Avril Lavigne runs errands in Malibu in figure-hugging sweater and skintight leggings

She’s been taking it easy since putting the finishing touches to her seventh studio album.

And on Wednesday, Avril Lavigne was spotted running some errands in the upscale beach community of Malibu, California.

The Canadian singer, 36, was dressed for her shopping trip in a figure-hugging black sweater and skintight leggings.  

Shopping trip: Avril Lavigne ran some errands in Malibu, California, on Wednesday wearing a figure-hugging black sweater and skintight leggings

She stepped out in black trainers and styled her blonde hair in a half ponytail.

Lavigne donned sunglasses and a face mask and accessorized with a statement pendant necklace.

The It’s Complicated hitmaker has been working on her new music with rappers Mod Sun and Machine Gun Kelly, rocker Travis Barker and producer John Feldman.

Casual look: The Canadian singer, 36, styled her blonde hair in a half ponytail. She donned sunglasses and a face mask and accessorized with a statement pendant necklace

Kicking back: Lavigne has been taking it easy since putting the finishing touches to her seventh studio album and has been making the most of the Malibu lifestyle

And on Valentine’s day, Lavigne, who was married to Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015, confirmed that her friendship with Mod Sun, 34, had morphed into a romance.  

She’d worked with the recording artist on his song Flames that was released in January and features on his album Internet Killed the Rockstar.

In late April, the pair released a stripped down visual for the acoustic version of the emotional ballad.

Couple: Lavigne confirmed on Valentine’s day that she is in a romantic relationship with Mod Sun, 34. They fell for each other while working on her new album (pictured in April)

Speaking to People, Lavigne gushed about the song and about her partner in the recording studio.

‘He’s an incredible artist and producer,’ she said of Mod Sun. ‘This is the first of many. Proud of what we made with Flames.’

She went on: ‘Flames is a very special song, I love how the acoustic version turned out. It really brings another layer of emotion to the song.’

The visual, released on YouTube, showed the rock duo seated near one another, with back up singers positioned behind them.

Avril strummed her guitar and sang, while Mod Sun solely focused on vocals.

Meanwhile, there’s no release date yet for Lavigne’s new album although it’s expected to drop sometime this summer. 

‘Special song’: Last month, Lavigne and Mod Sun released a visual for the acoustic version of their emotional ballad Flames which is featured on his album Internet Killed the Rockstar.