HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — R&B star Kelly Rowland is hoping destiny lands her in the right place.
The former Destiny's Child member has split with her record label, Columbia Records, Billboard reports.
"Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching," the 28-year-old singer said in a statement. "As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone and my friends and family at Columbia have been incredibly understanding about my evolution."
Columbia told Billboard that Rowland's departure was a mutual decision.
"Kelly Rowland is one of our finest contemporary artists and a musical force to be reckoned with," said Rob Stringer, CEO, Columbia/Epic Label Music Group. "It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with Kelly and we will continue our working relationship with her under the Destiny's Child moniker. The decision for Kelly to seek other opportunities for her solo career was agreed upon mutually, and any reports to the contrary are false."
Rowland's most recent release, 2007's "Ms. Kelly," sold a modest 219,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the all-girls group Destiny's Child, which also featured Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams.
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