Bring Da Beat Back's Top 10 Albums Of 2011

#1) Kelly Rowland Here I Am
Album Review

#2) Beyonce 4
Album Review

#3) Rihanna Talk That Talk
Album Review

#4) Jennifer Lopez Love?
Album Review

5) Mya K.I.S.S.
Album Review

#6) Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby
Album Review

#7) Kelly Clarkson Stronger
Album Review

#8) Britney Spears Femme Fatale

Album Review

#9) Angels & Airwaves Love
Album Review

#10) Mary J. Blige My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
Album Review

Avril Lavigne Performs "Wish You Were Here" On Live With Kelly

Avril Lavigne gave another lovely, albeit short, performance of her latest single "Wish You Were Here" off Goodbye Lullaby on the post-Regis Live With Kelly.

Avril Lavigne Performs "Wish You Were Here" On Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Here is Avril Lavigne's bloody performance of "Wish You Were Here" off her latest album Goodbye Lullaby on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not that there's anything wrong with the explicit version, but I kinda wanna download the edited version of this song!

Avril Lavigne On VH1 Big Morning Buzz

"Wish You Were Here" & "What The Hell"



Interview
Avril Lavigne continued her promo tour for the new single "Wish You Were Here" off Goodbye Lullaby on VH1 Big Morning Buzz(?). Re: her "What The Hell" performance... don't get too crazy there, Avril! lol

Avril Lavigne Performs "Wish You Were Here" On GMA

Avril Lavigne performed (the Kids Bop version of) her new single "Wish You Were Here" off her fourth album Goodbye Lullaby on Good Morning America following a short interview. It's good to see her doing some promo! (Especially for a not-yet-old album that came out on her now-old label...)

Avril Lavigne Performs "Wish You Were Here" On NRJ

Avril Lavigne gave a chill performance of her third single "Wish You Were Here" from Goodbye Lullaby ...internationally, on NRJ in France.

Avril Lavigne "Wish You Were Here" Video Premiere

"Wish You Were Here" is the third single off Avril Lavigne's fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. Well, if RCA's gonna do a cheap video, this is the way to go *side-eyes "Smile"*. Dave Meyers (really?!) directed. I don't think they gave "Smile" enough of a push, the way it was riding up the iTunes chart there for a while, but "Wish You Were Here" should've been the second single anyway & I plan on seeing you perform this ERRwhere, Av!

Billboard Updates

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Following Beyonce's second week atop the Billboard 200 album chart with 4 was Blake Shelton's Red River Blue. Meanwhile, LMFAO has spent the last two weeks on top of the Hot 100 singles chart with "Party Rock Anthem". Last week, OneRepublic's "Good Life" jumped 9-8 & earned the Digital Gainer title, while Avril Lavigne debuted @ #94 with "Smile".

See full charts HERE

(Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

Avril Lavigne Performs On America's Got Talent

Miraculously, RCA artist Avril Lavigne got to promote her latest single "Smile", the second from her new album Goodbye Lullaby, by performing it along with a "What The Hell" lead-in on America's Got Talent.

The 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards Recap

Fefe Dobson "Stuttering"



Avril Lavigne "What The Hell"
Canadians Fefe Dobson & Avril Lavigne took the stage at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, where the former walked away with the Ur Fave Video award for "Stuttering"! In addition, assisting Justin Bieber in his wins in the categories International Video Of The Year By A Canadian (tie with Drake) & Ur Fave Artist for "Somebody To Love (Remix)" waaas Usher.

While I Was Away...

Jennifer Lopez Performs "On The Floor" On So You Think You Can Dance UK

• Lily Allen Married, Pregnant
• Janelle Monae Does Rolling Out Magazine
• New Jennifer Lopez "L'Oreal" Commercial
• New Kelly Rowland Promo Pics
• Keri Hilson Performs "Pretty Girl Rock" On Germany's Next Top Model Finale
• Rihanna "Loud" Tour Behind-The-Scenes
• Kelly Clarkson Performs National Anthem On NBA Finals
• Nicole Scherzinger Performs "Right There" On The Graham Norton Show
• Beyonce Does Dazed & Confused Magazine
• Jennifer Hudson On GMA
• Katharine McPhee & Smash Sign With Columbia
• Nicole Scherzinger Performs "Right There" On Britain's Got Talent
• New Tiffany Evans Promo Pic
• Kanye West ft. Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, & Bon Iver "Monster" Official Video Premiere
• Avril Lavigne Performs "Smile" On Schlag Den Raab
• The Black-Eyed Peas Perform On Taratata
• New Beyonce Promo Pics HERE & HERE
• OneRepublic Performs "Good Life" On Leno
• Jennifer Hudson To Publish Weight Loss Memoir Next January
• Alicia Keys Performs At Walmart's Annual Shareholders' Meeting
• New JoJo Promo Pic
• Avril Lavigne Performs On Britain's Got Talent
• Beyonce "Essence" Magazine Cover
• Jennifer Hudson To Play Nun In "The Three Stooges"
• Pink Gives Birth To Girl
• The Black-Eyed Peas Perform "Don't Stop The Party" On So You Think You Can Dance UK

Avril Lavigne "Smile" Video Premiere

"Smile" is the second single off Avril Lavigne's fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. Literal much? Incredible song though!

