 13, 2022, Lavigne attended, presented and performed at the 15th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Honors at the [[Ryman Auditorium]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. She performed a cover of [[Shania Twain]]'s "[[No One Needs to Know]]" and presented Twain with an ACM Poets Award. The cover received a positive reception.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 13, 2022|title=WATCH: Avril Lavigne Shocks Fans With Stellar Shania Twain Cover On ACM Honors|url=https://countrynow.com/watch-avril-lavigne-shocks-fans-with-stellar-shania-twain-cover-on-acm-honors/|access-date=September 16, 2022|website=Country Now|archive-date=September 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916071249/https://countrynow.com/watch-avril-lavigne-shocks-fans-with-stellar-shania-twain-cover-on-acm-honors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2022|title=Avril Lavigne pays homage to 'Canadian queen Shania Twain' on Instagram|url=https://news.yahoo.com/avril-lavigne-homage-to-shania-twain-on-instagram-160820692.html|access-date=September 17, 2022|website=Yahoo! News|archive-date=September 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916140217/https://news.yahoo.com/avril-lavigne-homage-to-shania-twain-on-instagram-160820692.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 24, 2022, Lavigne announced the release of a single titled "[[I'm a Mess (Avril Lavigne and Yungblud song)|I'm a Mess]]" featuring English singer [[Yungblud]] on November 3, 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title="I'm A Mess" featuring @yungblud out Thursday, November 3 |url=https://twitter.com/avrillavigne/status/1585315637504618498 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=Twitter  |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029055626/https://twitter.com/avrillavigne/status/1585315637504618498 |url-status=live }}</ref> as the lead single of the deluxe edition of ''Love Sux'', which was released on November 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/avrillavigne/status/1588293841681285121|title="I'm A Mess" is on the deluxe album coming out November 25 🧡🖤 #ImAMess|website=[[Twitter]]|date=3 November 2022|author=Avril Lavigne|access-date=November 4, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103223747/https://twitter.com/AvrilLavigne/status/1588293841681285121|url-status=live}}</ref> While promoting "I'm a Mess", Lavigne confirmed she was working on her eighth album with [[John Feldmann]], Barker, Yungblud and [[Alex Gaskarth]] of band [[All Time Low]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/avrillavigne/status/1588331686886248450|title=Omfg my new album is coming along so quickly! Nothing like working with your friends. Been working with Alex from All Time Low, Travis, Feldy, and Yungblud…it's been like…Laugh. Talk. Write. Sing. Record. Repeat. #ImAMess|website=[[Twitter]]|date=3 November 2022|author=Avril Lavigne|access-date=November 4, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104104034/https://twitter.com/avrillavigne/status/1588331686886248450|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Fake as Hell]]", a collaboration between Lavigne and All Time Low, was eventually released as a single on September 15, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/all-time-low-and-avril-lavigne-join-forces-for-new-single-fake-as-hell|title=All Time Low and Avril Lavigne join forces for new single Fake As Hell|website=[[Kerrang!]]|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015091351/https://www.kerrang.com/amp/all-time-low-and-avril-lavigne-join-forces-for-new-single-fake-as-hell|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 9, 2023, Lavigne did a live collaborative performance with [[country music]] artist [[Miranda Lambert]] during the 2023 [[CMA Fest]] at [[Nissan Stadium]] in Nashville, Tennessee. They performed a mashup of Lambert's "[[Kerosene (song)|Kerosene]]" and Lavigne's "[[Sk8er Boi]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Freeman|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/avril-lavigne-miranda-lambert-sk8er-boi-cma-fest-1234768511/|title=Avril Lavigne Surprises CMA Fest to Sing 'Sk8er Boi' with Miranda Lambert|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 10, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611004026/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/avril-lavigne-miranda-lambert-sk8er-boi-cma-fest-1234768511/|archive-date=June 11, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2023/06/09/cma-fest-2023-see-day-2-performances-keith-urban-miranda-lambert/12054640002/|title=CMA Fest 2023: Day 2 surprises include Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne and Reba McEntire|work=[[The Tennessean]]|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>

