Avril Lavigne's Album With Chad Kroeger Coming 'Very Soon'

Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger
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L.A. Reid dishes on his mentee's follow-up to Goodbye Lullaby, which features a track with her fiancé.

 

For fans hoping to hear what Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger were up to in the recording studio other than falling in love, soon they will get the chance to hear the song they created together.

L.A. Reid told Billboard that Lavigne's upcoming album, which features a "really good record" with her fiancé, will be out by the beginning of 2013 at the latest.

"We're in the mixing process now and I expect to release it very soon," Reid added about the "just-finished" record. "I'd like to get it out this year, but time seems to be flying. If we don't, it will be top of the new year."

(Kroeger and Lavigne announced their engagement last month. They met while they were working on the album earlier this summer, the follow-up to 2011's Goodbye Lullaby, which featured some help from her ex-husband, Sum 41's Deryck Whibley.)

Lavigne spoke to MTV News last year about reuniting with "X Factor" judge Reid at Epic Records. He discovered her and launched her to superstar status in the early part of the millennium.

"It's really exciting for me, because L.A. Reid signed me. He met me when I was 15, and he signed me on the spot. We did my first album together, and it was really successful and then what happens in the record industry, you know, changes are made," she told MTV News. "We didn't get to work together, and I was so bummed out, 'cause I never had that connection with anyone ever again, like, my whole career at the record company."

As for working with Kroeger, in the same interview, Lavigne made it clear she wanted to work with new folks on this album.

"In my new record coming up, I think I want to start off by working with people I've never worked with before because that's hard to do," she told MTV News. "When you don't know someone you have to go in and you write together and you're recording, you never know, you have to vibe together."

She added, "I'm trying to go for both sides. I love to rock out. I love to be crazy and have fun and have a more rock and roll aggressive side to me. But I also have a softer side and I wanted it also to be about my vocals... When you are having a good time making a record that always comes across in music. The energy's good so things flow better and that's what I'm excited about."

'Twilight' Movie Marathon: Five Survival Necessities

Before you post up at the theater to watch the series all over again, make sure you pack these must-haves.

 

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Breaking Dawn - Part 2"
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Another week, another seven days we can cross off our countdown calendar for the release of "Breaking Dawn - Part 2." And now that we've been able to calm ourselves after the debut of the new trailer at the VMAs last week, it's time to look ahead to future "Twilight"-related excitement, by way of the news of the "Twilight" movie marathon.

The announcement came Monday that the marathon will be taking place at select theaters on November 15, beginning with an afternoon screening of "Twilight," followed by "New Moon," "Eclipse," "Breaking Dawn: Part 1," and finally culminating in the theatrical release of "Breaking Dawn: Part 2." Have you bought your tickets yet? Here are five items you'll need in order to survive the 10-plus-hour extravaganza:

Water
It's the building block of life, people. And since we're not built like the Cullens, we all need it to survive. The less sugar-added the better, although if any of you die-hard fans happened to stockpile that "Eclipse"-themed Vitamin Water from a few years back, that would make a welcome addition to the kit. I'm thinking 8 to 16 oz. per movie would be a good way to go, which means you'll have to plan visits to the restrooms strategically.

Sustenance
As enticing as movie theater treats always are, if you rely solely on buttered popcorn and candy to keep you going, chances are you're going to crash well before the tent scene (my favorite of the franchise!) in "Eclipse." Energy bars are a great idea because they're no-muss-no-fuss, for the most part, so is trail mix. Why not pack some fruit and veggies like apples and carrots? 5-Hour Energy may also be included in an "emergency reserve pack." "Twilight" fans have so many natural endorphins and enthusiasm they probably won't need any energy boosters.

Throat Lozenges
If there's one thing I know about "Twilight" movie screenings, it's that there is always lots of screaming. Now I certainly don't recommend holding yourself back in any way, this is the last hurrah after all, but be mindful of your vocal chords and don't forget they need TLC too. Don't leave home without a bag of your favorite throat lozenges or whatever throat coat remedy you prefer.

Smelling Salts
This item could also be included in the "emergency reserve pack," as it's more precautionary than anything. But it's a good idea to have some sort of revival aid on hand. You never know when you might reach "Edward Cullen overexposure" or be incapacitated by the abundance of Taylor Lautner abs. And if you don't need it, you'll be prepared to assist fellow fans with any fainting spells.

Phone chargers
This one might be one of the most important items on the list. How else are you going to be able to talk about and properly share the experience if you don't have the requisite juice to keep your phones/tweets/status updates powered up? I know there are a couple of self-powered battery packs out there on the market, which would be ideal in this scenario so you don't have to fight other fans for outlet space.

One Direction Get Campy With 'Live While We're Young' Art

 

 
One Direction's "Live While We're Young" cover art
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Five lads goof off in the great outdoors for promo still.

The One Direction guys had a little treat for all the Directioners on Friday (September 14). They released the artwork for their "Live While We're Young" single on Twitter, weeks ahead of the single's October 1 release.

The "*amazing* new artwork," as they called it on Twitter, features the fivesome enjoying the outdoors during a camping trip, goofing off outside a tent. Shortly after they released the image, Liam Payne tweeted, "Cant wait for the single to come outtttt."

Perhaps camping is pop's latest pastime, as Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City pitched a tent for their "Good Time" video earlier this summer.

The 1D boys will also take their antics outside for the "Live While We're Young" video. Shot back in August when the guys were in their native U.K., the video has a summer music festival vibe and has the guys getting wet and wild, acting silly with props and getting soaked by water guns.

"Live While We're Young" is the lead single off the boys' sophomore album release, Take Me Home. Out November 13, the album features work from Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk — the team that also worked with the guys on their debut, including the hits "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful." They also worked with fellow Up All Night alum, Ed Sheeran, who tells MTV News he wrote love songs for the guys.

"Seventeen-year-old Ed just wrote a lot of love songs, so expect to hear a lot of love songs on their album, I guess," he shared with MTV News about the vintage jams he gave his pals this time around.