{{Short description|American girl group (1990–2006)}} {{Redirect|Girls Tyme|the compilation album|Destiny's Child: The Untold Story Presents Girls Tyme{{!}}''Destiny's Child: The Untold Story Presents Girls Tyme''}} {{Featured article}} {{Pp|expiry=indefinite|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Use American English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Destiny's Child | image = Destiny Child at Super Bowl XLVII halftime show.jpg | caption = Destiny's Child in 2013<br>Left to right: Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, Michelle Williams | alt = Members of the group performing on stage, each holding a microphone. | landscape = yes | alias = Girl's Tyme | origin = Houston, Texas, US | genre = {{Hlist|R&B|pop|hip-hop}} | discography = Discography | years_active = {{hlist|1997–2006|2013|2018|2025}} | label = {{flatlist| * Elektra * Columbia * Music World }} | past_members = <!-- Please discuss on talk page before inserting years of membership. Thank you. --> * Beyoncé * LaTavia Roberson * Kelly Rowland * LeToya Luckett * Farrah Franklin * Michelle Williams | website = {{URL|destinyschild.com}} }}
'''Destiny's Child''' was an American girl group formed in Houston, Texas, in 1990. Its final lineup comprised Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. Known for their vocal harmonies, stage performances, and themes of female empowerment, Destiny's Child is regarded as one of the most influential girl groups in popular music. Integral to the girl group resurgence of the 1990s, they are credited with helping shape the sound of contemporary R&B and contributing to the emergence of rap-singing.
The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme. After years of limited success, the original quartet—Beyoncé, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett—were signed to Columbia Records in 1996 as Destiny's Child. After gaining recognition with the single "No, No, No", they released their best-selling second album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999), which spawned the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name". Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split from the group's manager, Mathew Knowles, due to his favoritism of Beyoncé and Rowland.
In early 2000, both Roberson and Luckett were replaced by Williams and Farrah Franklin; Franklin quit after a few months, leaving the group as a trio. The group's third album, ''Survivor'' (2001), drew on the internal conflicts and lineup changes, yielding the US number-one singles "Independent Women" and "Bootylicious". After releasing the Christmas album ''8 Days of Christmas'' (2001), Destiny's Child announced a hiatus so that each member could pursue a solo career. They reunited to release their fifth and final album, ''Destiny Fulfilled'' (2004), which produced the US top-three singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier".
Since the group officially disbanded in 2006, Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams have reunited several times, including at the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show, the 2018 Coachella festival, and the final show of the Cowboy Carter Tour (2025). Destiny's Child is one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, with estimated sales of over 60{{nbsp}}million records. The group received many accolades, including three Grammy Awards, eleven ''Billboard'' Music Awards, five American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ''Billboard'' named the final lineup of Destiny's Child one of the greatest musical trios of all time.
== History ==
=== 1990–1997: Early beginnings and Girl's Tyme === In 1990, Beyoncé met LaTavia Roberson while auditioning for an all-girl entertainment group.<ref name="Kaufman">{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child's Long Road to Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' for Nothing) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=June 13, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919165930/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=September 19, 2008 |access-date=April 14, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Based in Houston, Texas, they joined a group that performed rap and dance routines on the city's talent show circuit.<ref name="People">{{cite magazine |title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 1 |url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography |magazine=People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography |archive-date=April 26, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kelly Rowland |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-27/travel/houston.kellyrowland_1_kelly-rowland-destiny-s-child-second-album?_s=PM:TRAVEL |publisher=CNN |date=February 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227180947/http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-27/travel/houston.kellyrowland_1_kelly-rowland-destiny-s-child-second-album?_s=PM:TRAVEL |archive-date=February 27, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kelly Rowland, who lived in Beyoncé's house at the time, joined them in 1992.<ref name="The Cut">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/kelly-rowland-coffee-new-album.html |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Kelly Rowland Has Been Holding Back |first=Phillip |last=Picardi |magazine=The Cut |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201012134551/https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/kelly-rowland-coffee-new-album.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="The Scene">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/02/houston.qa/ |title=Q & A: Kelly Rowland |publisher=CNN |date=October 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016201724/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/02/houston.qa/index.html |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Originally named Girl's Tyme, they were eventually reduced to six members, including Támar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor.{{sfn|Pointer|2014|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=LdQjEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT26 26]}}<ref name="i064">{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Michelle |title=A Brief History Of Beyoncé And Her Father, Mathew Knowles |website=The Fader |date=April 25, 2016 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/25/beyonce-mathew-knowles-daddy-lessons-lemonade |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226013115/http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/25/beyonce-mathew-knowles-daddy-lessons-lemonade |url-status=live }}</ref> R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see the group and later brought them to the Record Plant in Northern California, focusing particularly on Beyoncé's vocals, because he believed she had strong personality and vocal ability.{{sfnm|Taraborrelli|2015|1pp=69–75|Govan|2012|2pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=QjUDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT36 36–37]}} Hoping to secure the group a major record deal, Frager's strategy was to debut them on ''Star Search'', then the biggest talent show on national television.{{sfnm|Taraborrelli|2015|1p=92|Vignola|2024|2p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ACG_EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT9 9]}} They lost the competition, because, according to Beyoncé, they chose the wrong type of song—they were rapping instead of singing.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Farley |first=Christopher John |title=Music: Call of the Child |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html |magazine=Time |date=January 15, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130020409/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html |archive-date=November 30, 2007}}</ref>{{Sfn|Elliott|2022|p=3}}
After the group's defeat, Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, began voluntarily managing them.<ref name="VH1Driven">{{cite web |title=Driven: Beyonce Knowles |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/65240/episode_about.jhtml |publisher=VH1 |access-date=May 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030820042751/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/65240/episode_about.jhtml |archive-date=August 20, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He reduced the lineup to four members, removing Davis and the Taylor sisters, and adding LeToya Luckett in 1993.{{sfn|Griffiths|2017|p=13}} Aside from spending time at their church in Houston, Girl's Tyme practiced in their backyards and at Headliners Salon, owned by Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles. They tested routines in the salon—then located on Montrose Boulevard—sometimes even collecting tips from customers, who would also critique their performances. During the school year, the group performed at local events, and when summer arrived, Mathew set up a "boot camp" to train them in dance and vocal performance.<ref name="DunnDate">{{cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jancee |title=Date with destiny |website=The Guardian |date=June 10, 2001 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/jun/10/life1.lifemagazine5 |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023132651/http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/jun/10/life1.lifemagazine5 |url-status=live }}</ref> After intensive preparation, they began opening for established R&B acts such as SWV, Dru Hill, and Immature.<ref name="Kaufman" />{{sfn|Phillips|2021|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=zc0fEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT25 25]}} Tina designed the group's stage outfits.<ref name="DunnDate"/> Over the early years of their career, Girl's Tyme went through several name changes, becoming Somethin' Fresh, Cliché, the Dolls, Borderline, and Destiny.{{sfnm|Smith|2010|1p=140|Govan|2012|2p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=QjUDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78 78]|Griffiths|2017|p=14}} Under the name Destiny, the group signed with Elektra Records, but they were dropped several months later before releasing an album.<ref name="VH1Driven"/>
{{Quote box| | quote = We got the word destiny out of the Bible, but we couldn't trademark the name, so we added child, which is like a rebirth of destiny. | source = — Beyoncé speaking on the name of Destiny's Child<ref name="d107">{{cite web |last=Bernbaum |first=Brian |title=A Book of Destiny |publisher=CBS News |date=May 9, 2002 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-book-of-destiny/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621021956/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-book-of-destiny/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | width = 25% |align= right }}
The pursuit of a record deal placed strain on the Knowles family; in 1995, Mathew resigned from his job as a medical equipment salesman, cutting the family's income in half, and Beyoncé's parents temporarily separated due to the resulting pressure.<ref name="VH1Driven"/><ref name="z360">{{cite news |last=Hall |first=James |title=How Beyoncé makes her fortune – and how she spends it |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url-access=subscription |date=May 16, 2023 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-billions-how-she-makes-it-spends-it/ |access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> In 1996, the group adopted the name Destiny's Child, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.<ref> *{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2023 |title=How Beyonce became a pop culture phenomenon |url=https://www.dw.com/en/how-beyonce-became-a-pop-culture-phenomenon/a-64621433 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |archive-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109004446/https://www.dw.com/en/how-beyonce-became-a-pop-culture-phenomenon/a-64621433 |url-status=live}} *{{Cite magazine |last=Walthall |first=Catherine |date=July 8, 2022 |title=How Destiny's Child Got Its Name |url=https://americansongwriter.com/how-destinys-child-got-their-name/ |access-date=January 25, 2025 |magazine=American Songwriter |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805052636/https://americansongwriter.com/how-destinys-child-got-their-name/ |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Hoffmann|2004|p=583}} Mathew helped negotiate a record deal with Columbia Records at the urging of Columbia scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites, and the group signed with the label that same year.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="People" /> Before signing with Columbia, they had recorded several tracks in Oakland, California, produced by D'wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné!.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|pp=152–153}} Their major label debut song, "Killing Time", was selected for the soundtrack of the film ''Men in Black'' (1997).<ref name="u523">{{cite magazine |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |title=Destiny's Child's Self-Titled Debut Album Turns 25: Songs Ranked from Worst to Best |magazine=Billboard |date=February 17, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/ |access-date=May 18, 2025 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804202025/https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Cobbs|2023|p=325}}
