Where were you when you heard that "Destiny's Child" was breaking up?

[underpants]

Maybe right here.

Destiny's Child Announces Split to MTV

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050613/ap_en_tv/music_destiny_s_child

NEW YORK - Staying together was not part of Destiny's Child's destiny — the multiplatinum group is splitting up.

In a statement released to MTV News, the trio of Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams announced plans to disband after their world tour ends in the fall.

"We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul-searching, we realized that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny's Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other," the statement said.

The breakup of the girl group, which first debuted as a teenage R&B foursome in 1997, isn't much of a shocker. Many critics didn't expect the group to exist at all after the multiplatinum solo debut of Beyonce in 2003. Her album, "Dangerously In Love," won five Grammys and solidified her as a one-name superstar apart from the group.

Beyonce and Rowland have been members of the group since it was formed in their hometown of Houston. They scored instant success with their debut, thanks to the hit "No No No (Part I)." Back then, the founding members also included LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson.

But after the release of their second album, 1999's "The Writing's On The Wall," Luckett and Roberson were booted from the group. (The duo later sued the group and Beyonce's manager-father, Matthew Knowles, and reached a settlement.)

Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin replaced Roberson and Luckett the same year, but Franklin was later dropped, making the group a trio.

[trotsky]

1. They were still together?

I always preferred Modesty's Daughter, anyway.

[LastKnight]

2. yup, here i be. nt

[Zuni]

3. I thought they broke up like 4 yrs ago

:shrug:

[matcom]

4. mommy hold me

:cry:

[Zuni]

11. do you need a zombyhug?

:hug:

[RPM]

5. shame...

really :eyes:

[LSdemocrat]

6. I don't remember

[ghostsofgiants]

7. NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Worst news ever!

[progmom]

8. am i the only person here who will admit to not hating their music?

:shrug:

[Zuni]

10. I really hated "scrub"

that song irked me like no other. But then again, that might not have been them at all...:shrug:

:cry:

[progmom]

12. that was TLC

:eyes:

get yer r&b trios straight, buddy!

[Zuni]

13. sorry

what did Destiny's Child do?

[progmom]

15. Bills Bills Bills, No No No, Jumpin Jumpin

(they have a thing with repetition?)
also...
Say My My Name

[Zuni]

18. wow---I don't remember any of those songs at all

I honestly can't remember the last time I actually put on a CD recorded after 1980! :shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Destiny's Child did "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Independent Women"

Why I know this, I have no idea.

[progmom]

21. i liked Bills Bills Bills

though the lyrics leave a little to be desired...

[ghostsofgiants]

22. None of it is my cup o' tea

To each his/her own I guess, haha.

[jobycom]

23. They did the halftime show at one of the NFL championship games

They did Soldier, which is a damned catchy song, even if it does add to the military worship cult infesting our nation nowadays.

Disclaimer: Nothing against the military, just uncomfortable with mindless worship of anything.

[jobycom]

16. I love 'em

And their music, too. But you know DU-- they've sold records, so they must be bad.

[progmom]

19. i don't know if that is necessarily true, jobycom

lots of people on DU like all kinds of music.

[jobycom]

24. You're right, I was teasing, I should have put an appropriate smiley

[progmom]

26. maybe i'm super sensitive about comments like that

since i have often been accused of being a music snob (a baseless accusation, as you can no doubt see!)

[jobycom]

32. It's one of those appearance things

There's always someone on DU who is going to hate someone popular, so name a popular celebrity, and there will be a fifty post thread calling that celebrity the most talentless, overrated piece of crap to have ever been born.

So there's always the appearance that DU is ganging up on celebrities. That's why I NEVER post anything about celebrities I don't like (well, never is a strong word...) :-)

[tigereye]

40. I

have been taken to task for liking Sheryl Crow, so you have my sympathy... ;)

[progmom]

41. I loved

Soak Up The Sun. Great pop tune. :thumbsup:

[tigereye]

42. yes

she plays and writes her own stuff and has great pipes. Plus she is 40 ish - hard to argue with all those aspects. But I know a few who will....

[Zuni]

20. no, we just dislike Tom Cruise here

:o

[jobycom]

28. So we don't hate Britney anymore?

She'll be glad to know. :-)

[Zuni]

29. well, I burned her in effigy this morning

but my hate has subsided a bit

[MzShellG]

25. Are they splitting again?

If so, then I'm hearing it for the first time, and I have their latest CD. How ironic to hear the news here on DU , home of the DC haters....lol

[progmom]

27. Hey - nice user name!

are you a fan of this woman?

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Don't know

Don't care :shrug:

[hyphenate]

14. who?

Nah, heard of them, but don't think I could ever know any songs they did. Modern music tends for the most part to give me glazed eyes and a glazed brain.

[Cannikin]

30. It was so emotional to see Cronkite take off his glasses as he announced

the breakup

[underpants]

31. Oh GOD

too funny.

[lateo]

33. Good riddance...

[GalleryGod]

34. I need a drink

the discourse is sliding into the Abyss:rofl:

[Shell Beau]

35. I used to like their music. But now Beyonce gets

on my nerves too bad, so I don't give a hoot!

[WeRQ4U]

36. They suck. Sista's With Voices will always be my fave girl band.

:sarcasm:

[kwassa]

37. Destiny's Child was a front for Beyonce's solo career from the beginning

and two of the early members quit the group over that very problem.

Beyonce's dad manages, Mom designs all the splendiferous costumes.

They were and are an extremely derivative group.

They all suck compared to Jill Scott, or Macy Gray, or Erika Badu, or any of the really interesting neo-soul singers

[Left Is Write]

38. I learned about two minutes ago when I clicked on matcom's Winnie link.

There was a headline about it on the front page of that news source. I didn't click on the story link because I really don't care.

[ComerPerro]

39. At work, clicking on this thread