P!nk assembled her own powerful girl group at Thursday’s (Aug. 22) final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, joining daughter Willow Sage Hart, three backup singers and one acoustic guitar to perform an unplugged version of her top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hit “What About Us.”
The septet hit the stage at Chicago’s United Center to perform the 2017 Beautiful Trauma single, and it was particularly poignant for P!nk to be joined by her 13-year-old daughter for the performance after a string of parents and students spoke about the deathly realities of gun violence in America and how it’s impacting schools across the nation.
P!nk kicked off the song with the lyric “We are searchlights, we can see in the dark/ We are rockets, pointed up at the stars,” before Willow took over vocals to sing in her sweet soprano: “We are billions of beautiful hearts/ And you sold us down the river too far.”
Willow previously joined her pop-superstar mom on the 2021 duet “Cover Me in Sunshine,” which was recorded and released when she was just 9 years old.
Before P!nk took the stage Thursday night, The Chicks performed an a cappella rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”; the country trio previously performed the national anthem at 2020’s virtual DNC. Other DNC performers this week included Jason Isbell and Mickey Guyton on Monday; Patti LaBelle and Common on Tuesday; and Maren Morris, Stevie Wonder and John Legend with Sheila E. on Wednesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to close the final night of the DNC by accepting the Democratic nomination for president.
Watch P!nk’s performance below:
