Título: Danity Kane
Seção: 2006-07: Danity Kane and rumors of disbandment
Background: Danity Kane was an American girl group comprising members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard and Aundrea Fimbres. Formed on the third iteration of MTV's Making the Band reality television series in 2005, they were soon signed to Bad Boy Records by Diddy. Danity Kane's self-titled debut studio album was released in 2006 and achieved success in the United States, shipping a million copies domestically, while spawning two singles with top 10 single "Show Stopper" and the ballad "Ride for You." Their second studio album, Welcome to the Dollhouse, was released in 2008, following the release of their second top 10 single "Damaged".

Conteúdo: After months of recording, the band's self-titled debut album was released to mixed reviews on August 22, 2006 in the United States. Produced by Timbaland, Scott Storch, Rodney Jerkins, Mario Winans and Ryan Leslie among others, the album sold over 90,000 copies in the first day of release, and over 234,000 in the first week of release. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, knocking veteran Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics from the top spot and out-selling hip-hop duo OutKast. The album received a platinum certification from the RIAA in November 2006. The album's lead single "Show Stopper," produced by Jim Jonsin, was serviced to radio on August 4, 2006, and subsequently debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100; it however peaked at number 8 on that particular chart. Outside the United States, the song became a top-30 success in Germany and Lithuania. The selection for the album's second single, the Bryan Michael Cox-produced "Ride for You", was influenced by a fan poll that was distributed through e-mails, MySpace, and the group's official web site. The music video for the song premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on December 5, 2006, the same day the band released a holiday song called "Home for Christmas", which was written by Richard.  Between February 2007 to May 2007 Danity Kane performed as an opening act, along with The Pussycat Dolls, on Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour. In the meantime, the band intensified work on their s

user: What were the rumors?

assistant: Ever since the creation of the group in 2005, Danity Kane was plagued by rumors of the group's demise,

user: What sparked the rumors?

assistant: largely due to the group's reality television origins, their management, record label, and mentor.

user: Was there any notable press statements regarding the rumors?

assistant: The rumors were fueled by quotes taken out of context (most notably when Aubrey O'Day was questioned by TMZ

user: What were the quotes?

assistant: Danity Kane released an official statement on their group MySpace page stating that they were still together and working on their second album

user: did anything ever come of the rumors?

assistant: Over the course of these rumors, the members of Danity Kane often published personal online responses to the breakup speculation.

user: Was the general populace happy that they were just rumors?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Was there discord amongst the members for the rumors?

assistant: various combinations of members of the group were rampant.

user: When did the rumors disperse?

assistant: It was not until July 25, 2007