AVRIL LAVIGNE & CHAD KROEGER ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT: SEE THE RING!

Chad Kroeger & Avril Lavigne in Toronto (different dates, of course)

Ugh! Did Avril not learn anything I taught her? She was supposed to marry Brody - no pre-nup - get pregnant, cash-in on the Kardashian Franchise, give future Brother-in-Law Kanye West a high-five ...and then move onto the love of her life, Chad Kroeger! Some people are so ungrateful for sound relationship advice! Last time I ever offer to help. LOL

Congratulations on the just-announced Engagement of Pop-Rock Royalty Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Kroeger actually popped the question on August 8, 2012 with a 14-carat Diamond Ring and the Couple have been together for about six months now, but news has just broken about it and Twitter is going crazy. Don't say you weren't warned, as the Couple were spotted earlier this year in Paris together!

Despite it being a little odd if you consider both were partying together at the MuchMusic Video Awards back in 2002 when she was just 17-years-old (him 27-years-old), time does change everything and now that age gap isn't as big a deal. They actually are a perfect match for one another, come to think about it...  This is how you remind me things aren't so complicated! To years of love and new inspiration...

Hello! Canada got the Exclusive on the Couple's Engagement, with details to come on their September 10th Issue. Kroeger tells the Magazine, “I knew I was falling for her. It was incredibly powerful and something I'll never forget". See the Ring itself after the jump....

Check out the Cover below:

HEDLEY, DRAKE, FEIST, CITY AND COLOUR, NICKELBACK AND DAN MANGAN EACH GARNER FOUR JUNO NOMINATIONS

The Boys of Hedley joke around with Police Officer backstage at 2008 Bell Celebrity Gala

It's an even match with this year's JUNO Award Nominees being announced earlier today.  Collecting four nominations apiece are Hedley, Nickelback, City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake and Feist.  Blue Rodeo will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame also this year at the show which takes place April 1, 2012 in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.  William Shatner will be hosting the Broadcast.

Canadian Fans can vote for the Juno Fan Choice Award with Finalists including: Arcade Fire, Avril Lavigne, City and Colour, Deadmau5, Drake, Ginette Reno, Hedley, Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé and Nickelback.  Hmm. Wonder who's gonna win this...

Tickets go on sale February 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM here.

CTV will be airing the JUNO Awards. Click here for a full list of Nominees.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

NICKELBACK'S CHAD KROEGER IN TORONTO FOR "HERE AND NOW"

Chad Kroeger & Mr. Will-W.

With all the controversy surrounding Nickelback of late and the release of their new Disc Here and Now from Universal Music Canada, it is my responsibility as a patriotic Canadian to defend them in a time when support for them north and south of the Border, is dwindling. Slated to play during Halftime for the Detroit Lions at Ford Field earlier today (U.S. Thanksgiving Day), Football Fans tried thwarting a move to have the 50-million album selling Canadian Rock outfit perform at the Game.  A Petition was generated and over 55k digital signatures were gathered.  Despite the protests, they still went ahead and rolled through their three-minute Performance. And there's nothing the Haters could do about it.

The Band also launched an initiative for today's performance called Nickelback Gives a Quarter Back, which had them donating a quarter for each person who pledges to be a Tutor or a Reader for the United Way. And still people had the audacity to jeer one of Canada's most accomplished Musical Exports.  Coincidentally, Here and Now is projected to sell a quarter of a million copies in its debut.

Judge for yourself how they performed new Single We Stand Together: