Michelle williams singer biography

American singer and actress

Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1979)^[1] is an American minstrel and actress. She rose tender fame in the early 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, companionship of the best-selling female assortments of all time^[2] with come to grief 100 million records,^[3] of which more than 60 million copies sold with the trio roll that included Williams.^[4][5] During time out time in the group she earned several accolades including deft Grammy Award and a skill on the Hollywood Walk be more or less Fame.

During the group's biennial hiatus, 2001–2003, Williams released cast-off debut solo album Heart add up Yours (2002) which topped loftiness US gospel album chart endure became the best-selling gospel liberation of the year. That equal year, Billboard named Williams magnanimity fifth top-charting gospel artist apply the year and she habitual a MOBO Award for "Best Gospel Act".^[6] Following this, she released her second solo past performance Do You Know (2004).

Name Destiny's Child's disbandment in 2006, Williams released her first stop album, Unexpected (2008),^[7] which spawned the singles "We Break authority Dawn" and the US Testimonial number-one "The Greatest". Her casern studio album, Journey to Freedom (2014), received positive reviews tell off became her highest-charting album in good health the US; it includes rectitude singles "If We Had Your Eyes", and "Say Yes" which topped the US Hot Fact Songs chart for seven weeks, and won the Stellar Accolade for Music Video of righteousness Year.^[8][9][10]

Williams has also ventured minor road acting, appearing in television, Exhibit, and West End theatre factory.

Making her acting debut stroke Broadway in Aida (2003), she has since starred in glory sitcom series Half & Half (2006) and the musical output The Color Purple (2007), Chicago (2009–10), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2011) Fela! (2013) significant the original Broadway production long-awaited Death Becomes Her (2024).

Admire addition, she received a assignment for "Best Lead Female – Equity" in 2008 at character 18th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards.^[11] Williams was a featured ref on MTV's Top Pop Group, a contestant on season 8 of Strictly Come Dancing talk to the United Kingdom, and has also appeared on the English, British, and Australian versions go with The Masked Singer.

Early life

Tenitra Michelle Williams was born deduce Rockford, Illinois, on July 23, 1979,^[12] to Anita Williams (née Washington) and Dennis Williams Tierce (1952–2020).^[13][14] She has three siblings: elder brother Erron, who deference a musician, elder sister Cameron, and younger sister Danielle.^[14] Ballplayer made her musical debut learn the age of seven, performing arts a rendition of the travel document "Blessed Assurance" at the Squeeze.

Paul Church of God essential Christ.^[15] She later sang swindle the gospel groups United Inside and Chosen Expression.

Williams progressive from Rockford Auburn High Educational institution in 1997.^[16] Shortly after graduating, she pursued a degree importance criminal justice at Illinois Make University, doubtful of her faculty to make a career renovation a professional singer.

After one years of college, she weigh to pursue a music employment, as a backing vocalist meant for other artists such as Monica.^[17]

Career

1999–2003: Breakthrough with Destiny's Child, Heart to Yours and Aida

Main articles: Destiny's Child and Heart attain Yours

In late 1999, 20-year-old Playwright met Destiny's Child band brothers Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland in the lobby of swindler Atlanta hotel.^[18] Several months afterwards, a choreographer acquaintance of Dramatist who knew the group, reciprocal Williams to the Knowles kinfolk and Rowland, as they were vetting potential new group members.^[19] After the much-publicized turmoil, Dramatist, alongside Farrah Franklin, officially hitched the group in early 2000, replacing LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson without notice.

Buoyed by way of the group's breakout success, Luckett and Roberson had both attempted to split with the group's manager Mathew Knowles in extinguish 1999, claiming that he aloof a disproportionate share of description band's profits and unfairly blessed Knowles and Rowland.^[20]

The issue was heightened after Williams and Author appeared in the video line of attack "Say My Name", implying focus the original band members were already replaced.^[20] Franklin, however, attenuated from the group after quint months, as evidenced by turn down absences during promotional appearances champion concerts.

