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! 

Tragedy befell Hollywood -- and the community as a whole – today, as it lost one of its greatest, most impactful creative voices. Producer, director, and writer John Singleton has passed away.

According to reports, the 51-year-old suffered a stroke on April 17. He was apparently returning home to LA from Costa Rica when he began having medical complications on the plane. Upon landing, he managed to check himself into Cedar Sinai Hospital where he was placed in ICU. At first, reports surfaced that his stroke was mild and a statement released by his family had an optimistic tone.

“We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and appreciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues,” the statement read.

In spite of the positivity, Singleton’s condition grew progressively worse and by Friday night, April 27, he lay unresponsive in a coma.

Stars of Singleton’s hood classic “Baby Boy,” Taraji P. Henson and Tyrese, came to see him in the hospital on Saturday, posting about the experience on social media.

“Visited you today. Me and @tyrese prayed so hard over you[,]” Henson wrote. “You heard my voice and jumped up. I HAVE HOPE AND FAITH BECAUSE I KNOW THAT #GODIS. Keep praying EVERYBODY for our beloved @johnsingleton.”

Earlier today, it was reported that Singleton was going to be taken off life sport. Hours later, his death was reported, bringing a sad, early ending to a Singleton’s life.

Singleton has one of the most respected catalogs in all of Tinseltown. His story has served as a beacon of light for all aspiring filmmakers, especially young, Black filmmakers.

Singleton was a native of South Central, LA. In 1990, while fresh out of USC film school, he managed to get his film “Boyz N The Hood” greenlit by Columbia Pictures. At a budget just shy of seven million dollars, the movie went into production later that year and was released on July 2, 1991. “Boyz” turned out to be an authentic, heart stopping, on-screen depiction of the crisis young Black men were -- and still are -- going through. The cast, led by Cuba Gooding Jr., became Hollywood heavyweights. Amongst others, the film featured Angela Bassett, Lawrence Fishburne, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut and, of course, a scene-stealing acting debut from Ice Cube. The film went on to make close to $60 million during its theatrical run, as it was not just cherished in the “Hood,” but crossed over to the mainstream thanks to masterful storytelling and acting. Audiences fell in love with the characters, and experienced pure heartbreak when Chestnut’s character Ricky was brutally murdered in an alleyway. “Boyz” wasn’t just a west coast story, and it wasn’t just a Black story; it was a human story that resonated universally.

Thanks to “Boyz,” Singleton, at 24, became the youngest director and first Black director to be nominated for an Academy Award. He was also nominated for Best Screenplay.

Over the next decade plus, Singleton put together a run of critical and financially lauded box office gems. He also made it his business to introduce new Black actors to the world, and gave roles to hip-hop community wordsmiths such as Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Andre 3000, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.

Shakur was particularly electrifying, starring opposite Janet Jackson in 1993’s “Poetic Justice.” That movie and 1995’s “Higher Learning” solidified Singleton as a bonafide Hollywood star and one of films most unabashed, unapologetic voices. He followed with “Rosewood,” “Shaft,” “Baby Boy,” “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “Four Brothers,” and producing “Hustle & Flow.”

A decade later, Singleton turned his attention to television, directing “Empire.” In 2016, he directed an episode of the acclaimed “American Crime Story: The People V O.J. Simpson.” In 2016, Singleton released perhaps his greatest television accomplishment in FX’s “Snowfall,” a period piece that dives in deep to the outbreak of the crack epidemic in 1980s California. The series, which is set to enter its third season this year, has garnered adulation from critics and fans alike. And in what might prove to be his last living accomplishment, in 2017, Singleton was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for “LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later.”

Singleton leaves behind five children legion of fans and a generation of filmmakers he’s influenced.

It was a Roc-A-Fella reunion last in New York as Jay-Z officially reopened the historic Big Apple landmark Webster Hall. Hov’s show was no ordinary concert, it was titled “B-Sides 2” where he would perform fan favorite gems that did not officially get released as singles.

A highlight that fans never thought that they’d see was the Jiggaman on stage with former Roc family members Cam’ron and Jim Jones of The Diplomats. Cam’s platinum classic LP Come Home With Me came out on Roc-A-Fella in 2002 and its lauded follow-up Purple Haze dropped on the Roc in 2004. In between, The Diplomats debut Diplomatic Immunity was released on 2002.

