Briefly: Avril Lavigne, MTV Latin awards, Courtney Love, Tom Petty, dead celebrities

Published October 24, 2003 04:40 PM

"My World," Avril Lavigne [ tickets ]'s new concert DVD, will be projected at AMC Theaters in 24 cities on Nov. 3, the day before it reaches stores.

The DVD and its companion CD to be released on the same day were recorded at Lavigne's May 18 performance in Buffalo, NY.

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Mexican alt-rockers Molotov [ tickets ] dominated the second annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America on Thursday (10/23), picking up four awards. The ceremony, which took place in Miami, airs on MTV in the U.S. on Nov. 1.

The winners in all categories follow:

Artist of the Year:

Video of the Year:

Best Solo Act:

Best Group or Duo of the Year:

Best Pop Artist of the Year:

Best Rock Artist of the Year:

Best Alternative Act:

Best Rock Artist-International:

Best New Artist-Argentina:

Best Artist-Central:

Best Pop Act-International:

Best New Artist-International:

Best Artist-Mexico:

Best New Artist-Mexico:

Best Artist-Argentina:

Best New Artist-Central:

Best Independent Act:

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Courtney Love [ tickets ] is embroiled in a court battle for custody of her 11-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, People magazine reports.

Frances, the daughter of Love and the late Kurt Cobain, reportedly was placed in the custody of Wendy O'Connor--Cobain's mother--after Love was arrested in October on drug charges.

Love reportedly was ordered in a Tuesday (10/21) court appearance to move out of her home so that Frances and her nanny could live there under the supervision of Love's stepfather and an aunt.

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will be presented with a Legend Award at the upcoming Radio Music Awards. The ceremony, which airs live on NBC-TV, takes place in Las Vegas on Monday (10/27).

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Elvis Presley [ tickets ], with an estimated 2003 income of $40 million, tops Forbes.com's third annual list of top-earning dead celebrities. Other musicians in the Top 10 are John Lennon (No. 4, with $19 million of income), George Harrison (No. 5, $16 million), Tupac Shakur (No. 8, $12 million) and Bob Marley (No. 9, $9 million).