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R&B and pop groupBirth Name :
GirlTymeBirth Date :
1990Birth Place :
Houston, Texas, USAClaim to fame :
Single "No, No, No" (1998)
Destiny's Child Inspired by Spice Girls to Reunite
December 18, 2007 04:12:23Many speculations may have been laid out regarding Destiny's Child reunion but none is as close to this. Member Kelly Rowland has revealed her desire to reform with ex-bandmates Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams (II) and will talk about it over Christmas dinner.
One of the reasons that prompted Rowland to want a reunion with the group is Spice Girls. "This current spate of reunions has given us ideas," Rowland said. "Despite what people say we are all still really close." Spice Girls released a Greatest hits in November and launched a reunion tour that kicked off December 2.
Destiny's Child Reunited at Beyonce's Concert
September 04, 2007 10:09:44
Destiny's Child has reunited briefly on Sunday, September 2. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams have both joined Beyonce Knowles on stage to finish the song 'Survivor' during a 'The Beyonce Experience' concert.
The surprise appearance that took place in Los Angeles' Staples Center was prepared as part of Beyonce's birthday. The singer will turn 26 on September 4 and her close affiliates including boyfriend Jay-Z have decided to give a big celebration.
Two Haven't Ruled Out Destiny's Child's Reunion
May 23, 2007 03:05:53
It turns out that Destiny's Child is not so deeply buried after all. Member Kelly Rowland makes sure that the group will get back together again and perform, someday.
"We listen to each other's songs and offer constructive criticism," Rowland said. "We went our separate ways because we're getting older and have different personal goals. But we might get back together one day. For now, we're giving each other space."
Music Trio Destiny's Child Gets Star in Hollywood
March 28, 2006 12:03:02
When it comes to Destiny's Child, people will surely raise their two thumbs up to show their praise. It is worth in fact for aside from their 2005 split, the music act still scores success.
Approvingly, the trio, which features Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, has been slated to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Tuesday March 28, 2006 near the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.
The WWE Music Group to Rock the Ring
March 28, 2006 09:03:34
The World Wrestling Entertainment, better known as the WWE, is forming its own official Music Group called the WWE Music Group. The group is first scheduled to perform on April 2nd on WrestleMania, the Chicago's Allstate Arena.
Rock band P.O.D. is the first music act set to perform in the action, performing for wrestler Rey Mysterio, playing his entrance theme on the ring. Peter Gabriel's "Big Time" is the event's theme.
List of the 2006 Soul Train Winners
March 05, 2006 08:03:24
Earned two awards on Saturday March 4th, 2006 at the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards is John Legend who brings home the Best R&B/Soul Single, Male award for "Ordinary People" and Best R&B/Soul Album, Male award for "Get Lifted".
As for the queen of Pop, Mariah Carey, her coming back to music scene initially marks her attempt to repeat her success in the particular world. And after such hard work, the pop superstar successfully repeats the history. She picked two awards for the categories of Best R&B/Soul Single, Female for "We Belong Together" and Best R&B/Soul Album, Female for "The Emancipation of Mimi".
List of the 37th NAACP Image Awards Winners
February 27, 2006 10:02:43
Jamie Foxx hard work to embark on a new career in music industry finally is paid off as he gloriously wins the 37th NAACP Image Awards, named the Best Musical Artist. Accepted the prize at the event held in Los Angeles, he said "It's good to be surrounded by black folks. Black folks are music."
Still for music category, Chris Brown has been named New Artist, and Alicia Keys is named Female Artist. For Duo or Group it is Destiny's Child who brings the prize. Aside, for motion picture category, Oscar nominee "Crash" takes the Best Film award. Samuel L. Jackson wins the Best Actor award for "Coach Carter," while Kimberly Elise is the Best Actress for "Diary of a Mad Black Woman".
Nominees of the 20th Annual Soul Train Awards
February 03, 2006 03:02:15The show creator of Soul Train Music Awards, Don Cornelius, has announced Thursday, February 2, the nominees of the award for this year and it's R. Kelly who turns out to lead the nomination this time. Obtaining a Best Male R&B-Soul Album nod for his "TP.3 Reloaded", the R&B crooner was also nominated in Best Male R&B-Soul Single and Best R&B-Soul or Rap Music Video categories for song "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5)" besides being the first recipient of the Stevie Wonder Award, given for his outstanding career achievements in song writing.
Joining Kelly in the line-up of Best Male R&B-Soul Single and Album nominations, John Legend nabbed the honor of being presented with the 2006 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award while chart-toppers Destiny's Child received another accolade for Outstanding Career Achievements from Quincy Jones.
Destiny's Child Sets to Highlight NBA Game
February 01, 2006 04:02:42Heading for their hometown of Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child will perform live on Center Court to sing the national anthem before the National Basketball Association All-Star Game by Sunday, February 19. Don't miss to watch them when the game airs on TNT at 8:00 PM EST.
