Pink Announces 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' Single, New Album
by David Greenwald and Keith Caulfield, L.A. | June 19, 2012 8:09 EDT

Pink will return with single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)," the singer announced in a video on Tuesday.

"It's very exciting," she said, revealing she co-wrote the provocatively titled track with producer Greg Kurstin ( the Bird and the Bee, Kelly Clarkson).

"I think you're going to like it, because I really like it, and I like it enough for all of us," she said, making a face.

The track will arrive on July 9, with a new album to follow on RCA Records later this year.

Her forthcoming studio set will be her sixth overall and first since 2008's "Funhouse." That release debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart on 2008. It launched five hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "So What" (No. 1), "Sober" (No. 15), "Please Don't Leave Me" (No. 17), the title track (No. 44) and "Glitter in the Air" (No. 18). "Funhouse" has sold 1.96 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

She followed up the success of "Funhouse" with her first best-of album, "Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!!," which hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and has moved 995,000 units. That album's two singles, "Raise Your Glass" and "F**kin' Perfect," were also big Hot 100 hits. They reached Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.

Can't wait. Hope she tours. Of the current artists I've never seen and would like to, she'd top the list.

Pink To Record Lily Allen Duet For New Album
Her 13-month old daughter Willow also features on two tracks...
12:06, Friday, 20 July 2012

Pink has revealed that she is set to team up with Lily Allen for a duet on her new album, The Truth About Love.

The So What singer - who like Lily, has taken time out from her career to be a mum - has stated that herself and Allen will collaborate on a track for her forthcoming LP.

Speaking of their hook up, Pink - real name Alecia Moore - told AMP FM's Carson Daily: "For the last 14 years, everyone has said no. But this album, everyone said yes.

"I think that's because people think I've softened. I think people maybe think I bite!"

As well as recruiting Lily for her album, Pink recently stated that her 13-month old daughter Willow also features on her sixth studio album.

She told MTV News: "She plays bells on 'How Come You're Not Here' and she plays bass on a song called 'Timebomb'.

"There was a basket of s**t, and she came over and pulled out the bells and started banging on them, and I was like, 'Record it!' And then she went up to the bass guitar on 'Timebomb' and started plucking away.

"She's actually pretty good! She's better on bass than I am! She plays piano, she bangs s**t, she's either going to be violent or a percussionist... or a violent percussionist."

As well as working on her own record, Pink has also written new material for Cher, with the Believe singer praising her efforts on Twitter.

Pink's The Truth About Love is due for release in the UK on 17th September.

Target US has an exclusive edition with 4 extra tracks, too.

http://www.target.com/p/p-nk-the-truth- ... tailbutton

The four songs are not named, but chances are it is the same 4 as on the Amazon UK edition.

Pink Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | September 26, 2012 11:00 EDT

After debuting more than 12 years ago on the Billboard 200 chart, pop superstar gets her first No. 1 album this week as "The Truth About Love" debuts with 280,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

That's the best debut sales week for the singer, whose previous highest start came when "M!ssundaztood" launched with 220,000 at No. 6 in 2001. Also, "The Truth About Love's" opening is the third-biggest debut this year, following Justin Bieber's bow with "Believe" (374,000) and Madonna's "MDNA" (359,000).

P!nk's new album performed stronger than anticipated, as some industry sources last week were initially thinking that it would sell around 220,000 to 230,000. However, the set kept on blowing past expectations on a daily basis, and by the weekend, was on its way to passing up 250,000.

The album was supported by a major promotional campaign by Target, which offered an exclusive version of the set and created a TV commercial starring P!nk. Last week, P!nk performed on NBC's "Today" show, while the album itself was sale priced at Amazon MP3 for $5. Earlier in the month she took the stage on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and the MTV Video Music Awards.

"The Truth About Love" becomes P!nk's sixth top 10 set, following "M!ssundaztood" (No. 6), "Try This" (No. 9), "I'm Not Dead" (No. 6), "Funhouse" (No. 2) and "Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!!" (No. 5). Her 2000 debut album "Can't Take Me Home" topped out at No. 26.

Her new album hits No. 1 the same week she claims her eighth leader on the Pop Songs airplay chart (known as Mainstream Top 40 on billboard.biz) with the single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)." It's her third No. 1 in a row on the airplay chart, following "Raise Your Glass" in 2010 and "F**kin' Perfect" in 2011. Among all acts in the 20-year history of the Pop Songs chart, only Rihanna and Katy Perry have had more No. 1s -- they each have nine.

I'm happy to read that Pink has her first #1 album on the Billboard charts!