=== 1997–2000: ''The Writing's on the Wall'' and lineup changes === On October 27, 1997, Destiny's Child released their debut single, titled "No, No, No".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-10-24.pdf |title=AddVance Notice |magazine=Radio & Records |number=1220 |date=October 24, 1997 |page=51 |access-date=October 5, 2025 |via=World Radio History |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001123653/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-10-24.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The song became their first major hit, peaking at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="j831"/><ref name="p721">{{cite magazine |title=Destiny's Child: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=November 15, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/destinys-child/chart-history/bsi/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117151820/https://www.billboard.com/artist/destinys-child/chart-history/bsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "No, No, No" preceded their debut studio album, ''Destiny's Child'', which was released on February 17, 1998.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=182}} The album is an R&B and neo soul set, and its production was handled by a range of producers, including Wiggins, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, and Corey Rooney.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="j831">{{cite magazine |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |title=Destiny's Child's Self-Titled Debut Album Turns 25: Songs Ranked From Worst to Best |magazine=Billboard |date=February 17, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/with-me-part-i-feat-jermaine-dupri/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170028/https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/with-me-part-i-feat-jermaine-dupri/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FlynnLose"/> ''Destiny's Child'' peaked at number sixty-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number fourteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref name="j831"/><ref name="w395">{{cite magazine |title=Destiny's Child: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=November 15, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/destinys-child/chart-history/blp/ |access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> The album's second single, "With Me" failed to replicate the success of "No, No, No".<ref name="j831"/> Beyoncé considered ''Destiny's Child'' successful, but not huge, claiming that it was "too mature" for the group at the time.<ref name="j831"/>
In 1998, the group's single "Get on the Bus" appeared on the soundtrack of the romantic drama ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'', and they later made a guest appearance in an episode of the sitcom ''Smart Guy''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |magazine=Jet |volume=96 |issue=9 |date=August 2, 1999 |issn=0021-5996 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |page=59 |title=''Jet''}}</ref><ref name="k344">{{cite magazine |last=Saunders |first=Angel |title=''Smart Guy''{{'}}s Essence Atkins Dishes on Destiny's Child's 'First TV Appearance Ever' on Her Disney Channel Series (Exclusive) |magazine=People |date=November 25, 2024 |url=https://people.com/essence-atkins-says-smart-guy-was-destinys-child-first-television-appearance-ever-exclusive-8746913 |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=July 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250721183702/https://people.com/essence-atkins-says-smart-guy-was-destinys-child-first-television-appearance-ever-exclusive-8746913 |url-status=live }}</ref> For their second studio album, Destiny's Child sought to transition from the neo-soul-influenced sound of their debut, enlisting an almost entirely different array of collaborators, including Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Missy Elliott, Rodney Jerkins, and LaShawn Daniels.<ref name="h740">{{cite magazine |last=Cochrane |first=Naima |title=2000: A Soul Odyssey |magazine=Billboard |date=March 26, 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/neo-soul-2000-dangelo-erykah-badu-9343438/ |access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t614"/> The lead single, "Bills, Bills, Bills", was released on May 31, 1999, and became Destiny's Child's first song to peak at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-05-28.pdf |title=AddVance Notice |magazine=Radio & Records |number=1301 |date=May 28, 1999 |page=77 |access-date=October 5, 2025 |via=World Radio History |archive-date=June 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611132831/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-05-28.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=201}} The resulting album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'', was released in the US on July 27, 1999, to critical acclaim.<ref name="g354">{{cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |title=Destiny's Child Celebrates ''The Writing's On the Wall'' 20th Anniversary with Vinyl Reissue |magazine=Billboard |date=July 31, 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/destiny-child-writings-on-the-wall-vinyl-8525595/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170021/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/destiny-child-writings-on-the-wall-vinyl-8525595/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Michelle Williams on stage at J&R's Musicfest (cropped).jpg|alt=Williams performing into a microphone|thumb|upright|Michelle Williams (pictured) and Farrah Franklin joined the group as a replacement for Luckett and Roberson.]]
In December 1999, Luckett and Roberson attempted to split from Mathew, alleging that he kept a disproportionate share of the group's profits and unfairly favored Beyoncé and Rowland. Although they did not intend to leave the group, they discovered that two new members had been added when the video for "Say My Name", the third single from ''The Writing's on the Wall'', premiered in February 2000.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Before the video aired, Beyoncé announced on ''TRL'' that Luckett and Roberson had left the group. They were replaced by Michelle Williams—formerly a backup singer for Monica—and Farrah Franklin, an aspiring singer and actress.<ref name="Kaufman" /> After working with Monica, Williams was introduced to Destiny's Child by a choreographer friend and was flown to Houston, where she stayed with the Knowles family.<ref name="DunnDate" />
On March 21, 2000, Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit against Mathew Knowles and their former bandmates, alleging breach of partnership and fiduciary duties.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=231}} Five months after joining, Franklin left Destiny's Child.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=247}} The remaining members stated that her departure was due to missed promotional appearances and concerts, and Williams later said that Franklin struggled with the stress.<ref name="DunnDate" /> Franklin explained that she left because of the negativity surrounding the group's internal conflict and her lack of influence in decision-making. Toward the end of 2000, Roberson and Luckett dropped the portion of their lawsuit targeting Beyoncé and Rowland in exchange for a settlement, though they continued legal action against Mathew.<ref name="Kaufman" />
As part of the agreement, both parties were prohibited from speaking publicly about one another.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Roberson and Luckett went on to form another girl group, but they eventually left that project.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=309}} The heightened publicity largely fueled Destiny's Child's success, helping them become a major pop-culture phenomenon.<ref name="People"/> In 2000, "Say My Name" spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the fourth single, "Jumpin', Jumpin'", peaked at number three.<ref name="i430">{{cite web |title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name' |website=Stereogum |first=Tom |last=Breihan |date=October 25, 2025 |url=https://stereogum.com/2194687/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-say-my-name/columns/the-number-ones |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170050/https://stereogum.com/2194687/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-say-my-name/columns/the-number-ones |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="v185">{{cite magazine |last=Malone |first=Chris |title=Destiny's Child's 'The Writing's on the Wall' at 20: All the Tracks Ranked |magazine=Billboard |date=July 27, 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/destinys-childs-the-writings-on-the-wall-8523765/ |access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref> ''The Writing's on the Wall'' went on to sell over eight{{nbsp}}million copies in the US, earning an eightfold platinum certification from the RIAA.<ref name="l792">{{cite magazine |title=Rule, Usher, Vandross Lead Platinum Charge |magazine=Billboard |date=November 20, 2001 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rule-usher-vandross-lead-platinum-charge-77682/ |access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name="v185"/> Worldwide, it has since sold over 13{{nbsp}}million copies, becoming one of the best-selling R&B albums of all time.<ref name="m095">{{cite web |last=Asaph |first=Katherine St. |title=Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall |website=Pitchfork |date=June 18, 2017 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ |access-date=May 18, 2025 |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122130450/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="t614">{{cite news |last=McClay |first=Caché |title=Destiny's Child Album ''The Writing's on the Wall'': 25 Years Later |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 25, 2024 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/25/destinys-child-writings-wall-album-25-year-anniversary-beyonce-kelly-rowland-michelle-williams/73911207007/ |access-date=July 30, 2025 |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815081910/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/25/destinys-child-writings-wall-album-25-year-anniversary-beyonce-kelly-rowland-michelle-williams/73911207007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album spurred their career and introducing them to a wider audience.<ref name="DunnDate" /><ref name="FlynnLose">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/18/urban.popandrock |title=Of course you can lose yourself |last=Flynn |first=Paul |date=August 18, 2006 |work=The Guardian |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023131040/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/18/urban.popandrock |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Around this time, Destiny's Child also joined Britney Spears as a special guest on one date of her (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour and was the opening act for Christina Aguilera in Concert.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="n076">{{cite magazine |last=Augusto |first=Troy J. |title=Christina Aguilera |magazine=Variety |date=October 13, 2000 |url=https://variety.com/2000/music/reviews/christina-aguilera-1200464809/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=April 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411085429/https://variety.com/2000/music/reviews/christina-aguilera-1200464809/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 2000–2003: ''Survivor'', subsequent releases, hiatus, and solo projects === [[File:Beyonce Knowles at age 19 (cropped).jpeg|upright=0.6|thumb|left|alt=Beyoncé in a black top, photographed looking directly at the camera|Beyoncé took on a larger creative role when developing ''Survivor'' (2001), co-writing and co-producing almost the entire album.]]
