Editing 1974 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 4]] – [[Tricky Stewart]], American record producer, musician and songwriter
*[[January 6]] – [[Wolfgang Dimetrik]], Austrian accordionist
*[[January 10]] – [[Jemaine Clement]], New Zealand bassist, guitarist, pianist and singer ([[Flight of the Conchords]])
*[[Hrithik Roshan]], Indian actor
*[[January 11]] – [[Giuseppe Filianoti]], Italian opera singer (tenor)
*[[January 12]] – [[Melanie C]], English pop singer ([[Spice Girls]])
*[[January 18]] – [[Gustavo Kupinski]], Argentine guitarist (d. [[2011 in music|2011]]) 
*[[January 25]] – [[Emily Haines]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[January 26]] – [[Rokia Traoré]], Malian singer-songwriter
*[[February 7]] – [[J Dilla]], American record producer, rapper, and songwriter ([[Slum Village]]) (d. [[2006 in music|2006]])
*[[February 8]] – [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]], French record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ and composer ([[Daft Punk]])
*[[February 11]] – [[D'Angelo]], American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
*[[February 13]] – [[Robbie Williams]], British singer-songwriter
*[[February 17]]
**[[Bernt Moen]], Norwegian pianist
**[[Bryan White]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[February 22]] – [[James Blunt]], English singer, songwriter and musician
*[[February 24]] – [[Chad Hugo]], American multi-instrumentalist and record producer. ([[The Neptunes]], [[N.E.R.D]], [[Pharrell Williams]])
*[[March 6]] – [[Guy Garvey]], British singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Elbow (band)|Elbow]])
*[[March 9]] – [[Deborah Lurie]], American composer, arranger, and music producer
*[[March 10]] – [[Keren Ann]], Dutch-Israeli singer and songwriter
*[[March 13]] – [[Phil Burton]], Australian singer ([[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]])
*[[April 7]] – [[Antonia Bennett]], American singer of adult alternative music, standards, and jazz. 
*[[April 11]] 
** [[David Jassy]], Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer
** [[Alexander Kuoppala]], Finnish guitarist
*[[April 12]] – [[Belinda Emmett]], Australian singer, musician and actress (d. 2006)
*[[April 14]] – [[Da Brat]], American rapper and actress
*[[April 17]]
**[[Victoria Beckham]], English businesswoman, fashion designer, model and singer ([[Spice Girls]])
**[[Mikael Åkerfeldt]], Swedish musician ([[Opeth]])
*[[April 18]] – [[Millie Corretjer]], Puerto Rican singer and actress
*[[April 20]] – [[Tina Cousins]], English singer-songwriter
*[[April 21]] – [[Faust (musician)|Faust]], Norwegian drummer
*[[April 26]] 
** [[Nerina Pallot]], British singer, songwriter and producer
** [[Greg Laswell]], American musician, recording engineer, and producer (Ingrid Michaelson)
*[[April 30]] – [[Andrey Gubin]], Russian singer
*[[May 1]] – [[Kellie Crawford]], Australian singer, dancer, actress and children's performer
*[[May 2]] – [[Matt Berry]], an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer
*[[May 6]] – [[Patrick Tang]], Hong Kong actor and singer
*[[May 9]] – [[The Caretaker (musician)|The Caretaker]], English ambient musician
*[[May 10]] – [[Quentin Elias]], French-Algerian singer and actor ([[Alliage (band)|Alliage]]) (d. 2014)
*[[May 16]] – [[Laura Pausini]], Italian singer
*[[May 17]] – [[Andrea Corr]], Irish singer ([[The Corrs]])
*[[May 18]] – [[Chantal Kreviazuk]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[May 20]] – [[Mikael Stanne]], Swedish musician ([[Dark Tranquillity]])
*[[May 21]]
**[[Adriano Cintra]], Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and producer ([[CSS (band)|Cansei de Ser Sexy]])
**[[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]], American Rapper and record producer ([[Mobb Deep]])
*[[May 23]] – [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], American singer-songwriter, poet and musician
*[[Mónica Naranjo]], Spanish singer
*[[May 30]] – [[Big L]], freestyle rapper
*[[June 1]] – [[Alanis Morissette]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[June 7]] – [[Cassius Khan]], Canadian singer and [[tabla]] player
*[[June 9]] – [[Samoth]], Norwegian musician
*[[June 20]] – [[Andrew Tierney]], Australian singer ([[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]])
*[[June 24]] 
** [[Magnus Carlsson]], Swedish singer
** [[Vinnie Fiorello]], American drummer and songwriter ([[Less Than Jake]])
*[[June 25]] - [[Karisma Kapoor]], Indian actress
*[[July]] – [[Amanda Ghost]], English singer-songwriter, record producer and music executive, president of Epic Records (2009–10) (Elle King, Beyoncé)