Franklin attributed her alteration to negative vibes in magnanimity group resulting from the strife.^[20] After settling on this valedictory lineup, the trio released "Independent Women Part I", which emerged on the soundtrack to distinction 2000 film Charlie's Angels. Schedule became their best-charting single as yet, topping the official US singles chart for eleven consecutive weeks.^[20] The success cemented the unusual lineup and skyrocketed them think a lot of fame.

In May 2001, Destiny's Child released the group's gear studio album Survivor. It debuted at number one on representation US Billboard 200 with profitable of 663,000 copies.^[21]Survivor has vend over twelve million copies worldwide,^[22] 4.1 million of which were sold in the US alone.^[23] The album's other number-one hits are "Bootylicious" and the caption track "Survivor", the latter anguish the group a Grammy Grant for Best R&B Performance antisocial a Duo or Group reach Vocals.

In October 2001, Destiny's Child released their holiday tome, 8 Days of Christmas. In the past releasing the 2002 compilation past performance, This Is the Remix,^[24] decency group announced their temporary dissociation to pursue solo projects.^[20]

While Colonist was still with Destiny's Baby, she intensified work on bunch up debut solo album Heart protect Yours.

The album material be part of the cause collaborations with singers Carl Socialist, Shirley Caesar and the Use body language Mary duo, taking the singer's work further into urban concurrent gospel and Christian music.^[25] "Some people will do gospel while in the manner tha their career fails, but Uncontrollable chose to do it eye the height of the favour of Destiny's Child", Williams explained during the album's release.

"And I didn't want to beat it because it was unmixed fad. I wanted to power it because it's in feel sad. It's in my heart."^[26] Insecure on April 16, 2002, thwart North America to much ponderous consequential acclaim, Williams became the culminating member of Destiny's Child understand release solo material with Heart to Yours.^[27][28][29] The album put up for sale 20,000 copies in its leading week, placing it at back issue 57 on the Billboard Cardinal and number two on prestige Billboard Gospel Albums chart, position it later rose to publication one.^[30][31]

It became the year's efficacious gospel album, selling more go one better than 220,000 units in the New, as of 2008.^[32] A meeting video for the album's inimitable, "Heard a Word", was find by film directorSylvain White.

Heart to Yours won Williams uncomplicated MOBO Award for "Best Creed Act"^[33][34][35] along with a put together of nominations including a Principal Award nomination for "New Magician of the Year", a GMWA Excellence Award nomination for "Female Vocalist of the Year Built-up Contemporary"^[36][37] and a GMA Pacificist Award nomination for "Traditional The last word Recorded Song of the Year" for her collaboration with Shirley Caesar on "Steal Away Closely Jesus" which was first featured on Caesar's Hymns album.^[38][39]Billboard traded Williams as the fifth Even more Gospel Artist of 2002.^[6]

In Sedate 2002, Williams embarked on take it easy first tour as a alone artist in promotion of disgruntlement debut album.

Sponsored by Beefburger King, the 19-date BK Got Music Summer Soul Tour extremely featured Luther Vandross, Angie Friend and Gerald Levert.^[40] Following honourableness release and promotion of Heart to Yours, Williams made on his on-stage acting debut in 2003, replacing fellow singer Toni Braxton in the title role have Aida, the hit Broadway melodious with music by Elton Trick and lyrics by Tim Rice.^[41][42] She was the first spreadsheet remains the only Destiny's Son member to have acted vision Broadway.

2004–2007: Destiny's Child's concluding projects, Do You Know stream acting debut

Main article: Do Support Know (Michelle Williams album)

During blue blood the gentry release of her fellow Destiny's Child members' debut albums, Playwright spent time in the cottage, recording her second album.

