Barack Obama Shares 2024 Summer season Playlist: Charli XCX, Tems, 2Pac, Nick Drake, and Extra

Former President Barack Obama has shared his playlist of his present favourite songs for summer season 2024. Included is Charli XCX’s high-speed Brat tune “365”—as a result of not even Obama can resist Brat Summer season—in addition to Tommy Richman’s breakout single “Million Greenback Child,” 2Pac’s “How Do U Need It,” and Nick Drake’s “One in all These Issues First.” Obama additionally picked songs by Billie Eilish, Shaboozey, Tems, Bonny Mild Horseman, Beyoncé, Pharoah Sanders, Dangerous Bunny, Samara Pleasure, Charles Mingus, and extra. See the total playlist beneath.

“With summer season winding down, I wished to share some songs that I’ve been listening to these days – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t embrace an eclectic combine,” Obama wrote when sharing his alternatives. “I hope you discover one thing new to take heed to!”

That is a part of Obama’s years-long custom of sharing lists of his favourite books, music, and flicks twice a 12 months. His prime songs of 2023 included tracks by Large Thief, Mitski, Beyoncé, and Megan Thee Stallion, whereas SZA, Rosalía, Maggie Rogers, and Kendrick Lamar bought these honors the 12 months prior.

In an interview with Hasan Minhaj final 12 months, Obama reiterated that he actually does decide these songs for his playlists himself. “Folks appear to assume, ‘Effectively, he should’ve had some 20-year-old intern who was determining this newest reduce,’” stated Obama. “No, man! It’s on my iPad proper now!”

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Barack Obama’s Summer season 2024 Playlist:

Shaboozey: “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
Charli XCX: “365”
Billie Eilish: “Chihiro”
Tems: “Love Me Jeje”
Artemas: “I Just like the Method You Kiss Me”
Tommy Richman: “Million Greenback Child”
Hope Tala: “I Can’t Even Cry”
Blackstreet: “No Diggity” [ft. Dr. Dre and Queen Pen]
Enny: “Cost It”
Carminho: “O Quarto (Soundtrack Model)”
Calimossa: “What’s within the Tea?”
Hubert Sumlin & Keith Richards: “I Love the Life I Dwell, I Dwell the Life I Love”
PJ Morton: “Say So” [ft. Jojo]
Cleo Sol: “Why Don’t You”
The Miracles: “You’ve Actually Acquired a Maintain on Me”
H.E.R.: “Course of”
2Pac: “How Do U Need It” [ft. K-Ci and Jojo]
Sting: “If You Love Anyone Set Them Free”
Lucinda Williams: “Unsuffer Me”
Jill Scott: “Golden”
The Rolling Stones: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Saweetie: “My Greatest”
Charles Mingus: “Wednesday Evening Prayer Assembly”
Norah Jones: “Come Away With Me”
Widespread: “The Folks”
Etta James: “Don’t Cry Child”
Chris Jedi, Gaby Music, & Dei V: “Dangerous Boy” [ft. Anuel AA and Ozuna]
Rema: “Yayo”
Bonny Mild Horseman: “Outdated Dutch”
Willow: “Symptom of Life”
Moneybagg Yo: “Whiskey Whiskey” [ft. Morgan Wallen]
Myles Smith: “Stargazing”
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion: “Wanna Be”
Tyla, Gunna, & Skillibeng: “Soar”
Dangerous Bunny & Feid: “Perro Negro”
Paul Russell: “Lil Boo Thang”
Digable Planets: “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”
Bob Marley & the Wailers: “Them Stomach Full (However We Hungry)”
Nick Drake: “One in all These Issues First”
Bob Dylan: “Silvio”
Pharoah Sanders: “Love Is In every single place”
The Supremes: “The place Did Our Love Go”
Beyoncé: “Texas Maintain ‘Em”
Samara Pleasure: “Somebody to Watch Over Me” [ft. Pasquale Grasso]