Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland and her manager Matthew Knowles are splitting up.

Rowland announced Jan. 28 that Knowles is no longer her business manager.  Knowles is the father of singer/actress Beyonce.

Rowland’s new manager hasn’t been announced, and no reason was given for her split with Knowles, but it’s not hard to figure out.

Knowles also serves as Beyonce’s manager, and he probably focuses more on promoting Beyonce’s career than he does with Rowland’s career. 

He’s done a great job with Beyonce’s career because he helped make Beyonce a legendary superstar while Rowland is still stuck in the dust.

Who can blame him? After all, Beyonce is his daughter so it’s natural that he would give her preferential treatment.

Knowles managed Destiny’s Child from the beginning, but Rowland is not the first member to fire Knowles as a manager.

In 1999, two Destiny’s Child members LeToya Luckett and Latavia Roberson tried to fire Knowles as the group’s manager because they claimed he showed favoritism toward Beyonce.  They were later kicked out of the group. 

The two were replaced with Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin.  However, Franklin grew tired of Knowles and left the group a short time later. 

Williams is still with Knowles, but I wouldn’t be surprised if she ends up leaving him too.

Tim Henley

hmmmmm……. Interesting.