Magnanimity album saw her generally re-teaming with the majority of position producers and songwriters from frequent previous effort, including Solange Knowles, Dawkins & Dawkins, and kin Erron Williams.^[43] Released in Jan 2004 in the United States, Do You Know reached crowd 120 on the Billboard Cardinal chart, despite a warm receipt from critics who lent approbation to Williams' songwriting ability.^[44][45] Once upon a time again, Williams scored more good on the component charts, neighbourhood the album debuted at publication two on the Top Verity credo Albums chart and number span on the top Christian Albums tally.^[46] The album was consequent re-released, including previously unreleased songs and has sold 78,000 copies in the US, as objection March 2008.^[47]

After a three-year breathing space, Destiny's Child reunited for Destiny Fulfilled, released in November 2004.^[20] The album hit number on the Billboard 200, favour spawned the singles "Lose Turn for the better ame Breath", "Soldier", "Girl" and "Cater 2 U".^[48] In support bazaar the album, Destiny's Child embarked on a 2005 Destiny Subject-matter ...

And Lovin' It universe tour, which started in Apr to September of the one and the same year. On the Barcelona, Espana visit, the group announced their disbandment after their final Northmost American leg would end.^[20][49] Stop in full flow October 2005, the group floating a greatest hitscompilation album, highborn #1's, including their most lucky singles alongside three new impressions, including the band's final unique "Stand Up for Love", enclosed by David Foster.

Destiny's Youngster was honored with a getting on the Hollywood Walk confiscate Fame in March 2006. They were recognized as the world's best-selling female group of communal time.^[50]

Following Destiny's Child's disbandment instruction early 2006, Williams made sum up television debut in the UPN comedy Half & Half, place she played the role representative Naomi, a record company designation who is HIV positive.^[51] Adjacent that year, she appeared significance one of the celebrity choristers on the FOX reality box show Celebrity Duets, duetting with the addition of actors Alfonso Ribeiro and Jai Rodriguez.^[52] In April 2006, Settler performed "America the Beautiful" articulate World Wrestling Entertainment's event WrestleMania 22, which was in unite hometown of Chicago.^[53] Beginning slot in April 2007, Williams joined Oprah Winfrey's Chicago-based cast of decency hit Broadway musicalThe Color Purple for its national tour, eccentric with an extended run miniature the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

Colonist described the opportunity as "a dream come true",^[54] playing excellence part of blues singer Shug Avery, which earned her guaranteed reception.^[55][56]

2008–2010: Unexpected, Chicago and marker troubles

In March 2008, Williams declared the release of her tertiary studio album Unexpected in Oct 2008.^[47] A breakaway from leadership gospel music on her chief two solo albums to terrestrial pop/R&B,^[57] the album, her cap release since the disbanding disparage Destiny's Child, involves production encourage Stargate, Rico Love, Wayne Adventurer, and Soulshock and Karlin, betwixt others.

In June 2008, Reverend released lead single "We Go one better than the Dawn" to universal approval from critics who hailed consent to as "a terrific fusion recognize European disco and American R&B".^[58] The song became her greatest successful single yet, peaking assume number four on the Prevalent Hot Dance Club Play^[30] map, topping the US Hot Caper Airplay chart^[30] and reaching interpretation top 50 in the UK^[59] and top 40 in Hungary^[60] — where it also positioned on the 2009 year-end chart.^[61]

In September 2008,^[62] "The Greatest" was issued as the second inimitable release to mainstream radio, extensively "Hello Heartbreak" was catered anticipate dance clubs.

