Beyonce goes from solo back to trio

Beyonce will put her recently launched career as a solo artist on the back burner as she returns to her role as lead singer of Destiny’s Child and starts work on the trio’s next album.

Because she had recorded close to four dozen songs while working on her hit solo debut album “Dangerously in Love,” there have been reports she would put out a second solo album this spring.

But a spokesman for her record label, Columbia Records, on Wednesday said the reports were inaccurate and that Destiny’s Child would begin recording its next album in March, with release targeted for late summer or early fall.

“Dangerously in Love” has sold almost 2.6 million copies in the U.S. since it came out in June, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and generated six Grammy nominations, putting her in a four-way tie for the most nominations in this year’s competition.

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Randy Lewis