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Led by founding members Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child burst onto the music scene in 1997 with the multi-platinum #1 single, "No, No No," from their self-titled debut album. Michelle Williams joined the group in February 2000.

Destiny's Child toured with Christina Aguilera in Summer 2000.

The week of October 24, 2000, Destiny's Child had two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart: "Independent Women Part I" at #9, reaching 65 million listeners & "Jumpin Jumpin" at #5, reaching 75 million listeners.

In 2000, Destiny's Child had three #1 records on the Billboard Hot 100: "Bills, Bills,Bills," "Say My Name," and "Independent Women Part I."

At the end of November 2000, during its fourth straight week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part I" also reached the largest audience (140.4 million listeners) in the history of monitored airplay, breaking the record set in May 1999 by TLC's "No Scrubs."

"Independent Women Part I" has spent 9 weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 weeks as #1 R&B Single.

When "Independent Women Part I" hit #1 on the U.K. charts, Destiny's Child became the first American all-female group to hold that position since 1989, when the Bangles hit it with "Eternal Flame."

With "Independent Women Part I,' Destiny's Child became the first American all-female group ever to debut at #1 on the U.K. charts.

In December 2000, Destiny's Child won four Billboard Music Awards: Artist Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Duo/Group, Hot 100 Singles Artist Of The Year and Hot 100 Singles Duo/Group Of The Year. The Billboard Awards honor the year's #1 artists and songs as determined by record sales and radio airplay. Winners were decided by the 2000 year-end charts compiled from Billboard's weekly charts published from December 1999 to December 2000.

Beyonce Knowles and Destiny's Child secured five nominations for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards: Record Of The Year ("Say My Name"), Song Of The Year ("Say My Name"), Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal ("Say My Name"), Best R&B Song ("Say My Name"), and Best Song Written For A Motion Picture Or Other Visual Media ("Independent Women Part I").

Destiny's Child won the favorite Band, Duo or Group (Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music) award at the 28th Annual American Music Awards, announced January 8, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The trio has been nominated as Favorite Singing Group in the 14th edition of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The awards ceremony, to be hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, will be held on April 21, 2001, in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast live on Nickelodeon.

Destiny's Child has been nominated in five categories--more than any other of this year's nominees--at the 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Group of the Year; Favorite Group, R&B; Favorite Group, Pop; Favorite Single (for "Say My Name") and Favorite Song from a Movie (for "Independent Women Part I" from Charlie's Angels -- Music From The Motion Picture.) The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards ceremony will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 11, 2001, and will be televised on FOX.

Destiny's Child is currently writing and recording a new album, Survivor, due in stores on May 1, 2001.

On February 21, 2001, Destiny's Child took home two Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song ("Say My Name") and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group ("Say My Name").

Destiny's Child were presented the prestigious Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Entertainer Of The Year at the Soul Train Awards ceremony on February 28, 2001.

"Say My Name" earned Destiny's Child the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group presented on March 1, 2001.