Legacy of Avril Lavigne
Artists and genres Avril Lavigne directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
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Leith RossartistLeith Ross is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They recorded their debut EP, Motherwell (2020), while studying at Humber College, and subsequently found success on TikTok, most prominently with the song "We'll Never Have Sex" in August 2021. In 2022, they were signed to Interscope and Republic Records. They have toured both nationally and internationally with Lord Huron, Andy Shauf, and Helena Deland, and received the inaugural John Prine Songwriter Fellowship at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. Their debut album, To Learn, was released on May 19, 2023.
WillowartistWillow Camille Reign Smith, also known mononymously as Willow, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, and nominations for two Daytime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.
Lola YoungartistLola Emily Mary Young is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in South London, she attracted attention in 2016 when she won the under-16 category of Open Mic UK and reached the finals of Got What It Takes?. She released her debut single in October 2019 and then the EPs Intro, Renaissance, and After Midnight. In 2021, she recorded a version of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey's "Together in Electric Dreams" for that year's John Lewis Christmas advert. Around this time, she was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star and came fourth on the BBC's Sound of....
yeuleartistYeule is the musical project of Nat Ćmiel, a Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer. Starting in 2012, they incorporate elements of ambient, glitch and Asian post-pop. Their name is derived from Final Fantasy character Paddra Nsu-Yeul.
Erika de CasierartistErika de Casier e Ramos Lizardo, known professionally as Erika de Casier, is a Portuguese-born Danish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her career performing as half of the R&B duo Saint Cava. After the duo disbanded, she independently released her debut studio album, Essentials, in 2019. She signed to British record label 4AD in 2020 and released her second studio album, Sensational, in 2021.
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Yerin BaekartistBaek Ye-rin, anglicized as Yerin Baek, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. A former member of South Korean duo 15&, she debuted as a solo artist with her extended play, Frank, in 2015. Baek is credited with writing and composition for the majority of her songs, often touching on personal topics and real-life experiences. In addition to her solo career, she is also the lead vocalist and guitarist for the South Korean rock band The Volunteers and has been performing with them since 2018.
Orla GartlandartistOrla Joan Gartland is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician. Gartland released her debut studio album, Woman on the Internet, in 2021, which reached number 3 on the Irish album chart, number 1 on the UK Indie Chart, and number 10 on the UK Albums Chart. Her second studio album Everybody Needs a Hero came out in October 2024.
beabadoobeeartistBeatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus, known professionally as Beabadoobee, is a Filipino and British singer and songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: Lice (2018), Patched Up (2018), Loveworm (2019), Space Cadet (2019) and Our Extended Play (2021). Her debut studio album Fake It Flowers was released in October 2020, and received critical acclaim. Her second studio album, Beatopia, was released on July 15, 2022, which spawned the hit "The Perfect Pair". Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on August 9, 2024; it became her first album to peak atop the UK Albums Chart.
LØLØartistLauren Mandel, known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One (2025) and god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! (2026) as well as two EPs.
MOD SUNartistDerek Ryan Smith, known professionally as Mod Sun, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and musician from Bloomington, Minnesota. He has released five solo studio albums, three EPs, and six mixtapes. He is also a member of the alternative hip hop duo Hotel Motel.
LuvcatartistSophie Morgan Howarth, also known as Luvcat, is an English singer-songwriter. After gaining initial prominence as an acoustic artist under the name Sophie Morgan through three EPs, she formed Luvcat in 2023. Luvcat's debut album Vicious Delicious was released on 31 October 2025.
Coi LerayartistCoi Leray Collins is an American rapper and singer. The daughter of rapper and media executive Benzino, she began her musical career in 2018 with the release of her debut mixtape, Everythingcoz. She signed with Republic Records to release her second mixtape EC2 (2019) and debut extended play, Now or Never (2020). In 2021, the Lil Durk remix of her song "No More Parties" peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Kailee MorgueartistKailee Nicole Moore, professionally known as Kailee Morgue, is an American singer-songwriter.
Yeng ConstantinoartistJosephine "Yeng" Eusebio Constantino-Asuncion is a Filipino singer, songwriter, composer and guitarist. She is considered the Philippines' Pop Rock Royalty. In 2006, she earned the title "Grand Star Dreamer" in the inaugural season of Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol's reality TV show Star Academy.
Aliyah's InterludeartistAliyah Bah, known professionally as Aliyah's Interlude, is an American influencer and rapper. After starting her TikTok account in 2020, she became popular on the platform in 2022 for her fashion aesthetic, which became known as AliyahCore online. Her debut single, "It Girl", was released in 2023 and went viral on TikTok.
South ArcadeartistSouth Arcade are an English rock band from Oxford. Formed in 2021, the band went viral for videos of their band practices. Their 2005 EP was inspired by various genres and artists from the 2000s and was received positively by Distorted Sound Magazine. Their works are usually described as pop-punk or alternative rock and have been likened to those by Pale Waves, Avril Lavigne, and Bring Me the Horizon.
LOLOartistLauren Mandel, known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One (2025) and god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! (2026) as well as two EPs.
Porcelain BlackartistAlaina Marie Beaton, known professionally as Porcelain Black, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. At age 16, she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record. Her music was posted to her Myspace account, "rockcitynosebleed", where she gained millions of hits. After three years of trying to get out of the contract, she signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records, late in 2009, and began working on her debut album. After many internal problems between the artist and record producer RedOne, Porcelain Black announced the partnership had come to an end, with anticipation of releasing her debut album in the vein of her Porcelain and the Tramps project in 2015.
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