On February 15, 1995, Megan Thee Stallion was born in San Antonio, Texas. She won the Best New Artist award at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, becoming the second female hip-hop artist to achieve this since Lauryn Hill in 1999. Megan has also scored four Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100, including her collaboration with Beyoncé.
This date has seen some significant music releases over the years. In 1980, The Selector released their debut album, *Too Much Pressure*, which peaked at No. 5 on the UK albums chart and produced several hits. In 2013, Sam Smith dropped “Stay With Me,” the lead single from his debut album, *In The Lonely Hour*. The song reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and hit No. 15 in the UK.
In 2019, Avril Lavigne released her sixth studio album, *Head Above Water*, featuring tracks like “Tell Me It’s Over” and a collaboration with Nicki Minaj. That same year, Cardi B and Bruno Mars released “Please Me,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
February 15 has also seen notable cultural events. In 1994, a jury found that Michael Jackson did not steal the idea for his hit song “Black or White.” In 2016, Kendrick Lamar won five awards at the GRAMMYs, including Best Rap Song.
On the industry side, in 1987, Ben and Jerry’s launched Cherry Garcia, honoring Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Sadly, in 2016, Denise Katrina Matthews, known as Vanity, passed away. She was the lead singer of Vanity 6, famous for their hit “Nasty Girl.”
