  Destiny's Child formed in early
90s with Beyoncé Knowles, LaTavia Roberson,
Kelly Rowland, and LeToya Luckett (joining in
1993), all based in Houston, Texas. Music
interests began early with Knowles and her
cousin Rowland singing together in their
pre-teens. With Knowle's dad representing the
quartet, Destiny's Child began to move beyond
the local Houston music scene and toward
opening act status for the likes of SWV,
Dru Hill, and Immature.
Destiny's Child signed with
Columbia Records.
 Destiny's Child was introduced
to the music world with their contribution to
the soundtrack for Men
In Black with "Killing Time."
 # 45
Singles Artist of the Year
The single "No,
No, No"
hit the Top 40 and was certified gold.
 Destiny's Child released their
debut LP, Destiny's
Child.
The single "No,
No, No"
was certified platinum.
Destiny's Child topped the
Billboard R&B Singles chart with "No,
No, No"
for a week and the R&B Singles Sales
chart for 2 weeks.
Destiny's Child had their 1st Top 10 hit with "No,
No, No."
"No,
No, No"
topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart for a week.
Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Bills,
Bills, Bills."
Destiny's
Child was certified gold.
 Destiny's Child won 3 Soul Train
Lady of Soul Awards including Best
R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo and
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist ("No,
No, No"),
and Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year,
Group, Band, or Duo (Destiny's
Child) and was also nominated for
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year
("No,
No, No").
Destiny's Child could be heard
on the soundtrack for Why
Do Fools Fall In Love with "Get On The
Bus."
 # 38
Singles Artist of the Year
 Destiny's Child released The
Writing's On The Wall - the title
"...spells out what will happen in a
relationship if people treat each other a
certain way. It really shows what's really
going on" said Knowles.
The single "Bills,
Bills, Bills" was certified gold and
topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for a
week, and the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles & Tracks chart for 9 weeks.
 The
Writing's On The Wall was certified gold.
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified
platinum.
 Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Bug
A Boo."
 # 2
Singles Artist of the Year
Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Say
My Name."
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 2x
platinum.
 Destiny's Child were nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bills,
Bills, Bills").
Destiny's Child were nominated
for 2 Soul Train Awards for Best R&B/Soul
Single, Group, Band, or Duo ("Bills,
Bills, Bills") and Best R&B/Soul
Album, Group, Band, or Duo (The
Writing's On The Wall).
The gals were nominated for a
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song ("Bug
A Boo")
and a Blockbuster Award for Favorite Group.
The groups line up changed when
it was announced that LeToya Luckett and
LaTavia Roberson were no longer with the
group (because of "creative
differences") and replaced with Farrah
Franklin and Michelle Williams.
 Destiny's Child appeared on the
soundtrack to Romeo
Must Die with "Perfect Man."
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 3x
platinum and the single "Say
My Name"
was certified gold.
They hit the Top
10
with "Say
My Name"
which also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3
weeks, the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart
for 3 weeks, and the Billboard Maxi-Singles
Sales chart for 10 weeks.
Former members, Luckett and
Roberson, filed a lawsuit against Destiny's
Child and their manager.
Destiny's Child appeared on
VH1's Divas 2000: A Tribute To Diana Ross.
 Destiny's Child hit #1 with "Say
My Name."
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 4x
platinum.
Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Jumpin,
Jumpin."
Destiny's Child were nominated
for a Source Hip-Hop Music Award for R&B
Artist of the Year.
 Destiny's Child began opening
for Christina
Aguilera's tour running through October.
The gals were nominated for a
VH1/Vogue Fashion Award for Most Stylish
Band.
Destiny's
Child was certified platinum.
Destiny's Child became a 3some
when it was announced that Farrah Franklin
would be leaving the group. Knowles said of
Franklin's departure: "We're sorry that
Farrah won't be with us for the long run, but
we wish her the best in the future. It wasn't
a management decision, it was a group
decision. Destiny's Child is going to be
fine. We've done three or four shows already
without Farrah and they've been
phenomenal."
Destiny's Child were nominated
for a MuchMusic Video Music Award for Best
International Video ("Say
My Name").
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 5x
platinum.
The gals hit the Top
10
with "Jumpin,
Jumpin"
and topped the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales
chart for 1 week.
Destiny's Child hit #1 with "Jumpin,
Jumpin."
The girls won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best R&B Video ("Say
My Name")
and were also nominated for Best Group Video and Best Pop Video.
The girls also made it known
during the month that they were going to
remain a trio and not look for a 4th member
to replace Franklin.
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 6x
platinum.
The girls also won 2 Soul Train
Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul
Single, Group Band, or Duo ("Say
My Name")
and R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Group,
Band or Duo (The
Writing's On The Wall), and were also
nominated for R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the
Year ("Say
My Name").
The video for "Say
My Name"
was nominated for 2 Billboard Music Video
Awards for Maximum Vision Video for Best
R&B Clip of the Year.
 Destiny's Child could be heard
on the soundtrack for Charlie's
Angels with "Independent
Woman Pt. 1" which hit the Top 40
during the month.
Destiny's Child hit the Top
10
with "Independent
Woman Pt. 1."
"Independent
Woman Pt. 1" topped Billboard Hot 100
chart for 11 weeks and the Hot 100 Airplay
chart for 9 weeks.
 "Independent
Woman Pt. 1" hit #1 on The ARC Top 40 for 5 weeks.
"Independent
Woman Pt. 1" topped the singles charts
in the UK and Canada.