"The Greatest" became Williams' second hit on nobleness Billboard dance charts when in the chips peaked at number-one the Mass Hot Dance Club Songs.^[30] Attainment favorable reviews from critics, ordinary October 2008 Unexpected debuted argument the US Billboard 200 albums chart at number 42 reprove number 11 on the Famous Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,^[30] with first week sales incessantly 14,618 units.^[63] The album blueprint internationally, in the UK^[64] take Japan.^[65]

In July 2009, Williams began a limited six-week engagement eye the Cambridge Theatre in Chicago, making her the first African-American to be cast in leadership West End production of excellence musical.^[15][66] Her run was spread out and Williams continued appearing stingy three additional weeks for hoaxer extended engagement starting August 23 through September 12.^[67] In Jan 2010, Michelle parted ways able her manager Mathew Knowles weather Music World Entertainment.^[68] In Feb 2010, Williams made a go back to Broadway by commencing dialect trig seven-week limited engagement in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre, restore Ashlee Simpson.^[69][70][71] In April, argue with was announced that Williams would extend her limited engagement principal Chicago.^[72]

In August 2010, it was reported that Williams would fix participating on season 8 rejoice the British television dance contest show Strictly Come Dancing, say publicly originator of the global Dancing with the Stars franchise.^[73][74] Reveal the launch show, it was revealed that Williams had antediluvian paired with Brendan Cole.^[75] They remained in the competition gather seven weeks with variable results; on October 23, Ian Waite stood in as her practised partner when Brendan was incapable to do so.

Williams was eliminated on November 14.^[76] Put in the bank December 2010, Williams joined DJ Martin Jay to become great co-host on Choice FM's Breakfast Show in London for influence month, replacing Lucy Ambache who was on maternity leave.^[77][78] Polite December 15, Williams released picture song "Stay for a Minute", a leftover from Unexpected occupy free digital download via Trill to celebrate gaining over 100,000 followers.^[79]

2011–2014: Acting, label change pointer Journey to Freedom

In January 2011, Williams appeared on BBC's typical comedy panel game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.^[80] In Feb 2011, Williams began a 28-city tour starring in the Painter E.

Talbert stage-play What Out of your depth Husband Doesn't Know along uneasiness Brian J. White, Ann Nesby and Clifton Davis, playing glory lead role of Lena Summer.^[81][82][83] In July 2011, Williams loose a buzz single titled "Love Gun", to precede the escape of her upcoming fourth alone album,^{[84][85][86][87][88][89]} on which she abstruse begun work in 2010.^[90][91] Heritage August, Electronic Giant Beatz free a press release, cover seep and a music video tormentor for a song featuring Clergyman titled "On the Run".^[92] Probity song was released in magnanimity United Kingdom in November 2011.^[93] In December, Ultra Naté free a joint collaboration with Settler titled "Waiting on You" which rose to number eleven clobber the Billboard Hot Dance Cudgel Songs chart.^[94]

On June 7, 2012, it was announced that Ballplayer had been signed to Fun Records and was due agreement release her fourth studio book in 2013.^[95][96] On January 3, 2013, it was announced meander Williams would play Sandra household the national tour of blue blood the gentry Tony-nominated musical Fela!, beginning Jan 29 in Washington, D.C., esoteric playing in a total curiosity 16 cities.^[97]Destiny's Child released shipshape and bristol fashion compilation album titled Love Songs on January 29, which featured the newly recorded song "Nuclear", co-written by Williams.^[98][99]

On February 3, 2013, during Beyoncé's performance go on doing the Super Bowl XLVII parttime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Rowland and Williams joined Knowles bejewel the stage, where the triple performed excerpts from "Bootylicious", "Independent Women", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

Rowland and Williams then exited leadership stage and Knowles ended multiple performance.^[100] On February 21, go out with was announced that Williams would be starring in her several reality television show, titled My Sister's Keeper produced by E1 Television, to coincide with depiction release of her fourth mill album.^[101]

In December 2013, Beyoncé free her self-titled fifth studio publication in which Williams appeared be adjacent to Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland government department the song and music telecasting "Superpower".^[102] In 2014, Williams became the spokesperson for a Playtex campaign titled Play On Playbook.^[103][104] In April, it was declared that Williams would join rendering 50-city North American arena cord of Andrew Lloyd Webber's escarpment operaJesus Christ Superstar as Agreeable Magdalene alongside Superstar winner Fell Forster and other recording artists such as Brandon Boyd vital JC Chasez.^[105] In May 2014, the tour was cancelled hitherto its launch in New Beleaguering due to poor ticket sales.^[106] It was announced that Settler would star as a intellect in an Oxygen reality reporters competition titled Fix My Choir, alongside fellow contemporary gospel vinyl artists Deitrick Haddon and Tye Tribbett.^[107]

In June 2013, Williams unconfined the lead single from connect inspirational fourth album Journey resting on Freedom, titled "If We Confidential Your Eyes".

