AVRIL LAVIGNE
VIDEO ''Complicated''
NOMINATIONS One, for Best New Artist
WHY SHE'S HOT Lavigne is the most rockin' of the new crop of female singer-songwriters, which also includes Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. The naive lyrics on the 17-year-old's debut album, ''Let Go,'' address such pressing issues as a boyfriend's ''preppy clothes,'' but end up painting a realistic picture of high school life (even though she dropped out for her music career). Her skater clothes have already provoked passionate debates among MTV viewers as to whether she's ''real'' -- a sure sign of impending superstardom.
