Here’s Why P!nk Doesn’t Care About ‘Popularity’ in Music – Billboard

P!nk doesn’t care what you concentrate on her — however she desires you to really feel good at her exhibits.

The star sat down with Cecilia Vega for 60 Minutes, and in an unique clip shared with Billboard forward of the total interview airing, the “What About Us” singer opened up about how she feels about “by no means profitable the recognition contest” within the music trade. “We bought three million tickets within the final six months, however you don’t actually hear about it except you went,” she says of her impressively sold-out excursions. “So on the finish of the day, do I give a s— who talks about me?”

She continued, “So long as the mother and the daughter, or the dad who’s within the Pink t-shirt, in addition to his daughter and her three pals, had a implausible time — or the homosexual couple that got here collectively and felt tremendous protected at my present as a result of nobody heckled them, that’s what actually issues.”

In response to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, P!nk’s latest Summer season Carnival tour has grossed a formidable $257.6 million and bought 1.8 million tickets throughout 41 exhibits. She performed two exhibits at London’s Hyde Park on June 24-25, incomes $20.9 million and promoting 130,000 tickets. Simply behind The Rolling Stones’ $22.4 million, it’s the largest gross by an American act or by a soloist within the venue’s historical past.

The total 60 Minutes interview with P!nk will air this Sunday (Oct. 22) after soccer at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on CBS and also will be out there to stream on Paramount+. Watch Billboard‘s unique clip above.