Billboard Music Awards Winners
December 08, 2005 10:12:49Punk rockers Green Day and hip-hop star 50 Cent have both dominated the 2005 Billboard Music Awards held in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 6th. The two musicians equally picked six awards each. As of Green Day, it was named Album Group of the Year, Pop Group of the Year, Hot 100 Group of the Year, Rock Artist of the Year, Modern Rock Artist of the Year, and Rock Song of the Year for their "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
Meanwhile, 50 Cent brought home the awards for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Hot 100 Artist of the Year, R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Rap Artist of the Year, and Ring tone of the Year for his "Candy Shop" featuring Olivia. Other big winner at the prestigious event was pop diva Mariah Carey who was honored Female Album Artist of the Year, Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Song of the Year for "We Belong Together," Hot 100 Airplay of the Year and Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year, both for the same song.
Music Artists Included in Billboard Shortlist
December 01, 2005 02:12:36The music competition is getting steamed. The 2005 Billboard Music Awards is coming and here is the list of music artists included in its shortlist.
Up for Artist of the Year are 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Green Day, Kelly Clarkson. Competing for Group of the Year among others Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, and The Killers. Meanwhile, Fantasia Barrino, The Game, Rob Thomas, and Gwen Stefani are all up for New Artist of the Year award.
List of American Music Awards Winners
November 23, 2005 03:11:40Notable musicians celebrated their winning at the 33rd annual prestigious American Music Awards held Tuesday Nov.22 at the Shrine Auditorium. Mariah Carey was one among many who got nominated at the event. Unfortunately, the pop diva only brought home one award, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, from the total four nominations she got, including Favorite Female Pop/Rock which went to Gwen Stefani, Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B which went to Green Day's "American Idiot" and Destiny's Child "Destiny Fulfilled."
Apart, multiple honors went to country star Tim McGraw, who won Country Male Artist prize and Country Album for his "Live Like You Were Dying." Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, 50 Cent, Eminem, and R&B singer R. Kelly also scored great, but none of them were attending the Awards.
Billboard 200's Musicians of the Week
November 17, 2005 02:11:25Surprise, surprise. It's Kenny Chesney again. The country star gloriously tops The Billboard 200 with his latest set, "The Road and the Radio," sold more than 469,000 copies for the week ended Sunday November 13th. This is the second time in 2005 that Chesney tops the chart, while also becoming his fourth straight number-one debut.
Opens at No. 2 on the chart is the soundtrack for rapper 50 Cent's new movie, entitled "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' sold nearly 317,000 copies. Comes behind at No. 3 is "Now That's What I Call Music! 20" by various artists with sales of 221,000. In the meantime, Neil Diamond's "12 Songs" debuts at No. 4 with sales of 93,000 copies, ahead of Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" at 5th with 92,000 copies.
The Childs' Final Destiny
November 17, 2005 01:11:00It's all over. There won't be more performances from the Childs. They go separate ways. Maybe it is their destiny. Sad to say but that's the truth. Destiny's Child is dispersing.
The girls had on Tuesday sang their final song as a group on ABC's late night "Jimmy Kimmel Live." To mark their final performance in front of public, the group opened the show with their new single "Stand Up for Love" and closed with the Grammy-winning "Survivor."
House of Dereon by Beyonce Knowles Released
November 16, 2005 03:11:23Tuesday November 15 is Beyonce Knowles big day. The beauty was at that day performing for the last time as a member of Destiny' Child while at the same time also launching her new fashion line, House of Dereon. Named after her grandmother, Agnes Dereon, the line features denim, handbags, casual sportswear, furs and footwear.
Beyonce's mother Tina, who has been designing Beyonce's clothes for years, actually is the creator of the line, with her daughter as the inspiration. "The whole theme is taking nothing and turning it into something because that's what my grandmother did with all kinds of fabrics. She just turned everything into masterpieces, and that's what my mother does." So Beyonce told Extra.
All That Santana Does on the Album Chart
November 10, 2005 02:11:54The pop album chart for this week is dominated by various artists mainly for their contribution on the "Now That's What I Call Music! 20." The set is reported to sell for 378,000 copies in the week ended November 6. Right behind the chart topping is Santana's "All That I Am" which becoming the second best album of the week with sales of 142,000 copies.
At No. 3 is Nickelback's "All The Right Reasons" which sold for 101,000 copies, ahead of Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" at No. 4 with 86,000 and Destiny's Child's "#1's" at 5th with 85,000. Meanwhile, Blink-182's swan song "Greatest Hits" comes at No. 6 with 72,000 copies, followed behind by Martina McBride's "Timeless" at 7th which is sold for 63,000 copies.
The Child's Greatest Hits Released
September 24, 2005 11:09:02The soon-to-split Destiny's Child won't leave just like that, instead they want to make a special goodbye to fans, presenting their best for them that will be remembered upon their break up. It is a greatest hits package titled "#1's" that will mark their leaving music industry. The album due in stores October 25.
In companion to their numerous number one hits, the girls will also be releasing three brand new tracks, namely "Stand Up For Love," "Feel the Same Way I Do," and that of "Check on It," which also is becoming the soundtrack for the upcoming "The Pink Panther" in which Knowles co-stars.