*[[July 2]] – [[Rocky Gray]], American drummer, guitarist and songwriter ([[Evanescence]], [[We Are the Fallen]], [[Living Sacrifice]] and [[Soul Embraced]])
*[[July 3]] – [[Corey Reynolds]], American musical theatre, television, and film actor
*[[July 7]] – [[E.D.I. Mean]], American rapper and producer ([[Outlawz]])
*[[July 9]] – [[Nikola Šarčević]], Swedish singer and bassist ([[Millencolin]])
*[[July 10]] - [[Imelda May]], Irish singer
*[[July 11]] 
** [[Alanas Chošnau]], Lithuanian singer and songwriter
** [[Lil' Kim]], American rapper
*[[July 12]] – [[Sharon den Adel]], Dutch singer
*[[July 13]] – [[Deborah Cox]], Canadian R&B singer
*[[July 16]] – [[Jeremy Enigk]], American singer/songwriter ([[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[The Fire Theft]])
*[[July 17]] – [[Tim Hecker]], Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer and sound artist
*[[July 19]] – [[Ramin Djawadi]], Iranian-German composer
*[[July 20]] – [[Bonny B.]], Cambodian blues musician
*[[July 21]] – [[Terry Coldwell]], singer ([[East 17]])
*[[July 22]] 
** [[Rell (singer)|Rell]], soul singer
** [[Johnny Strong]], American actor and musician
*[[July 26]] – [[Iron & Wine]], American singer and songwriter
*[[July 28]] – [[Afroman]], American rapper, singer and songwriter
*[[July 31]] – [[Leona Naess]], British singer-songwriter ([[Evan Ross]], [[Diana Ross]])
*[[August 5]] – [[Kajol]], Indian actress
*[[August 8]]
**[[Preta Gil]], Brazilian singer
**[[Brian Harvey]], British singer ([[East 17]])
*[[August 13]] – [[Niklas Sundin]], Swedish guitarist (Dark Tranquillity)
*[[August 14]] – [[Ana Matronic]], American singer ([[Scissor Sisters]])
*[[August 17]] – Salem Abraha, singer-songwriter
*[[August 23]] – [[Shifty Shellshock]], American musician ([[Crazy Town]]) (d. 2024)
*[[August 30]] – Aaron Barrett, lead singer and guitarist ([[Reel Big Fish]])
*[[September 4]] – [[Carmit Bachar]], American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl ([[Pussycat Dolls]])
*[[September 6]] – [[Nina Persson]], Swedish singer-songwriter ([[The Cardigans]])
*[[September 19]] – [[Jimmy Fallon]], American comedian & musician
*[[September 24]]
** [[Niels Brinck]], Danish singer and songwriter 
** [[Kati Wolf]], Hungarian singer
*[[October 1]] – [[Keith Duffy]], Irish pop singer and actor
*[[October 4]] – [[Ramazan Kubat]], Turkish folk singer and composer
*[[October 5]] – [[Heather Headley]], Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
*[[October 14]] 
**[[Natalie Maines]], American singer-songwriter 
**[[Shaggy 2 Dope]], American rapper and producer
*[[October 18]] – [[Peter Svensson]], Swedish guitarist ([[The Cardigans]])
*[[October 31]] – [[Natasja Saad]], Danish rapper and reggae singer (d. [[2007 in music|2007]])
*[[November 2]]
**[[Nelly]], American rapper
**[[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], American rapper and record producer ([[Mobb Deep]]) (d. 2017)
*[[November 3]] – [[Franko Božac]], Croatian accordionist
*[[November 4]] – [[Louise Nurding]], English singer, television personality and member of [[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]
* [[November 5]] – [[Ryan Adams]], American musician  
* [[November 11]] - [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], American actor
*[[November 14]] – [[Chad Kroeger]], Canadian singer-songwriter and musician 
*[[November 26]] - [[Katrina Lenk]], American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter. 
*[[November 28]] – [[apl.de.ap]], Filipino-American musician ([[Black Eyed Peas]])
*[[December 3]] – [[Trina]], American rapper and musician 
*[[December 7]] – [[Nicole Appleton]], Canadian television presenter, singer-songwriter and actress ([[All Saints (group)|All Saints]])
*[[December 8]] - [[Christian Castro]], Mexican singer
*[[Nick Zinner]], American guitarist ([[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]])
*[[December 10]] – [[Meg White]], American drummer and singer ([[The White Stripes]])
*[[December 12]] - [[Michelle Saram]], Singaporean actress, singer and businesswoman
*[[December 13]] – [[Nick McCarthy]], English-German rhythm guitarist singer ([[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]])
*[[December 14]] – [[Nate Smith (musician)|Nate Smith]], American drummer, songwriter and producer
*[[December 15]] – [[Acey Slade]], American Musician 
*[[December 24]]
** [[Julian Rachlin]], Lithuanian-Austrian violinist
** [[Ryan Seacrest]], American musical/entertainment television host, radio personality and producer