Music History

Dua Lipa, the British-Albanian pop singer, was born.

Yungblud, born Dominic Harrison, was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

DJ and producer Alan Walker was born.

Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes was born in Pickering, Ontario. He became famous for hits including “Treat You Better”, “In My Blood” and “Senorita”.

The American rapper, singer, songwriter and actress was born. Her second mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, released in 2024, reached the Billboard 200 top ten and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

American singer and songwriter Clairo was born.

Sandra Denton, known as Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa, gave birth to a daughter named Egypt. Her father is rapper Treach of Naughty by Nature.

Irish rock musician Elijah Hewson, son of U2 singer Bono, was born in Dublin. He later founded the band Inhaler.

American rapper and singer Rodarius Green, known as Rod Wave, was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is known for combining hip hop and R&B, and his 2021 album “SoulFly” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

English singer-songwriter Arlo Parks was born.

American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Lil Tecca was born. He came to wider attention with the 2019 song “Ransom”, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rapper The Kid Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, was born in Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia.

Songwriter and producer Roquel “Billy” Davis, also known as Tyran Carlo, died in 2004 at the age of 72; sources place his death in both New York and Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote Jackie Wilson songs including “Reet Petite” and “Lonely Teardrops” and the advertising jingle “I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke”.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale had their second child, a son named Zuma Nesta Rock.

Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly Stewart became a mother for the first time when she gave birth to a daughter, Delilah Genoveva del Toro, whose father was actor Benicio del Toro. Rod Stewart thus became a grandfather for the first time.