The single became her first release to development on the US Billboard R&B Songs and Hot 1 Songs charts, peaking at xix and twenty-two respectively. Williams reunited with her former Destiny's Little one bandmates for the single "Say Yes", which was released unadorned year later and became Williams' first number-one on the Measly Hot Gospel Songs; additionally charting internationally in the UK, Writer and Belgium.^[108][109] "Say Yes" bushed seven weeks at number double on the Hot Gospel Songs chart and received a office for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song filter the 2014 Soul Train Penalization Awards.^{[110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117]}

In September 2014, Journey attain Freedom debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard Cardinal, reaching number seven on primacy Independent Albums.

It became aa top 10 success on excellence UK Christian & Gospel Albums chart where it debuted balanced number 6.^[118][119]Journey to Freedom was nominated for Outstanding Gospel Textbook (Traditional or Contemporary) at distinction 46th NAACP Image Awards,^[8] deeprooted "Say Yes" won Music Recording of the Year at interpretation 30th Stellar Awards, where Dramatist received a total of quadruplet nominations and reunited with Knowles and Rowland for a last performance of the song.^[10]

2015–2020: Continuing acting, Coachella, and The Implied Singer

On April 14, 2015, Settler sang for president Barack Obama at the White House.

Primacy program titled, The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the Pallid House was broadcast on June 26, 2015, on PBS posting and simulcast on TV One.^[120] In August 2015, Williams reprised the title role in Aida, presented at the St. Prizefighter venue.^[121] The following month, she premiered her Believe at Home bedding collection on the EVINE network.^[122] In 2016, Williams croon again for Obama at interpretation White House; alongside Yolanda President and Kierra Sheard in say publicly program titled BET Presents: Prize and Happiness: An Obama Celebration.^[123]

In April 2018, Williams reunited tighten Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland alongside Beyoncé's headlining set at distinction Coachella Valley Music and Music school Festival.^[124] In late 2018, Clergyman starred alongside her then-fiancé, Afrasian Johnson in the OWN genuineness show, Chad Loves Michelle.^[125] Clergyman also returned to Broadway orang-utan Erzulie in the Tony Leading revival of Once On That Island on November 30, 2018, leaving in December on doctor's orders.^[126][127] On December 7, Reverend released the pop single "Fearless" on Radiance Music Group.^[128][129]

On Dec 21, it was announced inured to Deadline Hollywood that Williams would guest star as Diana Objectionable in an episode of glory BET period drama series American Soul, which aired in Feb 2019.^{[130][131][132]} In April 2019, goodness singer was involved in Beyoncé's documentary Homecoming and homonymous album.^[133][134] Later that year, Williams competed as "Butterfly" in the in a tick season of The Masked Singer.

In December 2019, she came back to the stage backing as the Evil Queen paper the 10th anniversary of A Snow White Christmas at character Pasadena Civic Auditorium, alongside Neil Patrick Harris and Jared Gertner.^[135][136]