At the 2001 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, Destiny's Child won several accolades, including Artist of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=250}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1374996/20001206/sisqo.jhtml |title=Sisqo Wins Big at Billboard Awards |last=VanHorn |first=Teri |date=December 6, 2000 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224152352/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1374996/20001206/sisqo.jhtml |archive-date=December 24, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, the group won two Grammy Awards for "Say My Name": Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song.<ref name="n903">{{cite web |title=From Wizards to Wernham Hogg to Wikipedia: 21 memorable moments from music and popular culture in 2001 |publisher=BBC News |date=September 15, 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/16dp1HGlMrdXqKB8rPQQwwP/from-wizards-to-wernham-hogg-to-wikipedia-21-memorable-moments-from-music-and-popular-culture-in-2001 |access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref> "Independent Women Part I" was released on August 29, 2000, as both the lead single and theme song for the soundtrack to the film ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-08-25.pdf |title=Going for Adds / AddVance Notice |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1365 |pages=57, 67 |date=August 25, 2000 |access-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605213748/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-08-25.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=247}} It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eleven consecutive weeks—from November 2000 to January 2001—becoming Destiny's Child's longest-running number one.{{sfn|Griffiths|2017|p=25}}<ref name="d719">{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Ann |title=What's Independence Worth? |website=The Cut |date=January 16, 2013 |url=https://www.thecut.com/2013/01/whats-independence-worth.html |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251127112115/https://www.thecut.com/2013/01/whats-independence-worth.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="l217">{{cite magazine |title=Chart Beat Bonus |magazine=Billboard |date=December 6, 2002 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chart-beat-bonus-170-73212/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231165912/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chart-beat-bonus-170-73212/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Independent Women Part I" was included on the group's third studio album, titled ''Survivor''.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=295}}
Beyoncé took on a larger creative role on ''Survivor'', co-producing and co-writing nearly the entire album.<ref name="Kaufman" /> In the US, ''Survivor'' was released on May 1, 2001, to generally positive reviews.<ref name="us">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-cast-as-survivor-79893/ |title=Destiny's Child Cast As 'Survivor' |magazine=Billboard |date=May 1, 2001 |accessdate=February 28, 2023 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228201051/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-cast-as-survivor-79893/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="l097">{{cite web |title=''Survivor'' by Destiny's Child |publisher=Metacritic |date=May 1, 2001 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/survivor/destinys-child |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=December 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251211074257/https://www.metacritic.com/music/survivor/destinys-child |url-status=live }}</ref> It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 663,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="l636">{{cite magazine |title=Destiny's Child Holds Off Wings, Janet At No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=May 16, 2001 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-holds-off-wings-janet-at-no-1-79730/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225113624/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-holds-off-wings-janet-at-no-1-79730/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The lead single, "Survivor", preceded the album's release by three months and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-03-02.pdf |title=Going for Adds / AddVance Notice |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1391 |pages=94, 106 |date=March 2, 2001 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309122051/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-03-02.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="e533">{{cite magazine |last=Malone |first=Chris |title=Lip Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Destiny's Child's 'Survivor' |magazine=Billboard |date=June 8, 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/destinys-child-survivor-lip-sync-herstory-9397866/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=June 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628115020/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/destinys-child-survivor-lip-sync-herstory-9397866/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Bootylicious", the second single from the album, spent two weeks atop the chart.<ref name="d725">{{cite web |title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' |website=Stereogum |date=October 25, 2025 |url=https://stereogum.com/2200297/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bootylicious/columns/the-number-ones |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231165859/https://stereogum.com/2200297/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bootylicious/columns/the-number-ones |url-status=live }}</ref> "Survivor" was interpreted by some as a commentary on the group's internal turmoil, though Beyoncé denied that it targeted any former members. Roberson and Luckett nevertheless viewed the song as violating the parties' non-disparagement agreement and filed another lawsuit against Destiny's Child and Sony Music shortly after the release of ''This Is the Remix'' (2002). All remaining litigation was settled in June 2002.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="b219">{{cite magazine |last=Saraceno |first=Christina |title=Destiny's Lawsuit Settled |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 25, 2002 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-lawsuit-settled-186400/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=November 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251121232655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-lawsuit-settled-186400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2004, ''Survivor'' had sold over 10 million copies worldwide.<ref name="p462">{{cite web |title=Destined for a repeat success |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=November 1, 2004 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/destined-for-a-repeat-success-20041101-gdk0va.html |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216234951/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/destined-for-a-repeat-success-20041101-gdk0va.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Destiny's Child canceled a planned European tour and performed at the Concert for New York City, a benefit concert for survivors.<ref name="d000">{{cite web |title=I'm a Survivor... |website=NME |date=October 16, 2001 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/destinys-child-65-1376432 |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170100/https://www.nme.com/news/music/destinys-child-65-1376432 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="y103">{{cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Jessica |title=The oral history of Destiny's Child's legacy-making 'Survivor' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 29, 2016 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/29/destinys-child-survivor-oral-history/ |access-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310193910/https://ew.com/article/2016/04/29/destinys-child-survivor-oral-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 30, 2001, the group released the holiday album ''8 Days of Christmas'', featuring both versions of several traditional Christmas songs as well as original songs.<ref name="b696">{{cite web |last=Camp |first=Alexa |title=Review: Destiny's Child, 8 Days of Christmas |website=Slant Magazine |date=November 11, 2001 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/destinys-child-8-days-of-christmas/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=January 6, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106044427/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/destinys-child-8-days-of-christmas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2000, Destiny's Child announced a hiatus to allow each member to pursue individual projects, including solo albums.<ref name="VanHornCDs">{{Cite news |last=VanHorn |first=Teri |title=Destiny's Child Solo CDs Won't Compete with Group, Each Other |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1375022/20001208/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=December 8, 2008 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105135840/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1375022/20001208/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=January 5, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002, Williams released her debut solo album, ''Heart to Yours'', a contemporary gospel set that topped the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums chart.<ref name="d260">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Michelle Williams Prepping Fourth Album, Due This Summer |magazine=Billboard |date=April 20, 2013 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/michelle-williams-prepping-fourth-album-due-this-summer-1559003/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227153954/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/michelle-williams-prepping-fourth-album-due-this-summer-1559003/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rowland collaborated with Nelly on "Dilemma", which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and won the two a Grammy Award.<ref name="d306">{{cite magazine |title=Nelly And Kelly Make A U.K. No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 21, 2002 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nelly-and-kelly-make-a-uk-no-1-73758/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=November 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110133358/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nelly-and-kelly-make-a-uk-no-1-73758/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=23.02.2003: Grammy Awards |website=The Guardian |date=February 15, 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/pictures/image/0,8543,-10504612198,00.html |access-date=November 25, 2025}}</ref> That year, Beyoncé co-starred with Mike Myers in the box-office success ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' and recorded her first solo single, "Work It Out", for the film's soundtrack.<ref name="m937">{{cite web |title=''Austin Powers'' Is Golden At Box Office |publisher=CBS News |date=July 29, 2002 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-powers-is-golden-at-box-office/ |access-date=November 25, 2025}}</ref><ref name="n442">{{cite magazine |first1=Sydney |last1=Urbanek |first2=Andrew |last2=Unterberger |title=Beyonce's 'Work It Out': A Look Back at the Debut Solo Smash That Wasn't |magazine=Billboard |date=March 23, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-work-it-out-debut-single-1235047771/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171046/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-work-it-out-debut-single-1235047771/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rowland's debut solo album, ''Simply Deep'', was released in September 2002, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart.<ref name="o030">{{cite web |title=Tatu top singles chart again |publisher=BBC News |date=February 9, 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2742967.stm |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510073109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2742967.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Solange Knowles at the Ruby Lounge.jpg|thumb|alt=Solange performing into a microphone|upright=0.6|Solange, who had performed and recorded songs with the group, was rumored to join the reunion, but it was later confirmed as a public reaction test.]]
