I 'm not a fan of Avril but to her credit, and I have seen her live, as well as on t.v (snl) and she has good pitch. Better than Hillary or Lindsey. Those two cannot sing in key longer than 2 bars.
As for writing songs, Avril does contribute to the process with the Matrix team. I've seen lots of generous people in the music industry, but not so generous to give writing credits to someone who hasn't written or contributed to the songs.
Credits are called points. If Mutt Lange adds a line to a song I've written, he gets points for that. Points are usually decided as a percentage regarding the whole. In other words, one line will get him a writing credit but as the song sells he will receive less money in royalties since he was a minor contributor than I would. Avril works the same way with her partners and the points are discussed by their own agreements.
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