Pink says her upcoming ninth studio album “TRUSTFALL” is possibly the best album she’s ever made.
During an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Friday, the award-winning singer said the long-awaited project, out Feb. 17, is also probably one of the “most fun” albums she’s made.
“It’s very, very true to what I believe and where I am and what I’m feeling and what I think a lot of people are feeling,” she said.
Along with the album release, Pink is also heading out for a Summer Carnival tour in 2023 in the U.S. and Canada. She’ll be joined by talented lineup of artists, including Brandi Carlile, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Grouplove and KidCutUp, at select dates throughout the tour.
“It’s gonna be amazing,” she said. “I have new music to play with, and that just makes me so excited – and I’m gonna learn skills and things that I’ve never done before.”
While speaking with “GMA” about the upcoming tour and album, the singer also discussed her intense devotion to prioritizing her family, how her relationship with music has evolved, the impact she hopes her music has and more.
Musicians including Pink, Queen and Def Leppard have paid tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at a memorial concert in Los Angeles.
They joined the star’s former bandmates in Foo Fighters and Chevy Metal to play the songs he loved, as fans celebrated his memory.
Foos frontman Dave Grohl said the show honoured the fact that “this many people connected through one person”.
Other star guests included Miley Cyrus, Rush, Cars and Mötley Crüe.
Alanis Morisette – for whom Hawkins played drums before he joined Foo Fighters – gave a fierce performance of You Oughta Know; while comedian Dave Chapelle unexpectedly covered Radiohead’s Creep.
Pink made several appearances during the concert, joining Heart’s Nancy Wilson to duet on Barracuda, before tackling Queen’s Somebody To Love – a song that Hawkins often covered in concert himself – and teaming up with Foo Fighters to sing The Pretender at the show’s finale.
British rock band Def Leppard recalled that they had first encountered Hawkins when he was a “20-year-old kid” working in a guitar shop in LA.
“About five years later we did Top Of The Pops in England [and] this kid walks into the dressing room. He was playing drums for Alanis Morisette,” recalled singer Joe Elliot.
“That was Taylor Hawkins, so in memory of. Let’s do some proper songs for Taylor.”
The band played Rock Of Ages before being joined briefly by pop star Miley Cyrus for an expansive version of Photograph.
“It’s like a revolving door of rock heroes tonight,” said Grohl halfway through the concert, which also saw performances from Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.
Image source, EPAImage caption, Hawkins drummed with Foo Fighters for over two decades
One of the most moving moments came when the surviving members of Nirvana, Grohl and Krist Novoselic, teamed up with fellow grunge musicians Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden – who lost their lead singer Chris Cornell five years ago.
Together, they played haunting versions of The Day I Tried to Live and Black Hole Sun, with vocals from Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless.
Rush, who are also mourning the loss of their drummer Neil Peart, played Working Man with assistance from Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith and YYZ with Danny Carey of Tool.
And Wolfgang Van Halen delivered flawless renditions of his father’s fretwork on covers of pop-metal classics Panama and Hot For Teacher.
The concert came less than a month after a previous tribute show at Wembley Stadium in London, which saw Foo Fighters joined by Sir Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher and Supergrass.
As at that concert, Hawkins’ children played a key role, with his teenage son Shane stepping behind the drum kit for a blistering rendition of the Foo Fighters’ hits My Hero and I’ll Stick Around.
Hawkins’ other children Everleigh and Annabel, also appeared on stage with their mother, Alison, after Queen’s Brian May played Love Of My Life – a song that Alison had requested specially.
Earlier, the show had opened with Grohl’s daughter Violet giving a low-key, moving performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
Six hours later, Foo Fighters closed the show with Everlong.
“This one’s for Taylor,” Grohl told the audience at LA’s Kia Forum. “We love you.”
Hawkins drummed with Foo Fighters from 1997 until his death in March of this year, aged 50.
No cause of death was announced, although a toxicology report showed traces of 10 substances in his body, including opioids, marijuana and anti-depressants.
Investigators did not say whether the mix of drugs was a factor.
Proceeds from both the London and Los Angeles tribute concerts will go to the charities Music Support and MusiCares.
This season, Arsenal will play in pink for the first time with the launch of their brand new third kit for the 2022-23 campaign.
While pink has been chosen for both goalkeeper strips and as decorative trim before, the Gunners have never used the rosy hue as a main colour for an outfield jersey until now.
Along with the westward facing cannon and the Latin motto “Victoria Concordia Crescit” (Victory grows out of harmony), the ermine pattern was originally revealed as part of the Gunners’ new badge when it debuted in the first matchday programme of 1949-50 season. It was then discarded in 2002 when the club presented their new, streamlined crest — that is still found on their shirts to this day.
As well as the handsome pink shirt, the 2022-23 third kit is completed by contrasting navy trim, plus navy shorts and matching pink socks.
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As with this season’s home and away kits, Arsenal are continuing to celebrate their local community through the launch of the third strip. The pink and navy ensemble serves as a visual salute to the passionate support base they have in north west London and in particular the more creative members of the district.
From musicians to DJs and producers, to skaters and even aspirating young urban gardeners, Arsenal are celebrating the passions of their supporters.
The 2022-23 home kit was launched as part of a project that saw £5 from every club shop sale donated straight to the Arsenal Foundation (which supports a plethora of local community-focused initiatives.)
Meanwhile, the corresponding away kit, which was launched while the Gunners were on tour in the U.S. in July, featured a film starring fan Aston Mack, who founded the Orlando Freedom Fighters organisation after first coming to prominence while wearing an Arsenal replica shirt during a Black Lives Matter protest in Orlando in the summer of 2020.