Rowland made her feature-film debut in the horror crossover ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003), while Beyoncé filmed ''The Fighting Temptations'' (2003) and appeared as a featured vocalist on her then-boyfriend Jay-Z's top-five single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2002).<ref name="i723">{{cite web |last=Bonin |first=Liane |title=It's Kelly Rowland vs. Freddy and Jason! |website=EW.com |date=August 14, 2003 |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/08/14/its-kelly-rowland-vs-freddy-and-jason/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=February 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214115608/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,475783,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j818">{{cite magazine |title=Beyonce Tunes Lead 'Temptations' Soundtrack |magazine=Billboard |date=August 13, 2003 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tunes-lead-temptations-soundtrack-69559/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=June 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628143725/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tunes-lead-temptations-soundtrack-69559/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Beyoncé's Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s From 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em' & 'Jolene' |magazine=Billboard |date=September 4, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329194833/https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé's debut solo album, ''Dangerously in Love'', was the most commercially successful of the three Destiny's Child members who released solo projects at the time. Released in 2003, it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and produced the US number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy", as well as the top-five songs "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl".{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=325}} ''Dangerously in Love'' earned Beyoncé five Grammy Awards, tying the record for the most Grammys won in one night by a female artist.<ref name="k805">{{cite magazine |last=Sullivan |first=James |title=Beyonce, OutKast Top Grammys |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 9, 2004 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-outkast-top-grammys-2-232336/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709181935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-outkast-top-grammys-2-232336/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2003, Williams appeared on Broadway as ''Aida'' and released her second gospel album, ''Do You Know'', two months later.<ref name="p298">{{cite web |last=Hofler |first=Robert |title=Fascinating ''Aida'' |website=Variety |date=December 7, 2003 |url=https://variety.com/2003/legit/news/fascinating-aida-1117896711/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170549/https://variety.com/2003/legit/news/fascinating-aida-1117896711/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="e906">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |title=CD: Michelle Williams, Do You Know? |website=The Guardian |date=January 23, 2004 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jan/23/popandrock.shopping5?CMP=gu_com |access-date=November 25, 2025}}</ref>
In June 2003, Mathew announced that Destiny's Child would expand back to a quartet with the addition of Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/30/get-ready-destinys-child-sister-act |title=Codependent Women |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=June 27, 2003 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504213707/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,461691,00.html |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Destiny's Child had previously recorded songs with Solange and performed with her when she temporarily replaced Rowland after she broke her toes during a performance. Mathew stated, however, that the idea was used to test public reaction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473417/20030626/destinys_child.jhtml |title=Destiny's Child May Get A New Member Next Year |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=June 26, 2003 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114111210/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473417/20030626/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2003, Beyoncé confirmed that her sister would not be joining the group and instead promoted Solange's debut album, ''Solo Star'', released in January 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477173/20030825/destinys_child.jhtml |title=Destiny's Child To Remain A Trio, Says Beyoncé |last=Corey |first=Moss |date=August 25, 2003 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115093553/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477173/20030825/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=January 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== 2003–2005: ''Destiny Fulfilled'' and ''#1's'' === Three years after the hiatus, the members of Destiny's Child reunited to record their fifth and final studio album, ''Destiny Fulfilled''.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Its themes delve into the different conversations the trio had during recording, the songs being tied together by interrelated concepts.<ref name="MossReunited">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Destiny's Child: Reunited and It Feels So Good (Part 1) |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/destinys_child/news_feature/041108/ |publisher=MTV News |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503103953/http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/destinys_child/news_feature/041108/ |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> All three members contributed to the songwriting on most of the album's material and each served as an executive producer.<ref name="MossReunited"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Destinys Fulfilled |publisher=Sony Music BMG Entertainment |year=2004}}</ref> Released on November 15, 2004, ''Destiny Fulfilled'' peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 497,000 copies sold that week.<ref name="mitchell">{{cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Destiny+fulfilled |title=Destiny's Return |magazine=Billboard |volume=116 |number=48 |date=November 27, 2004 |page=63 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=March 18, 2023 |via=Google Books |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407030343/https://books.google.com/books?id=bBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Destiny+fulfilled |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="p922">{{cite magazine |title=Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 24, 2004 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1-65514/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229092944/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1-65514/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Four singles were issued from the album: "Lose My Breath", "Soldier", "Cater 2 U", and "Girl";<ref name="streaming">{{multiref|{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66573/breath-of-fresh-air-destinys-child-returns |title='Breath' Of Fresh Air: Destiny's Child Returns |magazine=Billboard |date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923010743/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66573/breath-of-fresh-air-destinys-child-returns |ref=none |url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-05.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1580 |page=20 |date=November 5, 2004 |access-date=June 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803050957/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-05.pdf |ref=none |url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-06-03.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |ref=none |issue=1609 |page=19 |date=June 3, 2005 |access-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503183208/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-06-03.pdf |url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-11.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1597 |page=47 |date=March 11, 2005 |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001143553/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-11.pdf |ref=none |url-status=live }}}}</ref> the first two peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="q192">{{cite magazine |title=Destiny's Return |magazine=Billboard |date=November 23, 2004 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-return-65526/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=August 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250810163747/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-return-65526/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="o111">{{cite web |last=Morales |first=Tatiana |title=Destiny's Child ''Fulfilled'' |publisher=CBS News |date=December 8, 2004 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/destinys-child-fulfilled/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231165928/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/destinys-child-fulfilled/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Soldier" and "Cater 2 U" were certified platinum by the RIAA in 2006.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Destiny%20Child&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold and Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219133356/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Destiny%20Child&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite its mixed critical reception, the album garnered five Grammy Award nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album.<ref name="k987">{{cite magazine |first1=Hannah |last1=Dailey |first2=Andrew |last2=Unterberger |title=All 99 of Beyoncé's Grammy Nominations, From 2000 to Now |magazine=Billboard |date=February 3, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/all-beyonce-grammy-nominations/dangerously-in-love-2-2004/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231165931/https://www.billboard.com/lists/all-beyonce-grammy-nominations/dangerously-in-love-2-2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="s623">{{cite web |last=Corner |first=Lewis |title=10 multi-million-selling albums that the critics hated |publisher=Digital Spy |date=October 11, 2016 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a810612/10-multi-million-selling-albums-the-critics-hated/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714062053/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a810612/10-multi-million-selling-albums-the-critics-hated/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Destiny's Child Tour (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|alt=Members of the group each dressed in colorful costumes—red, yellow, and purple. They are performing a dance routine under stage lighting, with a shiny backdrop behind them.|The final lineup of Destiny's Child performing during their 2005 Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It concert tour]]
To promote the album, Destiny's Child launched the worldwide Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It Tour. On June 11, 2005, during their performance at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, the group announced to the audience of 16,000 that they intended to formally disband at the tour's conclusion.<ref name="GilSplit">{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child Announce Split |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503975/20050612/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=June 12, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504182807/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503975/20050612/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=May 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Beyoncé later explained that the album title ''Destiny Fulfilled'' was deliberate, indicating that the decision to separate had already been made during the album's creation.<ref name="VineyardSplit">{{Cite news |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Destiny's Child Talk Split: 'It's Not The End' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504619/20050623/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=June 23, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503043940/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504619/20050623/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While working on the project, the members agreed to end their fourteen-year run as a group to pursue their individual ambitions, agreeing that their destinies had already been fulfilled.<ref name="VineyardSplit" /> The group communicated their decision in a letter sent to MTV, stating: "After a lot of discussions 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".<ref name="GilSplit" />
