Lavigne Keeps Fans Holding On For New Album

Avril Lavigne has recorded a new song titled "Keep Holding On" for the upcoming Fox film, Eragon, which stars Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich and marks singer Joss Stone's first film appearance.

"They showed me the trailer and talked about it," Lavigne wrote on her website on Wednesday. "It's going to be a very big movie for them and everyone is really excited." Lavigne worked on a number of different "ballad type songs" before a final decision was made to go with a track that she worked on with Dr. Luke, who's perhaps best known as the guitarist in the Saturday Night Live band. He's also produced and written for a variety of artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Kelis, Backstreet Boys and Lady Sovereign.

"The song was specifically written for the movie," Lavigne added. "It was challenging writing lyrics that had to go exactly with the movie.

"It was a new experience for me and I learned a lot. I was writing about strength, power, and destiny, while keeping in line with the story of the film."

However, Lavigne adds that the song isn't a forerunner of what's to come with her new studio album, the follow-up to 2004's Under My Skin.

"You guys are in for a big surprise," she wrote. "AND I CAN'T WAIT!!!"

A hacker broke into Lavigne's MySpace account late last month and posted an offer for her MySpace friends to win a free trip to see her perform in Las Vegas. Lavigne and Nettwerk Management denied any involvement in the alleged contest.