The Childs Win Lady of Soul Award
September 08, 2005 10:09:19Super-group Destiny's Child nabbed the award for Best Group Single for "Soldier" at the 2005 Lady of Soul Awards, held Wednesday night. The Childs didn't attend the ceremony, hosted by R&B star Toni Braxton, Ciara, and singer Brian McKnight, but Eva Pigford, presenter and "America's Next Top Model" winner, accepted the award on the group's behalf.
Getting the award, Destiny's Child beat off such heavyweight nominees, as Nina Sky, The Pussycat Dolls and Xscape. Meanwhile, Soul diva Aretha Franklin bested the like of Ciara, Amerie, Fantasia Barrino and Destiny's Child, which were all up for multiple honors at the ceremony, wining the special 2005 Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievements, and joining Stevie Wonder for a duet.
Destiny's Child Is the Best
September 01, 2005 01:09:47
Girl trio Destiny's Child has been honored the award for World's Best Pop Group at the 2005 World Music Awards, held Wednesday night where they helped open the show. With the honor in hand, the 'Childs' beat Gorillaz, Maroon 5, Il Divo and the Black Eyed Peas, all of whom are nominated for the same category. Meanwhile, Gwen Stefani gets the award honoring her for The Best-Selling New Female Artist, beating Natasha Bedingfield, Ashlee Simpson, R&B songstress Ciara, and former American Idol contestant Fantasia Barrino.
As for The Best-Selling New Male Artist, the award goes to rapper The Game, who with the attainment beats out Rob Thomas, John Legend, Akon and Lloyd Banks. Several recording artists up for multiple honors at the awards show held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, which will be telecast Sept. 13 on ABC, among others include Usher, who was nominated along with rappers Nelly and 50 Cent for Best Pop Male Artist; Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, and Shakira, all of whom competing for Pop Female honors.
The Child Reveals It's Destiny
August 02, 2005 01:08:02R&B trio Destiny's Child will give more surprise for their fanatics later this year. Though they previously announced to quit in September, still the three child cannot resist their call, which is destined as one.
As said by Kelly Rowland, she and the two other personnel, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams, have had a planned DVD and will soon release it. "We've got a DVD planned -- it was actually (recorded July 15) at our great Atlanta show, and we're going to do a greatest hits album. We're definitely going to record another song for our greatest hits album for our fans. We're still thinking about it because we want it to mean something," she explained.
Destiny's Child Among BET Awards Winners
June 29, 2005 09:06:21The soon going to disband music group still makes the best they can that they, Destiny's Child, was named Best Group at Tuesday night's BET Awards. Just like what they do, the still exist R&B singer Usher also brought home the Male R&B Artist trophy.
In addition to both, there was R&B newcomer John Legend who was named Best New Artist, and soul diva Alicia Keys who grabbed Female R&B Artist award. Some other winners, include Kanye West; Male Hip-Hop Artist, Gladys Knight; Lifetime Achievement, Regina King; Actress, and Jamie Foxx; Actor.
Child's Last TV Appearances
June 16, 2005 10:06:13Maybe want to make use their last moment of being together under the same name, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, will all perform at the ESPY Awards, planned to be host by actor Matthew Perry. Their appearance on the show, which will be taped July 13 at the Kodak Theatre and will air on the sports cable channel four days later, will be their last national TV appearances before they dissolve their group Destiny's Child in the fall. Keep on fire gals.
The Unfullfiled Destiny's
June 14, 2005 11:06:38Fans and music industry will lose and mourn the departure of the chart-topping R&B act Destiny's Child as the trio decided to part ways and pursue their solo career. The music group first signaled their intentions on Saturday from the stage of a concert in Barcelona, Spain, when group member Kelly Rowland said their current "Destiny Fulfilled...And Lovin' It" tour would be their last in Europe.
Further, Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams and Rowland herself, confirmed their going to split up with a statement saying that despite their split they will still love and respect one another. Besides, they also thanked fans for their support and loyalty. Destiny's label, Sony Urban/Columbia Records, outed a formal announcement saying the three of them "would be retiring as Destiny's Child and moving forward to pursue personal goals and individual careers in music, theater, television and film."
Faith Evans, Billboard Chart's Queen
April 14, 2005 10:04:26It's so close, then Faith Evans will just lead this week Billboard album chart, beaten 50 Cent who has already on top for a five-consecutive week. Evan's First Lady has been sold of more than 157,000 during its first week of release, just 7,000 copies less than 50 Cent's The Massacre which scored sales more than 165,000, securing the rapper first-place position for the sixth time. The winner on the third place is Beck's Guero, who was on the second last week. After Beck is the 18th edition of the popular Now That's What I Call Music! franchise, featuring contributions from the likes of U2, Chingy, Nelly, Hoobastank and Destiny's Child.
At number five is R&B quartet 112's Pleasure & Pain, coming behind is rapper Will Smith's Lost and Found. At #7 on the chart are pop-punk patriarchs Green Day, with American Idiot recording just under 59,000 scans. In the 8th place is rapper Beanie Sigel's The B.Coming. Finishing at #9 is rock-and-roll princess Lisa Marie Presley with Now What and on the 10th position is Jack Johnson's In Between Dreams, which recorded sixth-week sales of close to 55,000.