Destiny's Child released their first greatest hits compilation, ''#1's'', on October 25, 2005.<ref name="l934">{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |title=Review: Destiny's Child, #1's |website=Slant |date=November 2, 2005 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/destinys-child-1s/ |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=June 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605202345/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/destinys-child-1s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Debuting atop the ''Billboard'' 200, the album features several of their most successful songs, including the chart-topping "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Say My Name", "Independent Women Part I", and "Bootylicious".<ref name="j380">{{cite magazine |title=Destiny's Child Takes Top Spot With ''#1's'' |magazine=Billboard |date=November 2, 2005 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-takes-top-spot-with-1s-1403879/#:~:text=Destiny's%20Child%20Takes%20Top%20Spot,11/2/2005 |access-date=November 27, 2025 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529101029/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-takes-top-spot-with-1s-1403879/#:~:text=Destiny's%20Child%20Takes%20Top%20Spot,11/2/2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three new tracks were recorded for the project, among them "Stand Up for Love", created as the theme song for World Children's Day—an annual global effort aimed at raising awareness and funds for children's causes—and "Check on It", which Beyoncé recorded for the soundtrack of the film ''The Pink Panther'' (2006).<ref name="Moss#1's">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Destiny's Child Look Back With #1's Before Going Their Separate Ways |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510101/09212005/destinys_child.jhtml |work=MTV News |date=September 21, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105000415/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510101/09212005/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=January 5, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Destiny's Child participated as global ambassadors for the 2005 program of World Children's Day, lending their voices and public support.{{sfn|Stoute|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7njoCLPKSEsC&pg=PT182 182]}} Despite the album's title, only five of the sixteen tracks had topped either the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, leading ''Billboard''{{'}}s Keith Caulfield to describe the title as "a marketing angle".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Ask Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60849/ask-billboard |magazine=Billboard |date=November 1, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816231610/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60849/ask-billboard |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> MTV journalist Chris Harris wrote that the collection "lives up to its name".<ref name="Harris#1's">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Chris |title=Destiny's Child's #1's Hits – You Guessed It – #1 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512779/20051102/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=November 2, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140645/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512779/20051102/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== 2006–present: Disbandment and aftermath === Destiny's Child reunited for a farewell performance at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game on February 19, 2006, in Houston, Texas.<ref name="TraceyNBA">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9215816/destinys_child_reunite_for_nba |title=Destiny's Child Reunite for NBA |last=Ford |first=Tracey |date=January 31, 2006 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318185310/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9215816/destinys_child_reunite_for_nba |archive-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=For The Record: Quick News On Kanye West, Destiny's Child, Metallica, Kelly Clarkson, Paris Hilton & More |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523969/20060208/west_kanye.jhtml? |publisher=MTV News |date=May 13, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510004717/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523969/20060208/west_kanye.jhtml |archive-date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A few days later, the group delivered their final televised performance at the Fashion Rocks benefit concert in New York.<ref name="TraceyNBA" /> After their formal disbandment, all three members resumed their solo careers, each achieving varying degrees of success.<ref name="f719">{{cite web |last=Blackwood |first=Emily |title=Why Did Destiny's Child Break Up? Inside the Iconic Girl Group's Sudden Disbandment 20 Years Ago |website=People |date=July 29, 2025 |url=https://people.com/why-did-destiny-s-child-break-up-11780302 |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=January 12, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112081340/https://people.com/why-did-destiny-s-child-break-up-11780302 |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams continued to collaborate on one another's projects through guest features, music video appearances, and live performances. Rowland and Williams—along with Beyoncé's sister Solange—appeared in the music video for Beyoncé's 2007 single "Get Me Bodied".<ref name="m180">{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |title=Upgrade B |website=Slant |date=April 8, 2007 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/upgrade-b/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170242/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/upgrade-b/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 26, 2007, the group briefly reunited at the BET Awards, where Beyoncé performed "Get Me Bodied" with Williams and Solange as her backup dancers; following the performance, she introduced Rowland, who performed her single "Like This" with Eve.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hudson, Beyonce, T.I. Among BET Winners |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601233.html?tid=informbox |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-access=subscription |date=March 2, 2007 |access-date=January 26, 2008 |first=Sandy |last=Cohen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111204825/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601233.html?tid=informbox |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On September 2, 2007, during the Los Angeles stop of the Beyoncé Experience tour, Beyoncé sang a snippet of "Survivor" with Rowland and Williams, after which they sang "Happy Birthday" to her.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Crosley |first=Hillary |title=Billboard Bits: Beyonce, Bob Marley, Bragg/Brad |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048957/billboard-bits-beyonce-bob-marley-braggbrad |magazine=Billboard |date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226005419/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048957/billboard-bits-beyonce-bob-marley-braggbrad |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Beyoncé recorded a cover of Billy Joel's "Honesty" for the compilation ''Mathew Knowles & Music World Present Vol.1: Love Destiny'', released to commemorate the group's tenth anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mathew-knowles-and-music-world-present-vol-1-love-destiny-r1416105 |title=Mathew Knowles and Music World Present, Vol. 1: Love Destiny |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007172010/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mathew-knowles-and-music-world-present-vol-1-love-destiny-mw0001238858 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="y465">{{cite web |title=Queen Carter: What's really on the Beyonce album 'leaks'? |publisher=BBC News |date=December 21, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46646590 |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128114419/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46646590 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rowland made a cameo appearance in Beyoncé's music video for "Party" (2011).<ref name="musicvideoscenes1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/02/beyonce-pulls-into-trailer-park-to-shoot-party-video/ |title=Beyoncé Pull Into Trailer Park to Shoot 'Party' Video |work=Rap-Up |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=August 3, 2011 |archive-date=April 17, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050417234656/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/02/beyonce-pulls-into-trailer-park-to-shoot-party-video/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the group released their third compilation album, ''Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child'', to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of their formation.<ref name="p216">{{cite magazine |last=Ramirez |first=Erika |title=Destiny's Child to Release New Song on 'Love Songs' Compilation Album |magazine=Billboard |date=January 11, 2013 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-release-new-song-on-love-songs-compilation-album-1484239/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=February 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226103446/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-release-new-song-on-love-songs-compilation-album-1484239/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their fourth compilation, ''Love Songs'', was released on January 29, 2013, and featured a newly recorded track, "Nuclear", produced by Pharrell Williams and marking Destiny's Child's first original song in eight years.<ref name="e651">{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Bailey |title=Destiny's Child to release new song, compilation |publisher=CBS News |date=January 10, 2013 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/destinys-child-to-release-new-song-compilation/ |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref><ref name="u170">{{cite web |title=Destiny's Child return after eight years with new song |website=The Guardian |date=January 10, 2013 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/10/destinys-child-new-song |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref> The following month, Rowland and Williams joined Beyoncé as special guests during her Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, where they performed "Bootylicious", "Independent Women", and Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.ca/music/news/a455988/destinys-child-reunite-at-beyonce-super-bowl-half-time-show.html |title=Destiny's Child reunite at Beyoncé Super Bowl half-time show |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018110232/http://www.digitalspy.ca/music/news/a455988/destinys-child-reunite-at-beyonce-super-bowl-half-time-show.html |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The group released ''Video Anthology'', a video album containing sixteen of their music videos, in the US in June 2013.<ref name="y170">{{cite web |title=''Video Anthology'' by Destiny's Child on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music (US) |date=June 6, 2013 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/video-anthology/659677017 |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=November 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251121164842/https://music.apple.com/us/album/video-anthology/659677017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé and Williams were later featured on Rowland's song "You Changed" from her fourth solo album, ''Talk a Good Game'' (2013).<ref name="n905">{{cite web |title='You Changed' |website=Rap-Up |date=May 28, 2013 |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2013/05/28/new-music-kelly-rowland-f-beyonce-michelle-williams-you-changed |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=August 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812143255/https://www.rap-up.com/article/2013/05/28/new-music-kelly-rowland-f-beyonce-michelle-williams-you-changed |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, Rowland and Williams made cameo appearances in Beyoncé's music videos for "Superpower" and "Grown Woman", both from her fifth solo studio album, ''Beyoncé'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7498128/beyonce-superpower-destinys-child |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131214185557/http://www.idolator.com/7498128/beyonce-superpower-destinys-child |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |title=Beyonce Reunites With Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams In "Superpower" Video: Watch |publisher=Idolator |first=Sam |last=Lansky |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2520051/beyonce-grown-woman-music-video-look-by-look/ |title=Beyonce's 'Grown Woman' Music Video: Look By Look |last=Wilson |first=Gaby |publisher=MTV News |date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205052716/http://www.mtv.com/news/2520051/beyonce-grown-woman-music-video-look-by-look/ |archive-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2014, Williams released the single "Say Yes", featuring Beyoncé and Rowland.<ref name="o367">{{cite magazine |last=Wills |first=Cortney |title=Destiny's Child Almost Reunion: Michelle Williams on Recruiting Beyonce, Kelly Rowland For 'Say Yes' |magazine=Billboard |date=June 5, 2014 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-almost-reunion-michelle-williams-on-recruiting-beyonce-kelly-6106560/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=April 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411135438/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-almost-reunion-michelle-williams-on-recruiting-beyonce-kelly-6106560/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They reunited again for Beyoncé's Coachella headline performance in April 2018, which was later released as the ''Homecoming'' documentary and live album.<ref name="p420">{{cite web |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |title=Beyoncé has a surprise: ''Homecoming: The Live Album'' |website=Los Angeles Times |url-access=subscription |date=April 17, 2019 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-album-homecoming-live-20190417-story.html |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=August 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250825031634/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-album-homecoming-live-20190417-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="b581">{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |title=''Homecoming'' Review: Beyonce's Netflix Documentary Raises the Bar for Concert Films |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 17, 2019 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/homecoming-review-beyonce-knowles-cartern-netflix-documentary-1202597337/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417183540/https://deadline.com/2019/04/homecoming-review-beyonce-knowles-cartern-netflix-documentary-1202597337/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The group also reunited for the closing night of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour in July 2025.