Avril Lavigne "Smile" Behind-The-Scenes

How generous you are, RCA. Avril Lavigne's label shelled out a whole Abe Lincoln to finance the video for "Smile", her second single off Goodbye Lullaby. Good song choice though!

Avril Lavigne On Sunrise + More

"What The Hell"



"Girlfriend"



Interview
Avril Lavigne has made her way down to Australia on the promo tour for her new album Goodbye Lullaby, where she performed the disc's first single & an old favorite on Sunrise. I don't think Avril gets enough credit for her live vocals. If you agree, because I fail at life, check out some more release-week performances from Avril:

• Today: "What The Hell"
• The View: "What The Hell"
• Z100 Concert: Part 1 Part 2

Album Review: Avril Lavigne "Goodbye Lullaby"

It's been a minute since Avril Lavigne dropped her last album back in 2007. Following some label drama, she's finally dropped her fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby. A mixture of her second & third albums Under My Skin & The Best Damn Thing, respectively, Goodbye Lullaby is arguably the best display of Avril's talents thus far.

1. "Black Star": This intro/jingle, if you will, for her fragrance of the same name is pleasant enough.

2. "What The Hell": The album's first single & one of the pop-ier songs on it, this uptempo is incredibly infectious & definitely one of her better singles. 5/5

3. "Push": One of the more stripped-down tracks on the album, it's a slightly less-polished, but still great display of her vocals. 4.5/5

4. "Wish You Were Here": As was "What The Hell", this song was produced by Max Martin, who, whether she likes it or not, is her musical soulmate. This midtempo is at least one of, if not my absolute favorite song(s) on the album. 5/5

5. "Smile": This uptempo, Max Martin-produced pop song finds Avril on top of her game. 5/5

6. "Stop Standing There": Avril's just jamming on this one & I'll gladly enjoy the ride. 4.5/5

7. "I Love You": Two words: Max Martin. What can I say? 4.5/5

8. "Everybody Hurts": Another solid track. I love her vocals at the end! 4/5

9. "Not Enough": This song is gorgeous, especially the chorus. 4.5/5

10. "4 Real": I actually don't love the chorus on this one, but it's alright & the verses make up for it anyway. 4/5

11. "Darlin'": Only Avril could get away with singing a song that she wrote when she was 15. 4/5

12. "Remember When": I appreciate the piano at the beginning. I also love how the song builds as it goes along & the way Avril sounds on this one. 4.5/5

13. "Goodbye": Another great example of what makes this album so good: Avril's voice shining through simply beautiful music.... & the strings at the end are everything! 4.5/5

That's not to say, of course, that Avril doesn't shine with big music behind her. I mean, the extended version of "Alice" that is included here as a "hidden" track (even though it's listed on the back cover of the CD...) is not only a perfect example of that, but something that I really needed too! That's probably my only complaint about the album--that she was trying so hard to avoid the uber-pop that was found in "Girlfriend" that she didn't even give us much in the way of "Alice"-esque material. That said, Goodbye Lullaby had me noticing Avril's outstanding vocal talents more than ever before--even though my personal favorite album of hers remains the slightly more consistent Under My Skin, Goodbye Lullaby coming in a close second. This album is the kind of no-frills, truly good music that is missing in today's industry.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Avril Lavigne "Goodbye Lullaby" Track-By-Track

Avril Lavigne discusses the majority of the tracks on her new album Goodbye Lullaby in this track-by-track. These things are always cool.

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Lupe Fiasco's Lasers tops the latest Billboard 200 album chart, where Avril Lavigne debuts @ #4 with Goodbye Lullaby following first-week sales of 87,000 copies. On the Hot 100 singles chart, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" reigns... because people are stupid. Despite falling 3-4, Rihanna holds the Airplay Gainer title with "S&M", while Britney Spears earns her 10th top 10 hit in "Till The World Ends", which jumps 20-9 following its first full week of digital availability (158,000, +36%). Also, Avril Lavigne's "Wish You Were Here" debuts @ #99.

See full charts HERE

(Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

New Avril Lavigne Promo Pics

Check out the latest set of Avril Lavigne promotional photos from this Goodbye Lullaby era. Very nice!

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Avril Lavigne Performs On Jimmy Kimmel

Push



What The Hell
Avril Lavigne fixed what I didn't care for from her last performance of "What The Hell" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Her "Push" performance was slightly rougher than the Walmart one though... & honey, I know it's what you want your second single off Goodbye Lullaby to be, but the people have spoken & we want "Wish You Were Here"!

Avril Lavigne Performs "What The Hell" On Leno

Avril Lavigne finally did some promo on TV for her new album Goodbye Lullaby by performing its lead single "What The Hell" on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. It was fun, but now, after watching her Walmart Soundcheck interview, I'm painfully aware of just how much her voice is covered up by the instruments...