Birthday Listings – May 22′
| Artist | Age | Date | Birthplace | Photo |
| Ray Parker Jr | 68 | 05/01 | Detriot, MI | |
| James Brown | 05/03 | Barnwell, SC | ||
| Christopher Cross | 71 | 05/03 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Andy Snitzer | 60 | 05/03 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Oletha Adams | 69 | 05/04 | Seattle, WA | |
| Johnnie Taylor | 05/05 | Crawfordsville, AR | ||
| Philip Bailey | 71 | 05/08 | Denver, CO |  |
| Brian Simpson | 61 | 05/11 | Gurnee, IL | |
| Burt Bacharach | 94 | 05/12 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Steve Windwood | 74 | 05/12 | Handsworth, West Midlands Birmingham, UK | |
| Ritchie Valens | 05/13 | Pacoima, CA | ||
| Stevie Wonder | 72 | 05/13 | Saginaw, MI | |
| Jazmin Deborah Ghent | 05/14 | Heidelberg, GER | ||
| Janet Jackson | 56 | 05/16 | Gary, IN | |
| Enya | 61 | 05/17 | Gweedore, Ireland | |
| Greg Karukas | 66 | 05/18 | Baltimore, MD | |
| Sam Smith | 30 | 05/19 | London, UK | |
| Michael Paulo | 66 | 05/19 | Oahu, HI |  |
| Tom Scott | 74 | 05/19 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Mindi Abair | 53 | 05/23 | St. Petersburg, FL | |
| Maxwell | 49 | 05/23 | Brooklyn , NY | |
| Patti LaBelle | 78 | 05/24 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Walter Beasley | 61 | 05/24 | El Centro, CA | |
| Peggy Lee | 05/26 | Jamestown, ND | ||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | 72 | 05/27 | Memphis, TN | |
| Ramsey Lewis | 87 | 05/27 | Chicago, IL | |
| Gladys Knight | 78 | 05/28 | Oglethorpe, GA | |
| Marc Antione | 59 | 05/28 | Paris, FRA |  |
| Christian McBride | 50 | 05/31 | Knight |
