Kelly Rowland Net Worth

What Is Kelly Rowland's Net Worth?

Kelly Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, television personality, and producer who has a net worth of $12 million.

Kelly Rowland is best known as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the most successful girl groups in music history. Alongside Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams, Kelly recorded hits including "Say My Name," "Survivor," "Bootylicious," "Independent Women Part I," and "Lose My Breath."

Rowland also built a successful solo career while Destiny's Child was still active. Her 2002 collaboration with Nelly, "Dilemma," spent ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award. She later released four solo studio albums and scored additional hits including "Stole," "Work," "Commander," "Motivation," and the David Guetta collaboration "When Love Takes Over."

Outside music, Rowland has earned money as a judge and coach on shows including "The X Factor UK," "The X Factor USA," "The Voice Australia," and "The Voice UK." She has also acted in films including "Freddy vs. Jason," "Think Like a Man," "The Curse of Bridge Hollow," and "Mea Culpa," while expanding into producing and independent music releases.

Early Life

Kelly Rowland was born Kelendria Trene Rowland on February 11, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the daughter of Doris Rowland Garrison and Christopher Lovett and has an older brother named Orlando. When Kelly was a child, her mother left her father amid problems involving alcoholism and domestic abuse. Kelly and her mother eventually relocated to Houston, Texas.

In Houston, Rowland became close friends with Beyoncé Knowles and eventually spent significant time living with the Knowles family. Kelly and Beyoncé performed together in Girl's Tyme, a young female singing group that famously competed on "Star Search." After several lineup changes and years of development, Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, took over management of the group.

Destiny's Child

By 1997, the group had signed with Columbia Records under the name Destiny's Child. Its initial major-label lineup consisted of Rowland, Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett.

Destiny's Child released its self-titled debut album in 1998, but its major breakthrough arrived with 1999's "The Writing's on the Wall." The album produced "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Jumpin', Jumpin'," and "Say My Name." "Say My Name" earned the group two Grammy Awards.

Following a highly publicized lineup change, Michelle Williams joined Rowland and Beyoncé in the trio that became Destiny's Child's best-known configuration. Their 2001 album, "Survivor," debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and produced hits including "Survivor," "Bootylicious," and "Emotion." The group also scored a #1 hit with "Independent Women Part I," which appeared on the "Charlie's Angels" soundtrack.

After taking a hiatus to pursue individual projects, the trio reunited for the 2004 album "Destiny Fulfilled" and embarked on a major world tour. In 2005, they announced that they would separate following the tour.

The three members have periodically reunited in the years since, including appearances during Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime performance and her 2018 Coachella shows.

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Solo Career

Rowland launched her solo career before Destiny's Child officially disbanded. In 2002, she was featured on Nelly's "Dilemma," which became one of the biggest songs of the year. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

Her debut solo album, "Simply Deep," was released later that year. It performed particularly well internationally and included the singles "Stole" and "Can't Nobody."

Rowland followed with "Ms. Kelly" in 2007. In 2009, she teamed with David Guetta on "When Love Takes Over," a major international dance hit that helped introduce her to a new audience and influenced the sound of her subsequent music.

Her third studio album, "Here I Am," arrived in 2011 and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. The album included "Motivation," featuring Lil Wayne, which became a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Her fourth album, "Talk a Good Game," was released in 2013 and debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200. Rowland later began releasing music independently through her KTR Records imprint and released the EP "K" in 2021.

Television Career

Television has become a significant second career for Rowland. In 2011, she joined the judging panel of "The X Factor UK." She later served as a judge on the American version of "The X Factor."

From 2017 through 2020, Rowland was a coach on "The Voice Australia," winning the competition in 2020 with contestant Chris Sebastian. She also starred in and helped create the BET reality series "Chasing Destiny," which documented the formation of the girl group June's Diary.

Rowland has continued working as a talent-show coach and television personality, including a return to British television with "The Voice UK."

Acting and Producing

Rowland began acting while Destiny's Child was still active, making appearances on television programs including "The Hughleys" and "American Dreams." In 2003, she made her major film debut as Kia Waterson in the horror film "Freddy vs. Jason," which grossed more than $110 million worldwide.

She later appeared in "The Seat Filler," "Think Like a Man," "Bad Hair," "Black Is King," "Fantasy Football," and "The Curse of Bridge Hollow."

Rowland also expanded into producing. She starred in and executive produced Lifetime's "Merry Liddle Christmas" films and later starred opposite Trevante Rhodes in Tyler Perry's Netflix thriller "Mea Culpa," on which she also served as a producer.

Endorsements and Business Ventures

Over the course of her career, Rowland has worked with a wide range of major brands. Her endorsement and promotional partnerships have included companies in the automotive, beauty, fashion, fitness, and consumer-products industries.

She has also launched fashion collaborations and moved toward greater control of her music through her KTR imprint, allowing her to release recordings outside the traditional major-label system.

Real Estate

In 2017, Kelly paid $3.45 million for a newly built home in Sherman Oaks, California. The gated modern farmhouse spans roughly 4,800 square feet and includes five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a swimming pool, spa, and outdoor entertaining areas.

Philanthropy

Rowland has been involved with a number of charitable organizations throughout her career. Along with members of the Knowles family, she helped establish the Survivor Foundation to assist people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. She has also supported HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns and worked with organizations focused on youth, health, and community development.

Personal Life

Rowland became engaged to NFL player Roy Williams in 2004, but the couple ultimately called off their wedding.

She later began dating music executive and manager Tim Weatherspoon. The couple became engaged in 2013 after Weatherspoon proposed while they were communicating over Skype. They married in Costa Rica on May 9, 2014, in a small ceremony attended by close family and friends, including Rowland's former Destiny's Child bandmates.

Kelly and Tim welcomed their first son, Titan Jewell Weatherspoon, in November 2014. Their second son, Noah Jon Weatherspoon, was born in 2021.

After years of estrangement, Rowland also reconciled with her father, Christopher Lovett, and has publicly discussed rebuilding their relationship.

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