Kelly’s big search
Rowland wants to create the next big superstar girl group
If fans are anticipating a Destiny’s Child reunion album, Kelly Rowland says not to expect one anytime soon.
These days, Rowland is focused on recording solo music and filming a documentary series called Chasing Destiny, which premieres on BET in April. She completed a three-city quest in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles with veteran choreographer Frank Gatson — who serves as Beyonce and Rowland’s creative director — auditioning talent in hopes of finding the next superstar girl group.
“I don’t care where they are, where they live, where they’re from, their background — I just want to make sure that I have girls in the group who are not afraid to work, who are excited about a great opportunity, who have goals and think, and breathe, and sleep music,” Rowland said in an interview last week.
The Grammy winner said she wants to create a girl group for this generation of music fans. The pop charts currently include Fifth Harmony, who had a major hit this year with Worth It, and British group Little Mix, who won reality show The X Factor in 2011 and released their third album last month.
But Rowland believes there’s room for more. “When Destiny’s Child was around I remember there was Xscape, there was SWV, there was En Vogue, there was the Cheetah Girls,” she said. “There were all these different types of groups, and these different types of girls groups, and there’s just one [now] — you’re kidding me? Like, get out of here. It should definitely be more.” —AP