Pink performs a medley of her hits at the iHeart Radio Music Awards: watch

It’s a rose party! The 43-year-old star accepted the 2023 iHeartRadio Icon Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 27 after a powerful performance that included some of music’s biggest acts. After an exciting introduction by Kelly Clarksonthe iconic husband and wife duo of Pat Benatar AND neil Giraldo paid tribute to the ‘So What’ hitmaker by singing his hit ‘Just Like a Pill’. Kelly, 40, took the lead on her with a beautiful rendition of “Just Give Me A Reason” and Pink surprised her fans by joining her on the chorus and then finishing the song. The Icon Award winner capped off the medley with a stunning rendition of “What About Us.”

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Accepting the award, Pink gave an emotional speech about how lucky she felt to be on stage and how she uses her vulnerability to make music. Thanks iHeart[Radio] at that time miracles were said to be often associated with icons. Kelly Clarkson singing with me and Pat Benatar singing one of my songs, two of the best voices alive, being on stage, doing what I love with the people I love with all my heart, and my kids in the audience, this feels like At Christmas. miracle,” she began.

“Every room I enter, my heart goes first. Every letter I write is my heart crying, furious, waiting, screaming, pleading,” she continued. “You have seen me doing this, examining the chaos of life for almost 25 years. others find it brave and I think it is necessary.

“Vulnerability means the ability to be hurt. I have decided to make vulnerability my life’s work and I sincerely thank those who have accompanied me on this adventure,” added Pink at the end of his speech. “I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful to be able to do this with my precious life. Above all, Willow AND jameson, I am grateful to be your mother. Last year, Jennifer Lopez accepted the Icon Award and, before that, it went to Elton John.

Before the iconic star took the stage with Pat, Neil and Kelly, she opened the show with an energetic rendition of her single, ‘TRUSFALL’, which saw her belt out on a tiered stage with aerial acrobats that circled around her. . the of her. As seen below, she wore a super fun outfit for the extra fun performance, which consisted of a dress with a pink and purple ruffled skirt and a black scoop neck top.

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She teased her performance during her red carpet interview with iHeartRadio and said she’ll have “four new characters on stage” with her, who will also be joining her on her upcoming tour. When she was asked if she would do some of her own aerial stunts, she replied, “I’m the only one safe this time.”

Pink made her way onto the red carpet at the event wearing a white blazer and matching pleated maxi skirt. The white stood out against her tanned skin and she accessorized it with a silver necklace and earrings. She also shared the carpet with the children which she shares with her husband, Carey Hart: Daughter Willow Hart, 11, and son, Jameson Hart, 6. As seen below, Willow wore a pink dress with a sparkly overlay on top and a ruffled skirt, while Jameson looked cute in gray pants and a vest to match a white dress. Shirt above. Willow paired black combat boots with her cute dress, while Jameson wore white sneakers.

Pink is definitely having a great start to the year, which is only going to get more exciting for her. She is kicking off her North American her tour in July, which is her biggest tour of her career. Called the Summer Carnival 2023 tour, it will kick off at Toronto’s Rogers Center and wrap up in October with 21 shows total. Opening acts of her include Brandi CarlilePat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, group loveAND DJ KidCutUp.

The Grammy-winning artist has released her ninth studio album, LACK OF TRUST, in February, which includes the singles “Never Gonna Not Dance Again”, which he released in November 2022, and “Trustfall”, released this year. The album LACK OF TRUST it is the continuation of his 2019 project wounded human 2B.

“I took my time. I had time and a lot of really devastating things happened,” she explained about her writing process for her new album as she appeared on Good morning America in November. “My son and I got really sick with COVID. Somehow he has distilled for me what really matters. And it takes a crisis to do that. It takes your kids who get sick to think, ‘Okay, none of this matters. I want to see my children grow up. This is what I want.’ I just want to let the world know the truth. I just want to be authentic. And I want to be kinder and a better person.

Pink also lost her father, Jim Moore, between his last two albums, which also influenced his songwriting. “I started making music and making … spoken tunes,” she recalled. “And it worked… My album is a part of me, and I think I’m an example of how you can live authentically and fearlessly, in a way.”

She said LACK OF TRUST is her favorite project to date during her iHeartRadio Awards red carpet interview. “I put it on and listen to it from start to finish and it makes me feel better and it seems to go by so fast,” she said. “There’s not a single song I would skip…it’s in my heart, in my soul.”

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