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Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams attend the Essence magazine Black Women In Music event.

Did everyone's hearts instantly begin to pound to the beat of "Bootylicious" when they saw Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams sharing a photo opp? Or was it just us with the high hopes that this could mean the Destiny's Child reunion rumor may be coming true?!

Kel and Michelle were snapped together attending the third-annual Essence Black Women In Music reception last night. We totally get that both singers are doing just fine with their solo careers -- Kelly's been dropping new videos and Michelle's been busy singing on Broadway (not to mention the group's famous third, Beyoncé, ain't suffering) -- but we'd like to imagine the two spent the majority of their time together reminiscing about the past. We bet they were all, "Remember when we were like, THE MOST AMAZING GIRL GROUP IN THE WORLD? That was fun!"

Ladies, PLEASE tell us you're gonna get back together someday -- 'cause we're really, really ready for that jelly.

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With all the gems Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland have offered us from their solo albums, it's nice to take a moment and remember the homegirls' roots. Wayyy back in the day (OK, not that long ago, but in our hearts it feels like FOREVER) the ladies were known only as Destiny's Child. Along with Michelle Williams, the threesome shook the club (and our cars and our minds) with some major jams like "Jumpin' Jumpin'." Thankfully, VH1's Pop Up Video dissected the music video to do their part to keep the girl group's history alive.

To maintain total street cred, learning everything about Destiny's Child is as easy as watching the video and taking notes. In case you're not in the mood to study, here's the ultimate cheat sheet with five things we bet you didn't know about "Jumpin' Jumpin'." There is a pop quiz later (get it?!).

1.) The song/video is 11 years old! #saddestfact

2.) The girls' record company didn't like the video because the shaking effect made them sick.

3.) Three Ferraris were wrecked on set while filming the driving scene. You know, NBD.

4.) The group manager's (and Beyoncé's dad's) hand makes an appearance as the door opener.

5.) The girls sold 15 million copies of Writings On The Wall.

+ Watch Destiny Child's "Jumpin' Jumpin'" Pop Up Video, don't miss "Pop Up Video" on VH1, Wednesdays at noon and 12:30 p.m. ET, and make your own Pop Up Video!

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+ Katy Perry made the record books! Since her latest single, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," from her album Teenage Dream went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, Katy is now the second artist in history (behind Michael Jackson!) to have five No. 1 singles off of the same album. Go have yourself a cupcake, girlfriend. (That Grape Juice)

+ Justin Bieber is currently in the studio with Will.i.Am. The two pop stars have been tweeting at each other, making the rest of us super jealous. But what does this mean for the sound of Justin's new record? We need to knooooowww! (Hollywood Life)

+ Lady Gaga talked to MTV News about the photo book she's working on with Terry Richardson, and she calls the shots Terry took of her "completely unfiltered." Ohhhh, good, because the Gaga we've come to know is so... introverted? (MTV News)

+ Even though she's only 18, Miley Cyrus is rolling in the dough (obvs). The singer just bought a $4 million mansion in Studio City, California. Word is Miley didn't go too overboard so she could still have enough money left over for more tattoos. KIDDING. (ONTD)

+ Kelly Clarkson has started a girl group! Starring herself! Kelly and two friends/backup singers Jill Pickering and Kate Rapier started the group Already Famous. We can't wait to hear what this sounds like. (Idolator)

+ As if he had any trouble wooing the ladies, Drake took it up a notch by covering Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" at the OVO Festival in Toronto recently. Umm, swoooooon-tastic. (Rap-Up)

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Guys, remember the good ol' days when Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were still a couple? Us too! It was just last week! But alas, relationships come and go. Time marches on! Things change! Etc.! [Insert sad Snoopy GIF.]

Because we haven't been able to stop crying (not really -- we have jobs and pizza and stuff), we figured what better way to exorcise our collective breakup demons than to look at pictures of celebrities who have broken up too. Hence Buzzworthy's Saddest Celebrity Breakups photo gallery!

After the jump, take a look back to see whose splits made us the saddest. And in case you're feeling melancholy about an ex, remember that It Gets Better with the help of these wise words from Destiny's Child: "You thought that I was stressed without ya, but I'm chillin'/Thought I wouldn't sell with out ya, sold nine million." Keep on keepin' on, y'all.

+ Check out more celebrity breakup photos that made us sad after the jump!

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Michelle Williams' part in Destiny's Child's "Survivor" was my personal favorite (matching camo cutoff shorts notwithstanding), so I'm pretty excited that we're hearing some new material from her. "Love Gun," the latest offering from the Williams camp, sounds a bit like Wynter Gordon meets a Robyn B-side. In other words, we like it!

The floating synths that anchor the "Love Gun" track sound a lot like the synths used in Robyn's "Indestructible," and Michelle's soft and sweet vocals blend with the track nicely. And even though we dig the image of a "love gun" (almost as much as the lipstick gun in Lady Gaga's "Judas" video), Kelly does seem to run away with the metaphors a bit: "Getting caught up in your massacre," followed by "Hand on the trigger, aiming for your bulls-eye... order to kill on sight," are making us ask what happened to the "love" part of that gun, girl? Give peace a chance!

All in all, "Love Gun" is a catchy and radio-friendly (we've listened to it five times already), and we can't wait to hear more from Michelle Williams (thankfully for everyone involved, sans the coordinated outfits of yore).

+ Listen to Michelle Williams' "Love Gun."

