World's Top-Selling Female Group to Sing New Single From Highly Anticipated
Sixth Album
PURCHASE, N.Y., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Destiny's Child, one of
the best-selling female groups of all time, announced today that they will
return to the spotlight with a special performance for the Pepsi "Play for a
Billion" TV game show on ABC this fall.
In one of their first performances in nearly two years, Destiny's Child
will sing new songs from their upcoming sixth album in front of a live
audience in Los Angeles this September. One song from that performance will
air exclusively on the Pepsi "Play for a Billion" show on September 12. In
addition to the show appearance, Destiny's Child is currently featured on
point-of-purchase materials for the "Play for a Billion" sweepstakes in stores
across the country.
"We are really looking forward to getting back on stage and performing
together as a group," said Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child. "The Pepsi
'Play for a Billion' show is a great place to share our new music with the
millions of viewers who will tune-in to see if someone wins that billion
dollar prize."
In the Pepsi "Play for a Billion" Sweepstakes one lucky person has the
chance to become a billionaire in one of the largest promotions in the history
of television Even if the $1 billion is not awarded, one finalist is
guaranteed to win $1 million on national television. Damon Wayans, star of
ABC's hit comedy series, "My Wife & Kids," will host the Pepsi "Play for a
Billion" TV game show.
Consumers may enter by purchasing specially marked Pepsi products and
entering the sweepstakes codes at http://www.BillionSweeps.com. There are
also opportunities to enter through the ABC's "Summer of A Billion Laughs,"
the Pepsi 400 and the MLB All-Star Game promotions. Two hundred sweepstakes
winners will be flown to Los Angeles, Calif., to compete for the grand prize
during the hour-long prime-time show.
Destiny's Child's last album, Survivor, debuted in May 2001 at number one
on the Billboard album chart with the highest first week sales figures (more
than 663,000) of any female group in the SoundScan era and the highest first
week sales figures of any album in Columbia Records history. By July 2001,
Survivor was certified triple-platinum in the United States and to date has
sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. Destiny's Child has been awarded a
total of 22 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA
for singles featured on their first three albums. The group's highly
anticipated next album is scheduled for release this November 2004.
Pepsi-Cola North America (http://www.pepsi.com), headquartered in
Purchase, N.Y., is the $4 billion beverage division of PepsiCo, Inc.
(http://www.pepsico.com) in the United States and Canada. Its U.S. brands
include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Twist, Pepsi Edge, Pepsi ONE, Wild Cherry
Pepsi, Pepsi Vanilla, Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Mountain Dew
LiveWire, Mug, Sierra Mist, Slice, Aquafina, SoBe and Dole single-serve
juices. The company also makes and markets North America's #1 ready-to-drink
iced teas and coffees, respectively, via joint ventures with Lipton and
Starbucks.
For Sweepstakes details, including official rules with odds, free entry
method and prize payment terms, visit http://www.BillionSweeps.com.
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