Chart-topping R&B trio Destiny’s Child will split after its fall North American tour, according to a published report. Group member Kelly Rowland made the announcement on stage in Barcelona on June 11. The trio’s Destiny Fulfilled ... and Loving It, tour will hit North America beginning July 2 in New Orleans and wrap Sept 10 in Vancouver. The corresponding album, Destiny Fulfilled, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 late last year and spawned the hit single Lose My Breath. It has sold more than 2.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group was cagey when asked by Billboard last year if this album would be its last. “Who knows what will happen in three, five or 10 years?” group member Beyonce said. “The main thing is that we maintain our friendship and that we do it because we want to – not because it’s a good business move.” Destiny’s Child, which also features Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, had taken a three-year break from the studio following the 2001 release of Survivor to allow its members time to work on solo projects. Beyonce emerged as a superstar in her own right with the 2002 release of Dangerously in Love, leading some to speculate she no longer needed Destiny’s Child as an artistic vehicle.  

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