Former U.S. President Barack Obama has shared his annual record of his favourite songs of the yr, that includes Kendrick Lamar’s GNX monitor “Squabble Up,” “Yayo” by rising Nigerian star Rema, and the Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman duet “Right Back to It.” Billie Eilish, Tyla, Fontaines D.C., Shaboozey, Beyoncé, Moses Sumney, Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies alias and extra all seem among the many picks as effectively. See the total 25-song record beneath.
“Listed here are my favourite songs from this yr,” Obama wrote in Instagram and X posts alongside his picks. “Examine them out for those who’re trying to shake up your playlist.” Earlier this yr, he additionally shared his 2024 Summer Playlist, which included Charli XCX’s “365” and Tommy Richman’s “Million Greenback Child.” The latter additionally seems on the year-end record, whereas the previous doesn’t.
Kendrick Lamar: “Squabble Up”
Billie Eilish: “Lunch”
Rema: “Yayo”
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng: “Soar”
Central Cee & Lil Child: “Band4Band”
Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey: “God Gave Me Ft for Dancing”
The Crimson Clay Strays: “Ramblin’”
Fontaines D.C.: “Favorite”
Asake & Travis Scott: “Lively”
Shaboozey: “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
Bonny Mild Horseman: “Outdated Dutch”
Rae Khalil: “Is It Value It”
Beyoncé: “Texas Maintain ’Em”
Jordan Adetunji: “Kehlani”
Artemas: “I Just like the Approach You Kiss Me”
Johnny Blue Skies: “Scooter Blues”
Hozier: “Too Candy”
Leon Bridges: “Peaceable Place”
Tommy Richman: “Million Greenback Child”
Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman: “Proper Again to It”
Myles Smith: “Stargazing”
Jack White: “That is How I am Feeling”
Moses Sumney: “Gold Coast”
Karol G: “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ: “Gata Solely”