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Avril Lavigne Sizes Up Other Grammy New Artist Nominees

Yahoo! Music, Jan 15, 2003 6:00 pm PST
(1/15/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Avril Lavigne is one of eight artists with five Grammy nominations for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. Lavigne's "Complicated" is up for song of the year and best female pop vocal performance. Her album Let Go was nominated for best pop vocal album, and "Sk8er Boi" was nominated for best female rock vocal performance.

Lavigne was also nominated for best new artist. It is particularly difficult to predict who the winner will be in that category, with talented newcomers such as Ashanti, John Mayer, Michelle Branch, and Norah Jones all vying for the same award.

Lavigne told us that it was kind of funny to be standing right next to some of her competition in the best new artist category when the nominees were announced. "I was with Ashanti and John Mayer," Lavigne said. "All three of us were together when we found that out, so it was funny. But I thought they were really cool. Ashanti is, like, really nice, and he was really cool, too."

The 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 23.

-- Darren Davis and Jason Gelman, New York

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