Pink, J-Lo and Avril’s Big Week

Pink was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday.She was joined by husband Carey Hart, as well as their children: Willow, 7, and Jameson, 2. Ellen DeGeneres was on hand to present the prestigious honor to Pink, as well as Reno 911! star Kerri Kenney-Silver.”She is a unique performer who leaves you in a state of joy and surprise at the same time. She mesmerizes the audience with her voice and her action-packed performances,” said Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez.”Wow, thank you. Thank you for standing out in the rain,” Pink said as she addressed the crowd. “This is surreal. This is really … I feel like I’m dreaming and if anyone pinches me I’m going to punch them in the left eyebrow.”Pink continued: “I feel like a lot of people probably only ever thought I’d make it to the walk of shame, but, here I am. Two little letters make such a big difference. It has been a trip lately thinking back over the course of this career I’ve somehow managed to have.”Pink’s career spans more than two decades and includes seven studio albums, 34 music videos, three Grammy Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, two MTV Europe Awards and two People’s Choice Awards. She is also nominated for the 2019 Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Beautiful Trauma.

Jennifer Lopez is set to perform a Motown tribute at the 2019 Grammy Awards this weekend.The performance was announced in a commercial for the event, which aired on CBS. Motown will be celebrated once again two days later when the Recording Academy hosts its Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration concert at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. The event will be filmed and later televised in April. The Grammys will air on CBS this Sunday. Alicia Keys is set to host.However, many people have expressed confusion over JLo’s involvement in the Motown tribute.Motown has long been seen as a symbol of Black excellence, elevating the careers of iconic artists like The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye.Lopez is Latina, and her parents are from Puerto Rico.Some fans thought that it would be more appropriate for a Black artist to perform the tribute instead. Many of Motown’s most famous artists still perform. And some saw Lopez taking on this number during Black History Month as particularly problematic.

Avril Lavigne is opening up about her health battle in her new music.The 34-year-old musician took to her Instagram to share a preview of her song “Warrior,” which discusses her struggle with Lyme disease. “This is one of the first songs I wrote for the album after ‘Head Above Water.’ They are both about the health battle I continue to fight every day. I hope my songs can help you find strength if you need it…,” Avril wrote.She added, “I produced this track, @CBaseford engineered, Chad and @TravisWeTheKings helped me finish it. I had a lot of great people around me helping me to make music again. “Avril’s new album Head Above Water is set to be released on February 15th.She then previewed another track, “Love Me Insane,” confirming the lyrics were “about daring oneself to risk falling in love again.”