http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/index.html
You can now see Avex President/Ayu's producer's blog on Ayu's site, it should popup when you visit.
From what I can make of it, Max talks very, very positively about Ayu... He says that there is no idol that can replace her ever. That she is on her way to be the next Madonna/Yumi Matsutoya. He also confirms that 'fairyland' will cost 240 million yen, (2 million $US). He has very high expectations about the new single, and says that there will be a new album by the end of the year!
Also, I noticed on Avex's main page that Ayu is the #1 artist again.
http://cavex.avexnet.or.jp/index.jsp 