Sum 41 have been forced to cancel their South American Tour with Four Year Strong, and Attack! Attack!. This is due to continued health problems from Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley. Check out a message from Four Year Strong by clicking “Read More”.

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Sum 41 have been forced to cancel their remaining Warped Tour appearances as well as an upcoming Canadian tour due to frontman Deryck Whibley once again hurting his back. Whibley had to have surgery on his back a few years ago, so he is more prone to injury than most. You can read a statement from the band below by clicking “Read More”.

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Sum 41 have officially released their brand new documentary called Don’t Try This At Home. In order to watch the documentary, you have to sign up for the band’s online mailing list, which you can do by clicking here.

We start pre pro tomorrow morning in LA! Look forward to more updates, pics, tweets, twats, blogs, vlogs, etc, etc, etc

- Sum 41

LOS ANGELES – Court records show Avril Lavigne has filed for divorce from her musician husband after three years of marriage.

Lavigne filed for divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Jason Whibley on Friday in Los Angeles.

The couple were married in July 2006 and have no children together. Lavigne cited “irreconcilable differences.”

The 25-year-old punk-pop singer burst to fame with her 2002 debut album ”Let’s Go.”

Lavigne is asking a ruling to block Whibley from receiving spousal support.

Court records show Whibley was granted a request to add Lavigne’s last name to his name in December 2007.

Earlier today, a rumor began circulating online that Sum 41 vocalist/guitarist Deryck Whibley had died. Whibley’s management, however, has confirmed that the frontman is still very much alive and that the rumor is false.

The “news” began being circulated this afternoon when a Twitter account based in Washington, D.C. claimed that Whibley had died. A local website re-tweeted the news and ran with a story that Whibley had died today in Las Vegas. It originally read: “Friends of DC music in Las Vegas have confirmed, to much much sorrow throughout our city that Deryck Whibley, who played so many early shows in DC’s punk scene, has died today. He was found at 10:45am by his girlfriend Hanna Beth Merjos. details to come, we are all still reeling.” 

Red Light Management—who handle Sum 41—told Altpress.com that the rumor is untrue and that Whibley is “very much alive.” 

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Svetlana Legetic, an editor at BrightestYoungThings.com, the D.C. website that picked up the story, says that the rumor originated with the @VLoungeREALTIME Twitter account. Legetic had this to say: “It turns out that this was intended to be some kind of a test as to how viral news of this variety go (celebrity deaths being the constant trending topic on twitter etc). We are in the process of adjusting our little mini blurb (which does call for awaiting for more details/confirmation as is) on the site to reflect that Deryck is, in fact, not dead.”

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It’s been a busy week in music. Will the new week follow the trend or disappoint?

• Pete Wentz clears up rumors of a new viral campaign.
• Kanye West steals Taylor Swift’s moment at the VMAs.
• ‘Dear Jack’ will finally be released on November 3rd.
• Thrice and Moneen’s new records were released this week on the 15th.
• All Time Low post their new video for “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t).”
• Now, Now Every Children release fall dates with Meg & Dia and NeverShoutNever!.
• Fall Out Boy may once again be recording new music.
• Brand New will play acoustic in-stores for their release of Daisy.
• Sum 41 will start recording their new album on November 1st.
• Saosin post their new video for “Changing.”

After three years of marriage, Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley have split, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue (on newsstands now).

“She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on,” a source tells the new Us Weekly, adding that Lavigne, 25, forced him out of their $9.5 million, 12,000-square-foot estate in L.A.’s Bel Air.  ”Divorce papers will be filed any day now.”

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