On May 10, 2024, Lavigne announced plans to release a [[Greatest Hits (Avril Lavigne album)|greatest hits album]] on June 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-track-list-first-greatest-hits-album-1235680056/ |title=Avril Lavigne Reveals Track List for First-Ever Greatest Hits Album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510210000/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-track-list-first-greatest-hits-album-1235680056/|archive-date=May 10, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 16, 2024, Lavigne and [[country music]] artist [[Nate Smith (singer)|Nate Smith]] released a collaborative single titled "[[Bulletproof (Nate Smith song)|Bulletproof]]" that was originally released as a solo single for Smith. Lavigne and Smith performed the song at the 59th [[Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=Hoffman|url=https://coyotecountrylv.com/2024/05/16/nate-smith-avril-lavigne-bulletproof/|title=Nate Smith And Avril Lavigne Joins Forces On 'Bulletproof'|work=[[Beasley Media Group, LLC]]|date=May 16, 2024|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> In support of the album, Lavigne embarked her [[Greatest Hits Tour (Avril Lavigne)|Greatest Hits Tour]], which began on May 22, 2024 and concluded on September 18, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avril Lavigne Announces 2024 "The Greatest Hits" Tour |url=https://consequence.net/2024/01/avril-lavigne-the-greatest-hits-tour-2024/ |website=Consequence |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last= Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Avril Lavigne Sets 2024 North American Greatest Hits Tour Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-2024-north-american-greatest-hits-tour-dates-1235586071/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 11, 2024| date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> On June 30, 2024, Lavigne played the world-famous [[Glastonbury Festival]] in England for the first time, drawing one of the largest crowds ever seen at the Other Stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxw28nex1yjo|title=Avril Lavigne on waiting 22 years to play Glastonbury|date=June 30, 2024 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/glastonbury/glastonbury-2024-review-avril-lavigne-b2571482.html |title=Avril Lavigne review, Glastonbury 2024: Another artist plonked on far too small a stage|work=The Independent|accessdate=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/30/avril-lavigne-at-glastonbury-review-pop-punk-pioneer-still-gives-potent-teenage-kicks|title=Avril Lavigne at Glastonbury review – pop punk pioneer still gives potent teenage kicks|work=The Guardian|date=June 30, 2024 |accessdate=30 June 2024 |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/avril-lavigne-draws-a-huge-glastonbury-crowd/|title=Avril Lavigne Draws A Huge Glastonbury Crowd|date=June 30, 2024 |publisher=Clash Music|accessdate=1 July 2024}}</ref>

On October 3, 2024, it was reported that Lavigne recorded another collaborative single with Smith titled "[[Can You Die from a Broken Heart]]". The song is featured on Smith's sophomore album ''[[California Gold (album)|California Gold]]'' and it was released as the third single from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rocksound.tv/news/avril-lavigne-joins-forces-with-country-star-nate-smith-for-ballad-can-you-die-from-a-broken-heart#:~:text=by%20Maddy%20Howell%20%7C%20October%203,should%20feel%20and%20sound%20like.|title=Avril Lavigne Joins Forces With Country Star Nate Smith For Ballad 'Can You Die From A Broken Heart'|date=October 3, 2024 |publisher=RockSound|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, Lavigne was featured on the single "[[77 (Billy Idol song)|77]]", which was featured on [[Billy Idol]]'s album ''[[Dream Into It]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/billy-idol-avril-lavigne-77 |title=Billy Idol hooks up with Avril Lavigne for driving pop-punk anthem 77 |date=April 23, 2025 |last=Lewry|first=Fraser |work=Louder Sound |access-date=May 8, 2025 }}</ref> They performed the song together on the April 28th episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/news/music/billy-idol-avril-lavigne-perform-77-jimmy-kimmel/ |title=Watch Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne perform their collab 77 on Jimmy Kimmel |date=April 30, 2025 |last=Mensah|first=Jenny |work=Radio X |access-date=May 8, 2025 }}</ref> On May 9, 2025, Lavigne released the single "[[Young & Dumb (song)|Young & Dumb]]", featuring [[Simple Plan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=van den Bosch |first=Eva |title=Avril Lavigne Announces New Song With Simple Plan |url=https://www.strifemag.com/artists/avril-lavigne/avril-lavigne-announces-new-song-with-simple-plan/ |website=Strife Mag |date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |title=Avril Lavigne Gets Nostalgic With Simple Plan for Anthemic Collab 'Young & Dumb' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-simple-plan-young-and-dumb-song-video-1235966749/ |website=Billboard |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref> Simple Plan and Lavigne had first toured together on Lavigne's first tour, the [[Try To Shut Me Up Tour]], from 2002 until it's conclusion in 2003, which served as the inspiration for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-simple-plan-young-and-dumb-song-video-1235966749/ |title=Avril Lavigne Gets Nostalgic With Simple Plan for Anthemic Collab ‘Young & Dumb’ |date=May 9, 2025 |last=Rowley|first=Glenn |work=Billiboard |access-date=May 11, 2025 }}</ref>