The Avril Lavigne renaissance — heavily featuring omnipresent pop-punk godfather Travis Barker — continues: last night (November 24), Napanee, ON's crown jewel performed her new single "Bite Me" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon with the Blink-182 drummer in tow.
Earlier this month, Lavigne announced her signing to Barker's DTA Records, through which "Bite Me" is her first release. She described her new label home as a "natural fit," having first worked with Barker — a collaborator who just "gets" her — all the way back in 2007 on The Best Damn Thing.
The dress code for the late-night performance was strictly red and leather, with no exceptions. If you look closely, Barker's not the only familiar face in the band: Lavigne's current partner and musician Mod Sun also lends his prowess to the biting performance.
While she's shortened the "Hey, hey / you you" to just a drawn-out "Hey, you," the motherfucking princess seems to be finding herself grounded and empowered in a sound that recalls her roots; and for that, we'll forgive the use of the word "wifey."
Watch the performance below.
Aside from late-night TV, Barker also appears very comfortable at weddings with his fiancée Kourtney Kardashian.
Earlier this month, Lavigne announced her signing to Barker's DTA Records, through which "Bite Me" is her first release. She described her new label home as a "natural fit," having first worked with Barker — a collaborator who just "gets" her — all the way back in 2007 on The Best Damn Thing.
The dress code for the late-night performance was strictly red and leather, with no exceptions. If you look closely, Barker's not the only familiar face in the band: Lavigne's current partner and musician Mod Sun also lends his prowess to the biting performance.
While she's shortened the "Hey, hey / you you" to just a drawn-out "Hey, you," the motherfucking princess seems to be finding herself grounded and empowered in a sound that recalls her roots; and for that, we'll forgive the use of the word "wifey."
Watch the performance below.
Aside from late-night TV, Barker also appears very comfortable at weddings with his fiancée Kourtney Kardashian.