Verjaardag van hiphop-/R&B-producent Timbaland (Timothy Mosley), geboren in 1972, cruciaal voor het geluid van Aaliyah en Missy Elliott.

De single On Bended Knee van de R&B-groep Boyz II Men bereikte in 1995 de nummer 1-positie in de Billboard Hot 100 in de VS.

Destiny's Childs 1999 album The Writing's On The Wall achieved 9x platinum in the US in 2002.

De single On Bended Knee van Boyz II Men werd in 1995 platina gecertificeerd in de VS.

Mariah Carey's single One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) was certified 3x platinum in the US in 1997.

In 1997, Toni Braxton's single Un-Break My Heart was certified gold in the United Kingdom.

Mariah Carey's single Hero was certified platinum in the U.S. in 1994.

Destiny's Child's single Independent Women Part I was certified Platinum in the U.S. in 2000.

The 2006 death of Soul/R&B legend James Brown, nicknamed the Godfather of Soul, whose influence extended through the 1990s and into the '00s.

The single You Make Me Wanna... by R&B singer Usher was certified platinum in the U.S. in 1997.