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Music History Events: Births

September 13, 1995 Rapper Playboi Carti is born Jordan Terrell Carter in Atlanta. With a range of vocal techniques, including his signature "baby voice," he becomes a go-to guy for features, with guest spots on tracks by Tyler The Creator, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott and many others.

August 22, 1995 Dua Lipa is born in London to parents who immigrated there from Kosovo. Her family moves to Kosovo when she's 11, but Dua convinces them to let her return to London on her own at 15, where she finishes high school and launches her music career.

July 31, 1995 Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is born Symere Bysil Woods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a stage name inspired by his rapid-fire delivery, Uzi takes the hip-hop world by storm with an eclectic blend of rap styles, including a heavy dose of trap, and emo rock on seminal tunes like "Money Longer" and "You Was Right."

July 4, 1995 Post Malone is born Austin Richard Post in Syracuse, New York. Raised in Grapevine, Texas, from age 9, he's living in Los Angeles when his song "White Iverson" takes off on SoundCloud in 2015 and launches him to stardom.

June 5, 1995 Troye Sivan is born in Johannesburg. After appearing on StarSearch 2007, he builds a following on YouTube and releases his first single, "Happy Little Pill," in 2014.

May 9, 1995 Shaboozey is born Collins Chibueze in Woodbridge, Virginia. He releases his first single in 2014 but doesn't get much attention until 2024, when he shows up on two tracks from Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album. Later that year, his song "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" topples Bey's "Texas Hold 'Em" at #1.

May 2, 1995 Indie rocker Lucy Dacus, co-founder of the band Boygenius, is born. The "Night Shift" singer is raised by her adoptive parents in Mechanicsville, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia. Her upbringing inspires much of her musical output in her solo work, with her adolescence being the foundation of the 2021 album Home Video.

April 16, 1995 Bob Seger has his second child: a daughter named Samantha Char.

April 10, 1995 Lee Greenwood and wife, Kim, welcome a baby boy, Dalton Lee, in Nashville.

February 15, 1995 Megan Thee Stallion is born Megan Pete in San Antonio, Texas. She earns the nickname "Thee Stallion" in high school, a tribute to her size and shape.

December 3, 1994 Rapper Lil Baby is born Dominique Jones in Atlanta, Georgia. His music career starts in 2016 when he completes a two-year prison sentence for marijuana possession with intent to sell.

August 17, 1994 Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers is born in Pasadena, California. She acts in TV commercials before launching a solo career and forming the band Boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker.

June 12, 1994 Rapper Don Toliver is born Caleb Zackery Toliver in Houston, Texas. The son of rapper Bongo Toliver, known for singing the chorus on Archie Lee's "Swang Wide," he generates a buzz in the music industry after teaming up with Travis Scott on "Can't Say" in 2018. Before he can even release his debut album, Heaven Or Hell (2020), his popularity explodes on TikTok when "No Idea" and "After Party" go viral.

March 10, 1994 Bad Bunny is born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Almirante Sur, Puerto Rico. He becomes a global superstar with a stronghold in America, where in 2020 his album El Último Tour Del Mundo becomes the first entirely Spanish-language album to hit #1.

February 16, 1994 Ava Max is born Amanda Koçi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The singer revives dance-pop on the sleepy Billboard Hot 100 when she drops "Sweet But Psycho" in 2018.

January 28, 1994 Latin pop singer/rapper Maluma is born Juan Luis Londoño Arias in Medellin, Colombia. His breakthrough sophomore album, Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy (2015), showcases his dual personality as a pretty boy who sings romantic ballads and a dirty boy who sings reggaeton songs with seductive lyrics. "Borro Cassette," "El Perdedor," and "Sin Contrato" all reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart.

December 22, 1993 Meghan Trainor is born on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. She starts as a songwriter, penning tunes for Rascal Flatts and Sabrina Carpenter before landing a huge hit as a solo artist with her debut single, "All About That Bass," in 2014. In 2022 she grows an enormous following on TikTok, with videos of her song "Made You Look" earning hundreds of millions of views.

October 21, 1993 Country singer Kane Brown is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After building a following on social media, he lands a record deal in 2016 and breaks through with "What Ifs," a duet with Lauren Alaina, his classmate in high school.

October 9, 1993 Scotty McCreery is born in Garner, North Carolina. At 17, he wins season 10 of American Idol and releases his debut album, Clear As Day, which debuts at #1 on the genre-spanning Billboard 200. The feat makes him the first country singer to debut at the top of the tally with a debut album.

July 19, 1993 Producer Fred again is born Frederick Gibson in South London. After being mentored by Brian Eno, he produces tracks for Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, and many other popular artists. In 2019, four of his productions hit #1 on the UK Singles chart.

July 2, 1993 Rapper Vince Staples is born Compton, California. He's raised in nearby Long Beach, the topic of many songs from his breakout debut album, Summertime '06. In 2024 he gets his own show on Netflix, The Vince Staples Show.

June 7, 1993 Swae Lee is born Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown in Inglewood, California. Growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi, he forms the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd with his older brother, Slim Jxmmi. They rise to fame with groundbreaking songs like "Black Beatles," before Swae pursues a solo career with Same Difference in 2026.

May 31, 1993 Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea Hurley, gives birth to their first child, a daughter named Stephanie Rose.

April 16, 1993 Chance the Rapper is born Chancelor Bennett in Chicago. He upsets the industry apple cart by making a huge impact while remaining independent, earning most of his revenue early on through live shows and sponsorships.

March 4, 1993 Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown welcome a baby girl, Bobbi Kristina.

January 10, 1993 Rauw Alejandro is born Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After his plans to become a famous soccer player fall through, he settles for international stardom as a Latin R&B/reggaeton singer-songwriter. His first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Latin Songs chart is "Tattoo" from his 2020 debut album, Afrodisiaco. His ensuing releases find the artist constantly reinventing his sound, with forays into dancehall, salsa, Latin trap, electric, and pop music.

October 22, 1992 21 Savage is born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph in London but is raised in Atlanta, where he moves with his family when he's 7. His visa expires in 2006, so he lives as an undocumented immigrant until 2023, when he's granted residency.

October 21, 1992 Elvis' first grandson, Benjamin Storm, is born to Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough.

October 11, 1992 Amy Grant and her songwriter husband Gary Chapman have their third child: Sarah Cannon.

September 25, 1992 The singer Rosalía is born Rosalia Vila Tobella outside of Barcelona, Spain. At the Catalonia College of Music in Barcelona, she writes her thesis on the book The Story Of Flamenca, which inspires her 2018 album El Mal Querer.