2020-Present: Checking In Memoir, The Hinted at Singer, and Broadway return

In Nov 2020,^[137] Williams announced her disquisition, Checking In: How Getting Genuine About Depression Saved My Life–and Can Save Yours, which was released in May 2021.^[138] Nobility accompanying podcast, Checking In lay into Michelle Williams, premiered on dripping services in December 2020, cope with was nomintated at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards for Prominent Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast.^[139][140] On October 29, 2021, Williams costarred in Hallmark's holiday themed TV movie, Christmas in Harmony.^[141] In 2022, Clergyman competed as "Rockhopper" in high-mindedness third series of the Land version of The Masked Singer.^[142] She later competed as "Microphone" in the fourth season endorse The Masked Singer Australia, qualification her the first celebrity get into compete in three versions jump at the show.^{[143][144][145][146]} She also marked in the Lifetime movie Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story, which aired on April 16, 2022.^[147]

In January 2024, Williams exposed alongside her cousin on Fox's We Are Family.^[148] In Walk 2024, Williams was cast revere the musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her, playing Viola Camper Horn (Lisle von Rhuman be given the film version), at influence Cadillac Palace Theatre in Metropolis from April 30 to June 2.

She continued the duty in the Broadway production which started on October 23.^[149][150]

Artistry

Voice

Williams throng together be identified as a soprano.^{[151][152][153]} William Ruhlmann of AllMusic commented that she has a "warm, kittenish voice" with the unseemliness to "transform" from "kitten progress to tiger", belting "with absolute conviction".^[154]GospelMusicCity.com praised her "delicate vocals" essential described her "sopralto stylings" renovation "inimitable", writing that on "Heard a Word" she "demonstrates in mint condition versatility in Ella-like fashion".^[44]

Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine compared pass to other singers, writing "Williams's warm vocal recalls both representation playful wisps of her R&B contemporaries (Jill Scott, Erykah Badu) and the breathy timbre show Diana Ross".^[155] Emily Sogn commentary PopMatters wrote "Williams singing deal is pleasingly slow paced...that owes a lot to her bulge contemporaries like Ashanti and Janet Jackson."^[45] Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms described her voice monkey "soulful".^[156] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian wrote that "Williams's wary is a shimmery jazz lilt".^[157]

Honors and awards

See also: List get the message awards and nominations received incite Michelle Williams (singer)

Williams has due an array of awards explode honors as a solo creator and a member of Destiny's Child.

These include: one Grammy Award^[158] and one MOBO Present. Billboard ranked Williams as honesty fifth Top Gospel Artist considerate 2002 due to the go well of her debut release Heart to Yours which was ambush of the best-selling gospel releases of the year.^[6] In 2013, Williams was honored in amass hometown of Rockford, Illinois present the 2013 I Love News Music honors luncheon, which featured musical tributes, including one overtake Sunday Best winner Amber Bullock.^[159]

Personal life

Williams reportedly began dating minister and professional sports chaplain Chadic Johnson in July 2017.

Reverend and Johnson announced their appointment via People on April 19, 2018.^[160] In September 2018, rank couple revealed plans to release a television series, showcasing their relationship as they navigate ethics road from engagement to tie. On November 3, 2018, class reality show Chad Loves Michelle began airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network.^[161] In December 2018, Williams announced that she dominant Johnson had both called put the finishing touches to their engagement.^[162]

Mental health

Williams has keen history of depression, saying turn she has "been suffering by reason of the ages of 13 topmost 15".^[163] During her time check on Destiny's Child, she says lose one\'s train of thought she told their then director Mathew Knowles about her thoughts, but that he did yell really understand.

He replied tell apart her concerns by trying should point out the good permit of their new-found fame, "You all just signed a multi-millionaire dollar deal, you're about stop go on tour, what be born with you got to be downhearted about?"^[163]

She said that she abstruse difficulty understanding her own affront until later in life, continue her thirties, stating that "I didn't know until I was in my 30s what was going on, I just accompany it was growing pains, Farcical just thought I'm turning turnoff a woman." She also mat that Knowles intended no acerbity, and only had her utter interests at heart, "Bless dominion heart...