<ref name="p606">{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Beyonce Reunites with Destiny's Child at Cowboy Carter Tour Finale in Las Vegas |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 27, 2025 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reunite-destinys-child-cowboy-carter-tour-finale-1235394760/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=July 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730092430/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reunite-destinys-child-cowboy-carter-tour-finale-1235394760/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Artistry == === Musical style and themes === Destiny's Child primarily recorded R&B material,<ref name="c970">{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Demi |title=7 Times Beyoncé Put Her Texas, Country Roots Into Her Music |website=HotNewHipHop |date=February 19, 2024 |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/764928-beyonce-texas-country-roots-music |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223111004/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/764928-beyonce-texas-country-roots-music |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="r635">{{cite web |title=How Destiny's Child changed R&B forever |website=Dazed |date=June 12, 2015 |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/25044/1/how-destiny-s-child-changed-rb-forever |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603133438/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/25044/1/how-destiny-s-child-changed-rb-forever |url-status=live }}</ref> with works that incorporated elements of hip hop,<ref>{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title=So good, so good, so good: Destiny's Child's greatest songs – ranked! |website=The Guardian |date=July 18, 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/18/destinys-child-greatest-songs-beyonce-ranked |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref><ref name="r733">{{cite web |title=Music: In Tune with the New Feminism |website=The New York Times |date=April 29, 2001 |url-access=limited |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/29/arts/music-in-tune-with-the-new-feminism.html |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603094225/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/29/arts/music-in-tune-with-the-new-feminism.html |url-status=live }}</ref> dance,<ref name="t413">{{cite web |last=Mckinney |first=Jessica |title=9 Beyoncé Songs That Informed ''Renaissance'' |website=Complex |date=July 29, 2022 |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/beyonce-songs-discography-informed-renaissance |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170011/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/beyonce-songs-discography-informed-renaissance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Republic/Universal Imports Brit Cousins' 'Killing Time' |magazine=Billboard |page=38 |date=June 17, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=25}}</ref> and pop.<ref name="h495">{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Randall |title=Destiny's Child to release first new song in eight years |website=Los Angeles Times |url-access=subscription |date=January 10, 2013 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-jan-10-la-et-ms-destinys-child-beyonce-new-song-nuclear-first-eight-years-20130110-story.html |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209100823/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-jan-10-la-et-ms-destinys-child-beyonce-new-song-nuclear-first-eight-years-20130110-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="z751">{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Rain |title=What Is Destiny's Child's Best-Selling Album? |website=HotNewHipHop |date=November 13, 2023 |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/733885-destinys-childs-best-selling-album |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223111009/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/733885-destinys-childs-best-selling-album |url-status=live }}</ref> In the group's original lineup, Beyoncé was the lead vocalist, Rowland was the second lead vocalist, Luckett took on soprano parts, and Roberson sang alto.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1721552/beyonce-shade-kelly-rowland-letoya-luckett/ |title=Did Beyonce Really Throw Shade at Kelly Rowland? We Asked LeToya Luckett |last=Midgarden |first=Cory |publisher=MTV News |date=January 30, 2014 |access-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914080819/http://www.mtv.com/news/1721552/beyonce-shade-kelly-rowland-letoya-luckett/ |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Beyoncé continued as the primary lead vocalist in the final trio lineup, though Rowland and Williams also alternated lead vocals on many tracks.<ref name="DunnDate" /><ref name="EliscuRolling">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6592847/review/6594165 |title=Destiny's Child: Destiny Fulfilled |last=Eliscu |first=Jenny |date=October 25, 2004 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518011228/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6592847/review/6594165 |archive-date=May 18, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The group frequently harmonized, particularly on ballads, with each member typically taking a verse and joining together on the chorus.<ref name="EliscuRolling"/> On their album ''Survivor'', all three members sang lead on most tracks.<ref name="DunnDate" /> In most of the songs from ''Destiny Fulfilled'', the verses are divided into three sections, with Beyoncé singing first, followed by Rowland, then Williams; the three harmonize together during the choruses.<ref name="EliscuRolling"/>
Members of Destiny's Child cited R&B music artists such as Janet Jackson, En Vogue, and TLC as some of their key influences.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056577 |title=Destiny's Child Inspired By Janet Jackson |last=Atwood |first=Brett |date=January 11, 2001 |publisher=Yahoo! Music |access-date=March 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611134935/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056577 |archive-date=June 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name="z334">{{cite magazine |last=Rubenstein |first=Janine |title=En Vogue Has an Interesting Theory About Who Bit Beyonce |magazine=People |date=April 6, 2018 |url=https://people.com/music/en-vogue-shares-who-bit-beyonce-theory/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313052222/https://people.com/music/en-vogue-shares-who-bit-beyonce-theory/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyonce Knowles remembers Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/23/beyonce-knowles-remembers-lisa-left-eye-lopes/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324213811/https://ew.com/article/2002/12/23/beyonce-knowles-remembers-lisa-left-eye-lopes/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'}}s Ann Powers of described their music as "fresh and emotional", deeming their mixes the "best", their samples the "savviest", and their beats the "most happening".<ref name="PowersFeminism">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/29/arts/music-in-tune-with-the-new-feminism.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title=Destiny's Child: In Tune With the New Feminism |last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |date=April 29, 2001 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108075726/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/29/arts/music-in-tune-with-the-new-feminism.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Pareles, writing for the same publication, said that a defining sound of the group is "the way [their] melodies jump in and out of double-time. Above brittle, syncopated rhythm tracks, quickly articulated verses alternate with smoother choruses".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E6DE1E3FF932A3575BC0A9639C8B63&fta=y&scp=36&sq=Destiny%27s%20child&st=cse |title=Pop Review; Empowerment, Allure And a Runway's Flair |last=Pareles |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |date=August 1, 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times |url-access=limited |access-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525111002/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E6DE1E3FF932A3575BC0A9639C8B63&fta=y&scp=36&sq=Destiny%27s%20child&st=cse |archive-date=May 25, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Beyoncé said: "Everybody is a part of the music{{nbsp}}[...] everybody is singing lead on every song, and it's so great—because now Destiny's Child is at the point vocally and mentally that it should be at."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443010/20010420/destinys_child.jhtml |title='Bootylicious' Destiny's Child Sample Stevie Nicks, More on Survivor |last=Basham |first=David |date=April 20, 2001 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504205023/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443010/20010420/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The group explored themes like women's empowerment in songs such as "Independent Women" and "Survivor",<ref name="z076">{{cite web |last=Malone |first=Noreen |title=A Brief History of Beyonce's Female Empowerment Anthems |website=Slate |date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/04/a-brief-history-of-beyonce-s-female-empowerment-anthems.html |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231170001/https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/04/a-brief-history-of-beyonce-s-female-empowerment-anthems.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="q694">{{cite magazine |last=Logan |first=Elizabeth |title=53 of the best women's empowerment songs for your next feminist karaoke night |magazine=Glamour |date=December 18, 2023 |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/best-women-empowerment-songs |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=September 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918114706/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/best-women-empowerment-songs |url-status=live }}</ref> but have also been criticized for the anti-feminist message of songs like "Cater 2 U" and "Nasty Girl".<ref name="fennessey">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217020828/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30672-cater-2-u |title=Destiny's Child "Cater 2 U" [Track Review] |website=Pitchfork |first=Sean |last=Fennessey |archive-date=February 17, 2008 |date=August 1, 2005 |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="k925">{{cite web |last=Berlatsky |first=Noah |title=What Rush Limbaugh Got Right About Beyonce |website=The Atlantic |date=March 23, 2013 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/what-rush-limbaugh-got-right-about-beyonce/274305/ |access-date=November 28, 2025 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508115054/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/what-rush-limbaugh-got-right-about-beyonce/274305/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Survivor'' features themes interpreted as addressing the group's internal conflicts.<ref name="DunnDate" /> The lyrics of the title track—particularly the lines "I'm not gonna blast you on the radio{{nbsp}}... I'm not gonna lie on you or your family{{nbsp}}... I'm not gonna hate you in the magazine"—prompted Roberson and Luckett to file a lawsuit, alleging that the song violated the non-disparagement terms of their earlier settlement.<ref name="Kaufman" /> In response, Beyoncé explained: "The lyrics to the single 'Survivor' are Destiny's Child's story because we've been through a lot ... We went through our drama with the members ... Any complications we've had in our 10-year period of time have made us closer and tighter and better."<ref name="DunnDate" /> Another track, "Fancy", which includes the lyrics "You always tried to compete with me, girl{{nbsp}}... find your own identity", was interpreted by ''Entertainment Weekly'' critic David Browne as another response to the legal dispute.<ref name="BrowneSurvivor">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/05/07/survivor |title=Survivor (2008): Destiny's Child |last=Browne |first=David |date=May 7, 2001 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421143329/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,108583,00.html |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Public image === [[File:Diana Ross (10695844926).jpg|upright|alt=Black and white photo of Diana Ross with a somewhat awkward smile|thumb|right|Diana Ross (''pictured''), lead singer of The Supremes, to whom Beyoncé was compared]] Destiny's Child were frequently compared to the Supremes, a 1960s American female vocal group, and Beyoncé was often likened to its frontwoman, Diana Ross; Beyoncé has rejected the comparison.<ref name="FlynnLose"/> The comparison was popularized when she portrayed Deena Jones—the lead singer of the Dreams, a group modeled on the Supremes—in the 2006 film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls''.<ref name="q839">{{cite web |title=CD of the week: Beyonce, ''B-Day'' |website=The Guardian |date=September 2, 2006 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/sep/03/popandrock |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925171251/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/sep/03/popandrock |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Kooijman|2019|p=6}} As Beyoncé took on a large role during the creation of ''Survivor'', Gil Kaufman of MTV News stated that "it became clear that Beyoncé was emerging as [Destiny Child]'s unequivocal musical leader and public face".