After Alanis Morissette’s label, Maverick Records, chose to give Starbucks exclusive rights to her 10th anniversary acoustic edition of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ for the first six weeks of its release, HMV, the largest music chain in Canada, pulled the singer’s records from its shelves in protest. “My intention certainly was not to ruffle feathers in that department although it’s inevitable obviously,” Morissette told the Boston Herald. “I have had a really sweet and positive relationship with retailers my entire career.”

Alanis Morissette spoke with Us Weekly about her plans for the holidays with fiance Ryan Reynolds. “We’ve planned a 10-day trip to Bali for Christmas,” she revealed. “We’re going to scuba dive and rest - just romance it up.” The couple have yet to set a wedding date, “but we’re pretty spontanteous, so it could be a spur-of-the-moment thing,” Morissette said.

Alanis Morissette performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada on Thursday (August 19), and Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun was on hand, giving the singer an impressive 4 out of 5 stars. McQueen writes, “Morissette never stopped tackling the high notes right to the end. And though she didn’t make much eye contact with the front row, sick or not, just as she’d hoped early on, there was plenty of energy to go around.”