We’re celebrating new music from Pink, along with 20 years of her career with a brand new Pink: DNA station! Check out these 6 things you might not know about one of the biggest female artists on the planet!

1.) She Was In Two Girl Groups Before Going Solo

Pink’s been singing for most of her life – she already had gigs singing backup for a rap group and performing in Philadelphia nightclubs by the age of 14. Her first girl group was called Basic Instinct, but they never got things off the ground. She was also a member of R&B group Choice, who got signed to LaFace records and recorded over 30 songs, although they never released an album. Pink was pressured to drop out of the group and go solo by the label head, L.A. Reid.

She recalled: “I was put in a very uncomfortable position and I spent a week crying about it on the phone with my dad. He said, ‘Honey, when you were a little girl and you imagined yourself up on the stage was it you or a group and are you prepared to give it all up?’ I was like,’ It was me and no I’m not prepared to give it all up so I’m going to have to do something that’s really f—ng hard.’

2.) Where Her Stage Name Comes From

There are lots of NSFW rumors about how Alecia Moore became Pink, but on the record it’s a reference to Steve Buscemi's character in Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Pink. She met Steve before she became a star, and recalls their interaction: "I actually ran into Steve Buscemi on the street in New York before my first album came out. I had these big f***ing Elton John sunglasses on, pink hair and carried a Pink Panther toy.

"I went, 'Steve! Mr. Pink! I'm Pink! Because of you! I'm going to have an album and you're going to know who I am.' And he was like, 'What the f**k lady?' and just ran away from me.

"I've never met him since. He was scared s**tless of me. Sorry Steve!"

3.)  She Turned Down A Song That Became A Huge Hit For Kelly Clarkson

“Since U Been Gone” was written by Max Martin with Pink in mind, but she passed it up, and it eventually became a hallmark song for Kelly Clarkson. When Andy Cohen asked Pink on Watch What Happens Live if she was upset about it, she responded “No, because listen to Kelly Clarkson sing it! Songs find their home."

4.) She Wanted To Be An Olympic Gymnast

Pink told CBS This Morning in 2017 that she practiced gymnastics for 8 years as a child, although she was “kicked out” at the age of 12. Later, she saw dancers at a Cher concert doing silks stunts, and says “I was like ‘Why isn’t a singer doing that? Why hasn’t a singer done this? Why do they get to have all the fun?’” She  started studying aerial arts, and has incorporated them into her amazing live shows since 2009.

5.) She’s Not Putting Pics of Her Kids On Social Media Anymore

We’ve gotten used to seeing pictures of Pink’s adorable kids, Willow and Jamison, on her social media posts, but after multiple instances of mom-shaming, she’s done with it. "I'm prouder of my kids than anything I've ever done and I just won't share them anymore," she told Ellen. "I won't do it, I'm not posting pictures of them anymore.”

She doubled down on that decision in an interview on The Today Show, telling Carson Daly "After the latest criticisms, I'm so tired of it. People are just getting nastier and nastier. I think I'll probably take a break. I think I will stop sharing my children as much as I do."

6.) She’s Got More Collabs Than Ever On Her New Album

Pink’s latest album, Hurts 2B Human, features almost as many collaborations as the past 20 years of her career put together! In an appearance on Ellen, she said “I always ask people to collaborate and sometimes people say yes but most of the time people say no. And this time EVERYBODY gave me green lights! And so I have Chris Stapleton on the record… and Khalid… I wrote “Hustle” with Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons, and Ryan Tedder and I wrote “Can We Pretend”… Cash Cash is on there and Wrabel.” That’s a packed lineup!

Check out new music from Pink, plus a station featuring her biggest career hits, musical inspirations, her collaborations and artists who admire her – hear them all on Pink: DNA!