A Canadian music icon is releasing her first ever greatest hits album.
Avril Lavigne, the skater girl from Napanee, ON who went on to sell fifty million records worldwide, will release a double LP of 20 fan favourites on June 21, titled Avril Lavigne — Greatest Hits.
The album – are already available for pre-order in CD and digital formats – features some of the most iconic songs of her illustrious 20-year career, from classics like "Complicated" and “Sk8er Boi”off her chart-topping 2002 debut album Let Go, to “Bite Me” and “Bois Lie” (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) from her seventh studio album Love Sux. The special release also includes the 2007 single "Girlfriend," which took Lavigne to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
To make the announcement, Lavigne donned her Complicated-era tie and tank top, a look that influenced every Canadian growing up in the 2000s.
Given that Lavigne is one of Canada's most recognizable stars of the 21st century, with eight Grammy nominations and ten Juno Awards to her name, it's almost surprising that she doesn't already have a greatest hits compilation. The Canadian superstar will kick off her celebratory era with a live performance at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, ahead of a headlining tour this summer. She’ll perform with New Male Artist of the Year nominee Nate Smith.
Her Greatest Hits headline tour kicks off on May 22 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, before making its way down to the US. Lavigne will then come back north of the border to six more Canadian cities, including performances at both Scotiabank Arena and Budweiser Stage in Toronto.
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