According to Idolator.com, Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend video is currently Youtube’s all-time no. 2 clip, “having been viewed some 88,739,107″ times.
Is she getting that many views or are some of her more rabid fans helping it along? It now appears that a devious plan has been in the works to move her into the top spot!
avrilbandaids.com has this writeup:
“Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend music video is less than 1 million views away from becoming the most watched video of all time on YouTube, so if ever there was a time for us to bring back the YouTube campaign, that time is now!
“But making Girlfriend the most watched video on YouTube is small potatoes compared to what we’re capable of. We’re going to make Girlfriend the first ever video on YouTube to have over 100,000,000 views…
“…what we’re attempting won’t be easy but…. Bahh who am I kidding? Of course it will be easy because we have a secret weapon.”
The secret weapon? A page that will automatically refresh every 15 seconds, adding one view to Girlfriend’s YouTube total each time it does.
“Keep this page open while you browse the internet, study for exams, or even sleep. For extra viewing power, open up two or more browser windows at this page!
“The views will start to add up faster than you can even imagine. If we had 86 people keeping two windows open for 10 days straight, we would already be at 10,000,000 views.”
The number one position currently belongs to that ‘History of Dance’ clip. Time will tell if her posse manages to get the job done, although it really is pathetic of them in my opinion!
Avril Lavgine is trying a new way to make a lot of money. Standing up her fans at concerts isn’t going to cut it for much longer. She will be teaming up with the retailer Kohl’s to house her new line.
The clothing line is for kids and will be named Abbey Dawn after Avril’s childhood nickname, will be “a lot of hot pinks and blacks and stars and purple and zebra. Basically, everything I wear. I have a very particular style. I want it to be available to a lot of girls, and I want it to be affordable. I walked through (a Los Angeles) Kohl’s the other day and said, ‘Oh, when my line is here it’s totally going to stand out.â€
I think Avril wants to be more like Hilary Duff but she should really just stick to her rock tunes.
There is an email making the rounds, check it out!
“There will be an Avril Lavigne audition happening on Tuesday, February 5th that we are very concerned about. The tour’s weekly rate is $1,250.00 inclusive of agency fee…after agency commission that would be $1,125.00 to you before taxes. Management has offered no additional perdiem and no plus agency fee, which is standard in our industry. We have expressed our concerns to Avril’s management but they have decided to move forward regardless.
Our recommendation is that our clients and all dancers in the city spread the word to friends, fellow dancers, dance schools, etc. emphasizing how inappropriate these rates are. Hopefully your actions can send a message to management that the rates are unacceptable for an artist of this calibre and that they cannot hire professional dancers for these fees.”
Avril Lavinge’s publicist told Perez Hilton that there rates are ‘within industry standards’ and that “Avril prides herself in treating everyone on the tour with the utmost respect & consideration and pays them well within the industry standard.”
A dance industry insider is denying Avril’s claims “There is an affiliation called Dancer’s Alliance which is an organization of dancer’s who promote the standardization of rates and working conditions for dancers. These standards are then promoted and fought for by the respective dance talent agencies. Although there are not Dancer’s Alliance minimums for tours, here is a breakdown of the MINIMUMS for dancer’s dancing with an artist for any given show. Tour weekly rates are negotiated based on several factors but this clearly outlines how low their rates are:Rehearsals:
$175 + agency fees / 4 hours
$250 + agency fees / 8 hours
Shows:
$500 + agency fees / show
Travel:
$150 + agency fees / travel day
Per Diem:
$35 / day domestic
Keep in mind these are minimum rates that pretty much all major artists support. Avril’s tour will average approximately 4 shows a week. At the current proposed rate that would be about $281/show after the 10% agency fees. The fact that her publicist is stating they are within industry standards is highly uninformed.”
It makes me sick that Avril won’t pay her dancers probably. Those poor people dance their buns off for only a few years, and then they usually have so many injuries they have to find a new job. They should be paid accordingly!
The awards were held in Monaco last night with several stars receiving achievement trophies. Canadian songbird Celine Dion was 
given The Legend Award, the highest honour of the evening. Prince Albert praised her voice by saying it “soothes the world’s hearts and creates smiles of love across the face of the world” when he presented the it to her. Celine dedicated her award in both English and French to her family saying: ” Every time I go on stage it’s all of them going on stage with me.” She’s from a family of 14 children, all of them musical, and she’s the youngest.
Avril Lavigne received awards for : Best Selling pop/rock female artist and best selling Canadian artist.
Patti La Belle was paid tribute for her long time contribution to R&B who also received a standing ovation for her performance of “Lady Marmalade” had this to say: “I love this show because it unites the world with music; we need peace in the world.”
Mika walked away the main winner of the evening. He received awards for:
Best-selling male entertainer, best-selling new male artist, best-selling British artist, best selling pop/rock
Here is Nelly with a blonde hairdon’t in Munich for the MTV Europe Video Music Awards on Thursday. Loose sold 7 million copies! Avril Lavigne won Best Solo Artist and Most Addictive Track at the 14th edition of the awards. The MTV Europe Awards debuted in 1994 as the European version of the US Grammy awards. Here she is striking a pose on the red carpet. She also performed her single “I Can Do Better.â€
I am surprise to even see Avril’s Cleavage, it looks way bigger than it did before!
I wonder if it is just a good pushup bra or if she has had some work done.
Either way they are a perfect size so check them out.