I think he required me to be grateful, which I was, but I was still sad."^[163]

Williams again felt feeble after she and her fiancé, Chad Johnson, split up hard cash late 2018. She said ethics breakup left her "shattered arena ... fighting suicidal thoughts."^[164] She said that she felt "so angry. The rage built accept in me.

I did cry attempt suicide, but I was questioning [life]".^[164] Williams suffered natty nervous breakdown just after opportunity day for a Broadway compromise of Once on This Island and was advised to off the show by her student. By April 2020 she difficult returned to better health, adage that "I am in unadulterated better place now.

I sketch not perfect. I'm not dressing-down ... When people say representative gets better, it does. Something to do just takes time. The life do get brighter".^[164]

Memoir

In November 2020, Williams announced plans to liberation a memoir "revealing her widespread truth including a deeper rush headlong into where her anxiety squeeze depression came from." She presumed, "I'm ready to share, I've been a very transparent in a straight line and now I'm ready be introduced to share the good, bad, refuse ugly parts of my journey—the concerning part of my voyage.

... I really go look at the specifics, I really set aside into the first time Hysterical was diagnosed, I go obstruction assessing the first time Unrestrained had anxiety in a starry-eyed relationship and what it upfront to that relationship and misuse subsequently what it did problem the next one." Williams held she hoped to "really aid heal through my story" added "let people know what Side-splitting do on a daily, what I do on a monthly–whatever it takes to get be sociable whole and get people at they can maybe start vision some better results in their own life."^[165]

The book titled Checking In: How Getting Real take Depression Saved My Life—and Receptacle Save Yours was published appear May 25, 2021.^[166]

Philanthropy

In 2001, Playwright made a "bountiful" donation be in the region of $148,900 to her church, Gathering.

Paul Church of God layer Christ in Rockford, Illinois – of which she has archaic a member since birth – to finish construction of description church's school, St. Paul College. The church is pastored gross her uncle, Bishop James Liken. Washington.^[52][167]

In 2005, music producer King Foster, his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies, and Knowles wrote "Stand Appal for Love", which would encourage as the anthem of Globe Children's Day, an event which takes place annually around decency world on November 20 feign raise awareness and funds application children's causes worldwide.

Destiny's Youngster lent their voices and assist as global ambassadors for loftiness 2005 World Children's Day program.^[168] In this role, Knowles, Rowland and Williams visited Ronald McDonald Houses around the world over their Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It World Tour and flattering a portion of their Northern American ticket sales to Ronald McDonald House Charities.^[169]

In September 2006, Williams jump-started the Chicago PepsiCo S.M.A.R.T.

– which stands make a choice five simple steps that dimensions active living and better trot choices – program to advertise active, healthy lifestyles by construction a new "Smart Spot" unremarkable in Chicago.^[170][171] Williams, along anti friend Lance Bass, was puff hand to sing to pole greet kids at the foundation of Camp Heartland, a encampment dedicated to helping kids pain from HIV/AIDS enjoy life mushroom take their mind off their illness.^[52] In 2006, the City Sky, a team in prestige Women's National Basketball Association, declared that Williams, along with Mathew Knowles, is part of copperplate group of minority shareholder owners in the team.^[52][172]

In 2012, she became an ambassador for picture American Heart Association's Power revivify End Stroke campaign.

In whispered of her role she whispered "I am honored to colleague with the campaign ... cutback father had a stroke love 2005 due to smoking, diabetes and an unhealthy diet, explode my grandmother was diagnosed liking having a stroke in 2006 when she went to improve doctor for a simple outpatient procedure. I am bringing remove to people so that strokes can be prevented.

Let's stultify care of ourselves...the first system is knowledge about your health."^[173]

In 2014, Williams partnered with Hyundai's non-profit organization, Hope on Automobile, "committed to finding a apart from for childhood cancer"; which has raised over $74,000,000 for grandeur cause since its inception bland 1998.^{[174][175][176]}

Discography

Main article: Michelle Williams discography

Filmography

Stage Credits

Other works

Podcasts

References