"Independent
Woman Pt. 1" topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop chart for 3 weeks, the
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 3
weeks, the Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales
chart for 6 weeks, and the Club Play chart
for a week.
The video for the song also hit
#1 on Canada's MuchMusic.
Destiny's Child topped Billboard
Year-End Charts as Top Pop Artist, Top
Pop Artist - Duo/Group, Top Hot 100 Artist,
Top Hot 100 Artist - Duo/Group, Top Hot Dance
Maxi-Single Sales Artist, and Top Hot Dance
Maxi-Single Sales Artist - Duo/Group.
 # 1
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Group/Duo of the Year)
Destiny's Child won an American Music
Award for Favorite
Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group and were also
nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (The
Writing's On The Wall).
The group also reached an
out-of-court settlement with former members
Luckett and Roberson who filed a lawsuit last
March.
Destiny's Child won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Say
My Name")
and were also nominated for Record of the Year - "Say
My Name"
also won for Best R&B Song (writers: La Shawn
Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins,
Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Lucket, LaTavia
Roberson & Kelly Rowland) and was
nominated for Song of the Year - one last nomination
went to Knowles for Best Song Written for a
Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual
Media ("Independent
Woman Pt. 1") (writers: Samuel Barnes,
Beyoncé Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier &
Corey Rooney). The trio also performed at the
ceremony.
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 7x
platinum.
Destiny's Child were nominated
for a Soul Train Music Award for Best
R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo
("Independent
Woman Pt. 1").
 At the Soul Train Music Awards,
Destiny's Child received the Sammy Davis Jr.
Award for 'Entertainer of the Year.'
Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Survivor" and the Top 10 by the end of the
month.
Destiny's Child also won a NAACP
Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group.
Destiny's Child topped the MTV
Video Countdown with "Survivor" for 7 weeks.
Destiny's Child won 2
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite
Group and Favorite Group - R&B and were
nominated for Favorite Single ("Say
My Name"),
Favorite Song from A Movie, and Favorite
Group - Pop.
The video for "Survivor" topped the MTV
Top 20 and hit #1 the UK.
Destiny's Child won a Kids'
Choice Award for Favorite Singing Group.
"Survivor" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks
and the Top 40 Tracks chart for 2 weeks.
 Destiny's Child hit #1 for the 4th time with
"Survivor" which spent 3
weeks at the top.
Destiny's Child released their
next LP Survivor with all 3 members
sharing lead vocals. The LP includes a cover
of the Bee Gees' "Emotion."
Destiny's Child topped the UK
singles chart for a week with "Survivor."
Meanwhile, former member Farrah
Franklin will be recording a solo LP.
Destiny's Child also appeared on
the cover of Rolling Stone and
performed on Saturday Night Live.
Destiny's Child topped the
Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales
chart for 8 weeks with "Survivor."
Survivor topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart for 2 weeks (selling
over 663,000 copies in the US its first
week), and the Canada and UK (for 4 weeks) LP
charts.
 Destiny's Child hit the Top 40
with "Bootylicious" - which also hit
the Top 10 by month's end.
"Bootylicious" topped the MTV
Video Countdown for 2 weeks.
Survivor was certified 2x
platinum.
Destiny's Child won a BET Award
for Best Female Group.
Destiny's Child topped the MTV
Video countdown with "Bootylicious."
Survivor was certified 3x
platinum.
Destiny's Child began touring as
part of MTV's TRL tour.
Destiny's Child hit #1 on the ARC Weekly Top
40 for 2 weeks and topped the Billboard Hot
100 charts for 2 weeks with "Bootylicious."
Destiny's Child won a
Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best
R&B/Soul Single: Group, Band or Duo
("Survivor") and were
nominated for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song
of the Year ("Independent
Woman Pt. 1").
Destiny's Child won a Teen
Choice Award for Choice Pop Group.
 Destiny's Child won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best R&B Video ("Survivor"), and were also
nominated for Best Group Video and Best Pop Video ("Survivor"), and Viewer's Choice and Best Video from a Film ("Independent
Woman Pt. 1").
Destiny's Child hit the top 40
with the remake of "Emotion."
The girls could be heard on the All-Star
Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds
going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).
 Destiny's Child released a
holiday LP - 8
Days Of Christmas with 3 tracks written
by Beyoncé.
Destiny's Child cancelled their
European tour in wake of the 9/11 terrorist
attacks. Knowles stated: "We're always
excited when we perform for our fans in
Europe and the UK. Postponing these shows was
the hardest thing for us because we truly
enjoy the fans. We made that decision the
very last second after taking a hard look at
the state of the world right now."
 The gals performed at The
Concert For New York City benefit concert in New
York City (later released as an LP) with
proceeds going to 9/11 charities.
Destiny's Child also performed
in a Washington, DC concert benefiting the
9/11 attack victims.
The group took home a VH1/Vogue
Fashion Award for Outrageous Group.
Destiny's Child hit the Top 10 with "Emotion."
The
Writing's On The Wall was certified 8x
platinum.
Destiny's Child were nominated
for 3 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Group,
Best Song ("Survivor"), and Best
R&B Act.
 8
Days Of Christmas was certified gold.
Destiny's Child topped Billboard
Year-End Charts as Top Pop Artist, Top
Pop Artist - Duo/Group, Top Hot 100 Artist,
Top Hot 100 Artist - Duo/Group, Top Hot Top
40 Artist, Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales
Artist, and Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales
("Independent
Woman Pt. 1").
 Destiny's
Child: # 142
Singles Artist of the Year ~ Kelly :
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