May 12, 2009 - Norwegian electropop/hip-hop duo Madcon are not exactly a household name in this neck of the woods. However, the World Music Award winners seem poised to impress US audiences, armed with the popularity of their smash hit "Beggin," which reached No. 2 on the European Billboard Hot 100 chart.
February 19, 2009 - Considering R&B singer Beyonce's upbringing, success had an air of predestined inevitability. Both of her parents were perfectly poised to nurture her natural talents: her father a record manger and her mother a stylist and costume designer. The star's education began at a music magnet school and, at age seven, she had won her first talent show, singing John Lennon's "Imagine." After thriving at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in her hometown of Houston, she went on to great success in the group Destiny's Child.
January 31, 2006 - R&B group Destiny's Child will give what's being billed as its final live performance together when the trio sings the national anthem prior to the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.
November 2, 2005 - The Destiny's Child greatest-hits set "#1's" tops the latest U.S. album chart, marking the group's first No. 1 album since 2001's "Survivor."
August 24, 2005 - Destiny's Child was at the peak of its career--and the top of the charts--when Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland first decided it would be a good idea to take a break from the band to temporarily pursue solo projects.
