Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year! I had so much fun working with all of you last year to raise awareness and funds for the Avril Lavigne Foundation. Together we have made tons of kids feel like Rockstars. It really feels like we are a team, and I'm excited for the upcoming year!

Today we are proud to announce that we are expanding the Avril Lavigne Rockstar Club to ten more U.S. and Canadian cities. Thanks to your support, the Avril Lavigne Foundation has chosen ten totally unique and fun recreation programs that really represent our R.O.C.K.S. mission: to provide Respect, Opportunities, Choices, Knowledge and Strength in support of children and youth living with serious illnesses or disabilities.

A little bit about each of the ten clubs is listed below, look out for more fun updates about them this year on the Avril Lavigne Foundation website, Facebook and twitter. To learn more, check out our press release . I'm really looking forward to seeing the kids love these great programs and hope you are too!

In September 2011, Avril Lavigne moved from her longtime record label RCA Records to the newly formed Epic Records. With the move to the new label, Avril once again received full control on the direction for her music. Music executive LA Reid also became Avril's new CEO with the record label switch. LA signed Avril on Arista Records when she was sixteen years old, and was also the first person who believed in Avril's vision for her music and sound. Now that the two are reunited, LA Reid has been checking up on Avril's progress in the studio. On Saturday night, LA tweeted that it "Felt really good hearing Avril Lavigne in her zone", assuring fans that Avril is working very hard on her album. With LA Reid's stamp of approval, do you think we will get a single as early as next month? If not, when do you think we will get to hear the first single?

I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
You're living in the past it's a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do and that's
What I'm gonna do
An' I don't give a damn ' bout my bad reputation

Oh no not me

An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
Never said I wanted to improve my station
An' I'm only doin' good
When I'm havin' fun
An' I don't have to please no one
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me

I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
I've never been afraid of any deviation
An' I don't really care
If ya think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
An' I'm never gonna care
'Bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me

Pedal boys!

An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
The world's in trouble