- May 1 Victoria Monét, American singer-songwriter ("Oh My Mama", collaborates with Ariana Grande), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Chris Brown (34 years old)
May 5 American R&B singer ("Run It!"; "Kiss Kiss"), and actor (This Christmas), born in Tappahannock, Virginia
- May 9 C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things), born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany (now Chemnitz, Germany)
- May 12 Megan Lovell, American singer and guitarist (Larkin Poe), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 22 Christian Sands, American jazz pianist and composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
G-Eazy (34 years old)
May 24 American rapper ("Me, Myself & I"; "No Limit"), born in Oakland, California
- May 29 Sanah Kadoura, Lebanese-Canadian jazz drummer and percussionist, born in Calgary, Alberta
- May 30 Kevin Covais, American singer (American Idol) and actor, born in Levittown, New York
About May 1989
How Old? 34 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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