<ref name="Kaufman" /> Her extensive creative influence led to the album being regarded as "very much her work" by Browne.<ref name="BrowneSurvivor" /> Lola Ogunnaike, writing for ''The New York Times'', said that the longstanding industry perception "that Destiny's Child was little more than a launching pad for Beyoncé Knowles' inevitable solo career".<ref name="LolaDate">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/arts/music/14ogun.html |title=Beyoncé's Second Date With Destiny's Child |last=Ogunnaike |first=Lola |date=November 14, 2004 |work=The New York Times |author-link=Lola Ogunnaike |access-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528044859/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/arts/music/14ogun.html |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the release of Beyoncé's debut solo album ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003), speculation grew that Destiny's Child might disband, as each member had achieved individual success and was pursuing separate projects.<ref name="GilSplit"/><ref name="Tanya">{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Tanya |title=Will 'NSYNC Or Destiny's Child Ever Record Another Album |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457698/20020920/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=September 23, 2002 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109012020/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457698/20020920/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Observers drew parallels to Justin Timberlake, who did not return to NSYNC after the success of his solo debut ''Justified'' (2002).<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="Tanya" /> Rowland refuted the breakup rumors in 2004, confirming that the group had reunited in the studio.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Destiny's Child Back in the Studio, So 'Shut Up!' Kelly Rowland Says |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489338/20040709/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=July 9, 2004 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227010852/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489338/20040709/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The members maintained that their reunion was inevitable and that their close bond had kept them unified.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="MossReunited"/> Margeaux Watson, arts editor at ''Suede'' magazine, suggested that Beyoncé "does not want to appear disloyal to her former partners", characterizing her return to the group as "a charitable one".<ref name="LolaDate" /> Beyoncé's mother, Tina, authored the 2002 book ''Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Secrets From Destiny's Child'', an account of how fashion influenced Destiny's Child's success.<ref>{{cite news |title=Book Excerpt: Destiny's Style |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692 |agency=ABC News |access-date=October 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060305014254/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692 |archive-date=March 5, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== {{anchor|Legacy|Achievements|Awards}} Legacy and recognition == {{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child}} [[File:Star of Destiny's Child.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A red star with "DESTINY'S CHILD" written on the front|Destiny's Child's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]] Destiny's Child has sold more than 60 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/68329/time-100-evolution-beyonce/ |title=How Beyonce Came to Run the World |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |magazine=Time |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222191024/http://time.com/68329/time-100-evolution-beyonce/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Quashedbydad">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641185/destinys-child-reunion-rumors-quashed-by-beyonces-dad/ |title=Destiny's Child Reunion Rumors Quashed by Beyonce's Dad |last=Montgomery |first=James |publisher=MTV News |date=September 6, 2010 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011065918/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641185/destinys-child-reunion-rumors-quashed-by-beyonces-dad/ |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the group's disbandment, MTV News writer James Montgomery said that "they have left a fairly sizable legacy behind" as "one of the best-selling female pop vocal groups in history".<ref name="Quashedbydad"/> ''Billboard'' declared that Destiny's Child were "defined by a combination of feisty female empowerment anthems, killer dance moves and an enviable fashion sense",<ref name="BillboardTrios">{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Greatest Trios of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/greatesttrios/2006/destinys_child.jsp |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430084937/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/greatesttrios/2006/destinys_child.jsp |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while ''Essence'' stated that they "set trends with their harmonious music and cutting-edge style".<ref name="r195">{{cite web |last=White |first=Brooklyn |title=The Greatest Girl Groups Of All Time |website=Essence |date=July 6, 2022 |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/greatest-girl-groups-all-time/ |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035538/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/greatest-girl-groups-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, ''Dazed''{{'}}s Daisy Jones wrote that the group made a significant impact on R&B, stating: "Without a hint of rose tint, Destiny's Child legitimately transformed the sound of R&B forever{{nbsp}}[...] their distinct influence can be found peppered all over today's pop landscape".<ref name="jonesforever">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/25044/1/how-destiny-s-child-changed-rb-forever |title=How Destiny's Child changed R&B forever |last=Jones |first=Daisy |magazine=Dazed |date=June 12, 2015 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806131706/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/25044/1/how-destiny-s-child-changed-rb-forever |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In an article for ''The Cut'', Nicole Marrow argued that R&B in the 1990s and early 2000s "was virtually redefined by the success of powerhouse performers like{{nbsp}}[...] Destiny's Child, who preached a powerful litany of embracing womanhood and celebrating individuality".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecutmagazine.com/2014/11/in-defense-of-girl-groups/ |title=In Defense of...Girl Groups |last=Marrow |first=Nicole |work=The Cut |date=November 12, 2014 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915143944/http://www.thecutmagazine.com/2014/11/in-defense-of-girl-groups/ |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Writing for ''Pitchfork'', Katherine St. Asaph noticed how Destiny's Child largely influenced the resurgence of girl groups similar to the Supremes in the early-to-mid-1990s:<ref name="m095"/>
<blockquote>There is no better microcosm of what happened to Top 40 music between 1993 and 1999 than this. Bands like the ''Star Search'' winner were buried in a landfill of post-grunge, while R&B groups built out from soul and quiet storm to create a sound innovative enough to earn the "futuristic" label almost everything got in that pre-Y2K time. This bore itself out in the revival in the early-to-mid-'90s of excellent girl groups vaguely in the Supremes mold—TLC, En Vogue, SWV—but it would be Destiny's Child who would become their true successors.</blockquote>
Destiny's Child won three Grammy Awards,<ref name="u248">{{cite web |last=Donaldson-evans |first=Catherine |title=Singer Michelle Williams to Star in Broadway's Chicago |website=People |date=January 6, 2010 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/singer-michelle-williams-to-star-in-broadways-chicago/ |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231165923/https://people.com/celebrity/singer-michelle-williams-to-star-in-broadways-chicago/ |url-status=live }}</ref> eleven ''Billboard'' Music Awards,<ref name="p536">{{cite web |last=Sachdeva |first=Maanya |title=Billboard Music Awards 2022: BTS break Destiny's Child record for most wins |website=The Independent |date=May 16, 2022 |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/bbmas-bts-destiny-s-child-winners-b2079699.html |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> five American Music Awards,<ref>{{multiref|{{cite web |ref=none |title=The Color and the Shape |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422163227/https://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/01/23/features/index.html |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |url-status=dead |website=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |date=January 23, 2001 |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/01/23/features/index.html |access-date=November 30, 2025 }}|{{cite magazine |ref=none |title=Soul Stars Dominate American Music Awards |magazine=Billboard |date=January 10, 2002 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/soul-stars-dominate-american-music-awards-77209/ |access-date=November 30, 2025 }}|{{cite magazine |title=2005 American Music Awards Winners |magazine=Billboard |date=November 23, 2005 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2005-american-music-awards-winners-60570/ |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908053723/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60570/2005-american-music-awards-winners |url-status=live }}}}</ref> two MTV Video Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=VMAs 2000 |publisher=MTV News |date=September 7, 2000 |url=http://www.mtv.com/vma/2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628060306/http://www.mtv.com/vma/2000 |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="k692">{{cite web |title=VMAs 2001 |publisher=MTV News |date=September 15, 2016 |url=http://www.mtv.com/vma/2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617224439/http://www.mtv.com/vma/2001 |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> On March 28, 2006, they became the 2,035th recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref name="l980">{{cite web |last=Gelder |first=Lawrence Van |title=Arts, Briefly |website=The New York Times |author-link=Lawrence Van Gelder |url-access=limited |date=March 30, 2006 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/arts/movies/arts-briefly.html |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210202915/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/arts/movies/arts-briefly.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Destiny's Child's final trio lineup has been regarded as the group's most definitive and successful.<ref name="m228">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |title=Destiny's Child reunite for surprise intimate one-off performance |website=NME |date=January 8, 2024 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-michelle-williams-kelly-rowland-reunion-one-off-performance-destinys-child-3567219 |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=December 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251204175904/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-michelle-williams-kelly-rowland-reunion-one-off-performance-destinys-child-3567219 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/destinys-child-super-bowl-reunion-776993-Jan2013/ |title=Why you should care about the Destiny's Child reunion |last=Behan |first=Conor |work=The Daily Edge |date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=September 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917202959/http://www.dailyedge.ie/destinys-child-super-bowl-reunion-776993-Jan2013/ |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="c918">{{cite web |last=Gomez |first=Jade |title=Destiny's Child Members Attend Beyonce Show in Houston |website=Complex |date=September 24, 2023 |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jadegomez510/destinys-child-beyonce-show-houston |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205100703/https://www.complex.com/music/a/jadegomez510/destinys-child-beyonce-show-houston |url-status=live }}</ref> "Independent Women" was acknowledged by the ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-running number-one song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 by a girl group.<ref name="u720">{{cite web |title=Beyonce 'The Metamophosis' (October 2002) |website=Vibe |date=June 28, 2011 |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/beyonce-metamophosis-october-2002-39515/ |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' included their single "Say My Name" in its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and their album ''The Writing's on the Wall'' amongst the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".<ref name="r541">{{cite magazine |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 16, 2024 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/destinys-child-say-my-name-1225053/ |access-date=November 30, 2025 |archive-date=December 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251226163707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/destinys-child-say-my-name-1225053/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="k848">{{cite magazine |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 31, 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall-1062942/ |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> In 2012, VH1 featured Destiny's Child on its "100 Greatest Women in Music" list.