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Even though Beyoncé was grinning ear to ear while posing with her former Destiny's Child pals Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams backstage after her epic Billboard Awards performance of "Run The World (Girls)," we can't seem to find any proof that a musical Destiny's Child reunion is actually taking place. Guess it's just a photographic reunion for now, folks.

And we're sure we're not the only ones thinking this, but how rude! You can't put the thought of a Destiny's Child reunion in our heads like this, Beyoncé! It's bad enough that "Say My Name" is still our ringtone, but this photo of the threesome looking more epic than ever has us digging out our sheer red sequined cardigan and calling up our friends to see if they'll coordinate with us. (Don't judge.)

We know Beyoncé is doing her own thing these days (i.e. conquering the world; being married to Jay-Z, aka the coolest man alive; never taking a bad photograph) and Kelly and Michelle are busy still bringing the jams as well, but can you three please squeeze in like, one mini-reunion tour? Just like a six-week leg or something? You can leave LeToya and LaTavia at home!! Please! Just the three of you!

What's that you say? No, no, no, no? UGH. Fine.

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Guys. GUYS. It's Flashback Friday here at Buzzworthy, when we put on a beer-sippy hat (OK we don't, but that'd be funny) and examine an old but still amazing piece of pop music from the olden days. Like the late '90s. So let's talk about Destiny's Child's "Bug A Boo."

The year was 1999, and the world was a different place: Beyoncé had a last name (Knowles), she coordinated all of her outfits with three other people at all times (Destiny's Child) and no one had ever heard of "Sasha Fierce." Also in 1999, Mark Zuckerberg was 15 (no Facebook!!!), you had to connect to the internet using dial-up and cell phones were only for rich businessmen. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

But (thankfully?), things change. Nowadays, we're a bit more incessantly updating everyone about what we're doing every second of the day connected. But back in the day, being up in someone's grill 24/7 was not a good thing. According to Destiny's Child, that made you a "bug a boo." Not hot.

While we're still waiting for the term "bug a boo" to catch on, the song is one of our favorite Destiny's Child songs, and it still manages to sound like it could have been released yesterday. Well, except for those pager and MCI references. R.I.P.

Watch Destiny's Child's "Bug A Boo" video below, and wait, how does Beyoncé still look the same?! That was 12 years ago!

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+ Last week's Flashback Friday: Fiona Apple's "Criminal" video.

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Well, here's a nice change of pace: Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of The Pussycat Dolls and judge on "The Sing Off," has a new video for her single, "Right There," and it doesn't sound like everything else on the radio! Not that we're complaining about the endless stream of disco-sticked pop that's dominating music at the moment, but it's pretty refreshing to see a vocally talented artist like Nicole Scherzinger tap into a more R&B-heavy sound on a pop record. The electric guitar lick that rips through the song's bass line is a sort of a little lost gem. The kind you got when Destiny's Child sampled Stevie Nicks's "Edge Of Seventeen" in "Bootylicious."

Anyway, back to the video! Of course, Nicole looks stunning. Dressed like a mix between an eskimo and Willow Smith (we called it!), Scherzinger tears up a ghostly downtown L.A. with the assistance of 50 Cent. And just because she's flying solo doesn't mean that Nicole has gone without the support of some strong females, either. Their back-up dancing remind us why Nicole owned the competition during her stint as a competitor on "Dancing With The Stars" in the first place (and also how she lead The Pussycat Dolls to the top of the charts as the quintet's lead singer).

+ Watch the video for Nicole Scherzinger Featuring 50 Cent, "Right There."

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+ Do-gooder Britney Spears will host "An Evening of Southern Style" on May 11 in Beverly Hills. The dinner will benefit the St. Bernard Project, which aids the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. (E! Online)

+ The full list of nominations for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards are in, and you can vote for your favorites at MovieAwards.MTV.com now. Click through to see the full list of nods. (MTV News)

+ Beyoncé surprised the middle school students of P.S. 161 in Harlem by popping in to teach them the moves from her "Move Your Body" video as part of the first lady's "Let's Move!" campaign. Can she just adopt us already? (Rap-Up)

+ Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are planning a getaway to Asia after his tour raps up. Going on vacation together?! Sounds like love! (ONTD)

+ Still no word on Mariah Carey's twins' names, but she wants you to guess before the big reveal! (Buzznet)

+ Our friends at Idolator revisited some of Destiny's Child's most famous outfits, and we're not talking about the good ones. Remember, kids: When in doubt, skip the yellow lace poncho. (Idolator)

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So we know that Beyoncé's busy making kids exercise and traveling the world with her husbo Jay-Z, but we were kind of hoping she could fit a "What To Wear To The Airport 101" class into her schedule. Homegirl is FLAW. LESS. Is it logical to show up to France's Charles de Gaulle airport (the most confusing airport ever) in red patent-leather peep-toe booties? No. But we do not look to Beyoncé for logical decisions -- we look to her for good decisions.

Seriously, even those quasi-pajama pants look amazing on Beyoncé. And remember that Goofy hat she wore at Euro Disney? On Bey, perfection. Or what about those studded leggings that are only really appropriate if you're a villain from a 1980s Nintendo game? They worked on her! I don't know how many times we've said this already, but let's just reiterate: The girl can do no wrong.

OK, maybe not NO wrong. There was that one time called "the late 1990s" when Beyoncé and Destiny's Child were just starting out. But, hey, that was decades ago. Just keep the sheer lace cardigan buried in your closet and act like it never happened, Bey.

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