Avril Lavigne

Hey! (Hey!) You! (You!) Tell us who's the thief here

source: Chicago Tribune

The Rubinoos,  an obscure new wave band, is  suing pop singer Avril Lavigne alleging that "Girlfriend," the hot single from Lavigne's new abum, "The Best Damn Thing," rips off  their 1979 song, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." We link, you decide: The Rubinoos, an obscure new wave band, is sui...

Published Mon, Jul 9

Avril Lavigne Denies Claim That Hit Song is a Rip-Off

source: FOX News

Avril Lavigne shorn of accusations by members of the 1970s rock band The Rubinoos that her pop hit "Girlfriend" rips off one of their songs.

Published Mon, Jul 9

Avril Lavigne insists 'Girlfriend' is not a 'rip off'

source: South Asian Women's Forum

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne has hit out against allegations that her latest hit single ‘Girlfriend’ from ‘The Best Damn Thing’ is a second-hand version of ‘The Rubinoos’ song, ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’.

Published Mon, Jul 9

Avril Gets Sued

source: MTV.uk

Avril Lavigne is in trouble after a band called The Rubinoos (no, us neither) claimed she copied them on her recent Girlfriend number 1 hit. Avril-who’s married to Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley- is already known for being stroppy and this won’t make her any happier.

Published Fri, Jul 6

Podcast: 1970s rock band claims Avril Lavigne stole tune for her hit song 'Girlfriend'

source: AZ Central.com

Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer say Lavigne and her cowriters lifted their 1979 song I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, which was originally performed by new wave band The Rubinoos.

Published Fri, Jul 6