<ref>{{cite web |last=Graham |first=Mark |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music (Complete List) |publisher=VH1 |date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303101656/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The term "bootylicious"—a portmanteau of booty and delicious—was popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name and was subsequently added to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' in 2006. During the 2000s, the term was also frequently applied to Beyoncé in reference to her curvaceous figure.<ref name="f561">{{cite magazine |title=Becoming ... Beyoncé |magazine=People |date=June 22, 2004 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/becoming-beyonc/ |access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m488">{{cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Jessica |title=Inside the Making of Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' 15 Years Later |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 20, 2016 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/ |access-date=June 8, 2025 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310182731/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|McCaffrey|2004|p=25}} Destiny's Child was honored at the 2005 World Music Awards as the World's Best-Selling Female Group of All Time; the show featured a seventeen-minute tribute performance by Patti LaBelle, Usher, Babyface, Rihanna, Amerie, and Teairra Mari.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/delta-a-shoein/2005/09/02/1125302696795.html |title=Delta a shoe-in |work=The Age |url-access=limited |date=September 2, 2005 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927134429/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/delta-a-shoein/2005/09/02/1125302696795.html |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2307111/destinys-child-2005-world-music-awards-video/ |title=10 Most Insane #TBT Moments From Destiny's Child's 2005 WMA Tribute |publisher=MTV News |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802210634/http://www.mtv.com/news/2307111/destinys-child-2005-world-music-awards-video/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named them one of the greatest musical trios of all time and ranked them as the third most successful girl group in chart history, behind TLC and the Supremes.<ref name="BillboardTrios" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/pop-shop/girl-group-week/5901266/top-10-girl-groups-of-all-time |title=Top 10 Girl Groups of All Time |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |magazine=Billboard |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910215735/http://www.billboard.com/articles/pop-shop/girl-group-week/5901266/top-10-girl-groups-of-all-time |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ranked Destiny's Child at number seventeen on its list of the "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" (2025).<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Trevor |last1=Anderson |first2=Jim |last2=Asker |first3=Pamela |last3=Bustios |first4=Keith |last4=Caulfield |first5=Eric |last5=Frankenberg |first6=Kevin |last6=Rutherford |first7=Gary |last7=Trust |first8=Xander |last8=Zellner |title=Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100-1 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |date=March 19, 2025 |accessdate=March 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319183615/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>
Destiny's Child has been cited as a musical influence or source of inspiration by several musical acts, such as Rihanna,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/spotlight-on/2010/03/rihanna |title=Spotlight on Rihanna |magazine=Vogue Italia |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802205647/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/spotlight-on/2010/03/rihanna |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lady Gaga,<ref>{{Cite news |first=James |last=Montgomery |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |title=Lady Gaga Recalls Beyoncé's Inspiration in MTV's 'Inside the Outside' |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Meghan Trainor,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-talks-new-album-thank-you-grammys-backlash-and-working-with-her-mum-interview__14633/ |title=Meghan Trainor talks new album Thank You, Grammys backlash and working with her mum – Interview |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2016 |last=Copsey |first=Rob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421233459/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-talks-new-album-thank-you-grammys-backlash-and-working-with-her-mum-interview__14633/ |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Fifth Harmony,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.essence.com/2016/07/03/fifth-harmony-pays-homage-with-destinys-child-hits |title=Fifth Harmony Pays Homage to Destiny's Child with a Performance of Their Hits |last=Davis |first=Rachaell |date=July 3, 2016 |magazine=Essence |access-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803010159/http://www.essence.com/2016/07/03/fifth-harmony-pays-homage-with-destinys-child-hits |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Little Mix,<ref name="d046">{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Gimme Five: Little Mix's Favorite Boy Bands (Video) |magazine=Billboard |date=May 15, 2014 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/gimme-five-little-mix-favorite-boy-bands-video-6091789/ |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> Girls Aloud,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/girls-aloud/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |title=Artist Influences for Girls Aloud |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913175322/http://www.mtv.com/artists/girls-aloud/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="10things">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/news/a454691/ten-things-about-destinys-child/ |title=Ten Things About... Destiny's Child |last=Dekel-Daks |first=Tal |publisher=Digital Spy |date=January 29, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806131849/http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/news/a454691/ten-things-about-destinys-child/ |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Haim,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1704413/haim-aaliyah-destinys-child/ |title=Haim are crushing on Aaliyah, Destiny's Child |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |publisher=MTV News |date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802210642/http://www.mtv.com/news/1704413/haim-aaliyah-destinys-child/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Katy B,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a315114/katy-b-was-brought-up-on-destinys-child/ |title=Katy B was brought up on Destiny's Child |last=Corner |first=Lewis |publisher=Digital Spy |date=April 18, 2011 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802212612/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a315114/katy-b-was-brought-up-on-destinys-child/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and RichGirl.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/04/29/richgirl-money-in-the-bank/ |title=RichGirl: Money in the Bank |magazine=Rap-Up |date=April 29, 2009 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806131920/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/04/29/richgirl-money-in-the-bank/ |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ciara said that she was motivated to pursue a music career after watching the group perform on television.<ref name="g488">{{cite magazine |last=Ding |first=Sophie |title=Ciara Reveals How Destiny's Child Inspired Her to Become an Artist in 'Cosmopolitan' Interview |magazine=Billboard |date=October 1, 2018 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ciara-cosmopolitan-cover-interview-8477639/ |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> Ariana Grande has similarly identified Destiny's Child as one of her primary vocal inspirations, stating that their music helped her discover her vocal range and "learned about harmonies[,] runs and ad-libs".<ref name="jonesforever"/> Trainor has said that her 2016 single "No" was influenced by the late-1990s and early-2000s sounds of artists including Destiny's Child.<ref name="d705">{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=How rejection inspired Meghan Trainor's new album 'Thank You' |website=USA Today |date=May 11, 2016 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/05/11/meghan-trainor-no-thank-you-album/84199248/ |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> Fifth Harmony has named Destiny's Child as their biggest inspiration, paying homage to the group with a medley of "Say My Name", "Independent Women", "Bootylicious", and "Survivor" on the television program ''Greatest Hits''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lansky |first=Sam |title=Fifth Harmony: 7 Questions About The Girl Group's Upcoming Album & Cover Swag |url=http://www.idolator.com/7461573/Fifth-harmony-interview-7-questions |publisher=Idolator |date=June 4, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206084844/https://www.idolator.com/7461573/Fifth-harmony-interview-7-questions |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2912491/fifth-harmony-full-destinys-child-medley-greatest-hits/ |title=Fifth Harmony's Full Destiny's Child Medley Is Here, And It's Flawless |last=Roth |first=Madeline |publisher=MTV News |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=September 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802210312/http://www.mtv.com/news/2912491/fifth-harmony-full-destinys-child-medley-greatest-hits/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Discography == {{Main|Destiny's Child discography}}
* ''Destiny's Child'' (1998) * ''The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999) * ''Survivor'' (2001) * ''8 Days of Christmas'' (2001) * ''Destiny Fulfilled'' (2004)
== Members == ;Final members * Beyoncé * Kelly Rowland * Michelle Williams
;Former members * LeToya Luckett * LaTavia Roberson * Farrah Franklin {{#tag:timeline|ImageSize=width:500 height:200 PlotArea = left:115 bottom:70 top:05 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:12/31/1995 till:03/28/2006 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:12/31/1995
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== Tours == ;Headlining *Destiny's Child World Tour (2002) *Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It (2005)
;Co-headlining *Total Request Live Tour (with 3LW, Dream, Jessica Simpson, City High, Eve and Nelly with the St. Lunatics) (2001)
;Opening act *SWV World Tour (opened for SWV) (1996) *Evolution Tour (opened for Boyz II Men) (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-04-10 |title=Boyz II Men in Concert |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/boyz-ii-men-in-concert-3010001.php |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> *FanMail Tour (opened for TLC) (1999) *Introducing IMx Tour (opened for IMx) (2000) *Christina Aguilera in Concert (opened for Christina Aguilera) (2000) *(You Drive Me) Crazy Tour (opened for Britney Spears for one show) (2000)
== See also == * List of best-selling girl groups
== References == {{Reflist}}
== Print sources == * {{cite book |title=Fearless Women |first=Elizabeth |last=Cobbs |pages=317–360 |chapter=Chapter 8: The Right to Physical Safety / 2000 to the Present Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and the Women of #MeToo |publisher=Harvard University Press |date=2023 |isbn=978-0-674-29333-5 |doi=10.4159/9780674293335-009 |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.4159/9780674293335-009/html |access-date=July 22, 2025}} * {{cite book |last=Elliott |first=Alan |title=Dreams That Built America |publisher=Thomas Nelson |date=2022 |isbn=978-0-7852-9699-7}} * {{cite book |last=Govan |first=Chloe |title=From Destiny & Beyond: The Kelly Rowland Story |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=September 19, 2012 |isbn=978-0-85712-794-5}} * {{cite book |last=Griffiths |first=Katie |title=Beyoncé |publisher=Cavendish Square Publishing |date=2017 |isbn=978-1-5026-2705-6}} * {{cite book |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Frank |title=Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=2004 |isbn=978-1-135-94950-1}} * {{cite journal |last=Kooijman |first=Jaap |title=Fierce, Fabulous, and In/Famous: Beyoncé as Black Diva |journal=Popular Music and Society |volume=42 |issue=1 |date=2019 |issn=0300-7766 |doi=10.1080/03007766.2019.1555888 |pages=6–21 |doi-access=free}} *{{cite journal |last=McCaffrey |first=Meg |title='Bootylicious' Shakes Up ''OED'' |journal=School Library Journal |date=November 2004 |volume=50 |issue=11 |issn=0362-8930}} * {{cite book |last=Phillips |first=Stephanie |title=Why Solange Matters |publisher=Faber & Faber |date=2021 |isbn=978-0-571-36899-0}} * {{cite book |last=Pointer |first=Anna |title=Beyoncé: Running the World |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |date=2014 |isbn=978-1-4736-0732-3 |oclc=893327856 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/893327856 |access-date=May 17, 2025}} * {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Jessie |title=Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |date=2010 |isbn=978-0-313-35797-8}} * {{cite book |last=Stoute |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Stoute |title=The Tanning of America |publisher=Penguin Books |date=2011 |isbn=978-1-101-52911-9}} * {{Cite book |last=Taraborrelli |first=J. Randy |author-link=J. Randy Taraborrelli |title=Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story |date=2015 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=978-1-4555-9034-6}} * {{cite book |last=Vignola |first=Nicole |title=Rewire |publisher=Random House |date=2024 |isbn=978-1-4059-5899-8}}
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