When the Dip Set left Roc-A-Fella it was far from an amicable split. The feud is well documented. Cam and Jim both had diss records against Hov and Hov levied barns at them too. The beef however has been dead for years. Jones is even artist on Jay’s Roc Nation now. Water under the bridge and it even looks like a camaraderie was formed as Jay and Cam performed “Welcome To New York City,” a gem that has seemingly been in the tuck for years.

Jay came to Webster Hall wearing a black bandanna tied around his 'fro, a tuxedo and his wife Beyoncé was on his arm. When he brought out Cam and Jim, the Harlem ambassador kept with the dress code of ultra, Black Excellence fly. Nas was another ironic guest. Of course, him and Jay have the biggest feud and reconciliation in hip hop history and have been friends for over ten years now. Still, it was ill to see Nas perform at the same show as Jay and the Diplomats seeing that God’s son had his differences with Jim and Cam as well. It showed that with artists can do to us to grow in hip-hop and unity is always better than division. A sterling show of leadership by action.

As for Jay, him and his band were in tune, running on all cylinders dropping revered that are adored.

Kerry Lathan survived 25 years of prison only to find himself in the middle of an tragedy with a sadly ironic twist. He was one of the men shot alongside Nipsey Hussle when the hip-hop hero was murdered on March 31.

Lathan had a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, speaking on the situation and giving a clearer picture of what happened. According to Lathan, there have been many falsehoods reported in the media, including that he and Nipsey were friends. They had just met that day.

“There’s a little ray of hope, after all the injustice that’s been done,” Lathan said, sitting next to his attorney. “I’m a little shook up about almost everything around me. After 25 years in prison, everything is new… if it wasn’t for the voice of the community Maxine Waters, T.I., Rick Ross, these people... the community around me as a whole. Those prayers and the community together as a voice. I would not be sitting here today. I’d like to thank all these people.”

Lathan says on the day Nipsey was shot, he was in the shopping center that housed the Marathon Clothing Store trying to get a white tee shirt. While there, he saw Hussle and the two spoke, taking a picture together. It was then that the gunman, who has been identified by police as Eric Holder, showed up and fired upon them.

“I didn’t do anything. I’m a victim,” Lathan declared. “[Nipsey’s] a celebrity. I took a picture with a celebrity. I met him once, took a selfie. They said that’s the in thing, ‘Take a selfie.’”

Lathan’s lawyer describes the meeting as “happenstance.”

“He had no idea Nipsey would be at the store that day,” she affirmed. “It was by chance that Nipsey was there that day.”

Literally adding insult to injury, Lathan, who is a convicted felon, was arrested in the aftermath of the shooting. According to police, it was a violation of Lathan’s parole to associate with Nipsey, who had a past as a gang member and had a criminal record.

After protests and an outpouring support on his behalf by the fans and celebrities such as Rick Ross and T.I., California Governor Gavin Newsome intervened and the charges against Lathan were dropped. He is currently residing in a halfway house.

Lathan still has a very difficult road ahead of him. His recovery from a gunshot wound will be arduous, to say the least. He is now finds himself bound to a wheelchair.

“I have a bullet in my back,” he revealed. “A fragment of it broke off in my spine. They say ‘if we take it out, it’s a possibility you could be paralyzed.’”

The fragment has severed some of his nerve endings already, causing his left side to be numb.

Psychologically, he’s also fractured from being shot and seeing Nipsey laying lifelessly next to him.

“I can’t even put that into words,” he said about witnessing Nipsey get murdered. “That devastated m

Too close for comfort. Yesterday, Bun B and his wife endured a harrowing experience where the couple had to defend their home against an armed intruder. A representative for the beloved hip-hop legend and co-founder of the trailblazing

Per reports, Bun’s wife, Queenie Freeman, answered the door in their gated community home around 5PM expecting a delivery from Amazon. Instead, she found Jackson, who pulled a gun and forced his way into the home. Bun was upstairs, but upon becoming aware of the danger to his family, grabbed his own weapon and headed downstairs. By the time he reached Jackson, Bun found him in the family’s vehicle, trying to flee. Police say Bun and the man exchanged gunfire.

Thankfully, neither Bun nor Queenie were physically harmed in the intrusion. Jackson, however, was not so lucky, getting shot in the shoulder.  As he tried to flee on foot, Bun chased him, caught him and even got him to take his mask off. Jackson did eventually escape, but later turned up at Pearland Medical Center seeking medical attention for a gunshot wound. Police were notified and Bun came to identify the man.

Jackson is currently being held at Harris County Jail on two counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and a single count of burglary with intent to commit a felony, police said. Jackson’s bail is set at $120,000. He has a court hearing one week from today.