


We were just having a talk last week, that something just clicked. A lot of great things happened for us in the month of June. Smith explained the story behind the name: "Even though we were put together in February, June is the month that we spiritually connected as a group. On Jthey announced their official group name as June's Diary. Reid's record label Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. On June 7, 2016, as the final episode of Chasing Destiny, the group released their first buzz single on iTunes " All of Us" later confirming that despite conflicting reports, they are currently still in search of a name for the group. 2016–2017: Male Edition and subsequent releases During the process of the show the girls gained media success in May 2016 after a cover of Drake's " Hotline Bling" on Chasing Destiny went viral.

Gatson also added Smith later as he had already worked with her in 2004 with Beyoncé during her Grammy Performance. Williams was cut during the auditions but was later brought back by Gatson because he thought that talent was lacking among the top 15. However, only DeVlugt, Carreiro and Roberts were selected as top 15. Rowland held auditions for the girl group in three cities, narrowed down from 600 girls to 15 and later choosing the final five consisting(particularly order) Gabrielle "Gabby" Carreiro, Kristal Lyn Smith (originally from the girl group RichGirl), Ashly Williams, Brienna DeVlugt and Shyann Roberts. "I want to show that women can get back to making money together." There were so many girl groups back in the day and now there is only one," she continues, referring to Fifth Harmony. During an interview with New York Post Kelly Rowland stated "I felt like there was a void for a girls group in the music industry and this is something that I have wanted to do since Destiny's Child's Destiny Fulfilled tour. To find a new African American girl group based on talent and sisterhood. History 2016: Chasing Destiny Ĭhasing Destiny was the docu-series in 2016 formed with the help of former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland and the famous choreographer/director Frank Gatson Jr. 1.3 2018–present: All of Us and debut studio album.1.2 2016–2017: Male Edition and subsequent releases.
