Avril Lavigne is Not Stealing Songs

As Avril Lavigne rocked Scotland, her alleged plagiarism scandal has been grabbing headlines throughout the press, but Chantal Kreviazuk has changed her tune since we last heard from her. On Tuesday, the singer/songwriter issued a statement retracting statements she made to Performing Songwriter Magazine in which she doubted Lavigne’s writing abilities.

“When I saw the track listing to Avril’s new record, it caught my attention that she had the same title as a song I had sent her a while back. When I heard it, I immediately realized that it was a coincidence. The songs have nothing in common. I have always maintained that the song on Avril’s album is completely different, having no similarity in melody or lyric, and Avril has in no way stolen my song. I simply never said that or thought it. My statements and any inference from my statements, which call into question Avril’s ethics or ability as a respected and acclaimed songwriter, should be disregarded and are retracted. Avril is an accomplished songwriter, and it has been my privilege to work with her.”