Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge remembered her friend Olivia Newton-John fondly at the 2022 American Music Awards on Sunday. 

Ahead of Pink's tribute to the late artist, Etheridge opened up about what a "good friend" Newton-John was to her.

"She's just a beautiful, delightful, loving, talented person, and we're all going to miss her very much," Etheridge told Fox News Digital on the AMA red carpet. 

Etheridge specifically recalled Newton-John reaching out to her while she was battling breast cancer herself. Newton-John battled the illness for 30 years and ultimately passed away in early August at the age of 73.

"Olivia was a good friend," Etheridge said. "Eighteen years ago when I went through breast cancer, she was one of the first ones to reach out to me to tell me what it was like, to give me support and… was that way for the last 20 years."

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Newton-John won 10 AMA awards over her career, winning her first in 1974. Etheridge introduced Pink before she took the stage to honor the late artist with a rendition of the 1978 "Grease" hit, "Hopelessly Devoted to You."

"You stood in awe of her welcoming beauty, and you basked in the feeling that she was connecting to you alone. But when she opened her mouth to sing you knew instantly, you’d have to share her with the world," Etheridge said as she introduced Pink to the stage during the show.

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Lionel Richie was also honored Sunday night with a tribute medley performed by Stevie Wonder, Ari Lennox, Charlie Puth, and others. The "Easy" singer took home the AMA Icon Award, making history as the only artist to take the stage every decade since the awards show began in 1973. 

"Lionel Richie is that artist that crosses all genres… that is so multi-talented, you can't even begin to comprehend it all," Etheridge told Fox News Digital. "I love that he is timeless and just reaches through to everyone. Everybody knows Lionel Richie!"

When asked who her biggest inspiration is, Etheridge smiled and said, "my wife." But she also admitted Linda Wallem isn't her only influence.

"My inspiration comes from life, comes from all kinds of people – from art to books to movies to music. Everything!" Etheridge smiled before laughingly admitting she sings most everything in the shower. 

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"Whatever I last heard, pretty much," Etheridge said. 

Wallem jumped in, adding, "It's awesome" and noted Etheridge does, in fact, take requests as to which song she'll perform next. 

The U.S. Air Force crew who helped deliver a baby on an Afghanistan evacuation flight last year is set to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

"We are proud of the accomplishments of the dedicated crew and thankful that they are being recognized in such a distinctive way," 315th Airlift Wing Commander Col. John F. Robinson said in a statement, according to a Military.com report last week.

Capt. Dennis Conner, Capt. Leslie Green, Lt. Col. Wesley Adams and Tech. Sgt. Leah Schmidt were members of a C-17 Globemaster crew conducting evacuation flights rom Afghanistan during last year's chaotic withdrawal when a woman onboard went into labor. Green, an Air Force flight nurse, sprung into action to assist the woman in giving birth.

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"The baby was perfect! ... a little bit small; it definitely didn't make it full term, but it came out crying," Green said in a press release after the birth. "She [the baby] seemed to be doing well in this world."

Adams, one of the pilots on the plane, credited Connor for making a smooth landing after the mid-air delivery.

"Someone said, 'We took off with 270 children, and we landed with 271," Adams said in a press release.

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Now the crew will be receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross, which is given for acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial operations, for their efforts in a ceremony Monday, part of a backlog of awards that need to be awarded to service members who took part in the final days of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

"Make no mistake, we should have done this last year immediately after the operation, and I recognize our airmen's frustration with the process," Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, head of Air Mobility Command, said in a statement. "We're making that right, and we've worked with our partners across the Air Force to ensure AMC is able to swiftly and effectively recognize our mobility warriors."