Barack Obama recently posted a list of his top 2022 summertime music. Because he thinks music can unite people from around the world in a common experience, the former US president has developed a ritual of posting his playlists on social media.
Because his summer 2022 playlist includes a few songs from the most recent Billboard Hot 100 chart, internet users are extremely enthused about it.
I always look forward to sharing my summer playlist because I discover so many new musicians thanks to your comments. This is proof that we can all connect via music.
What I’ve been listening to this summer is listed below. Which tunes would you include?
Barack Obama shared his summer 2022 playlist on Twitter, which consists of a total of 44 songs. In the caption, he stated:
“Every year, I look forward to sharing my summer playlist because I discover so many new musicians thanks to your comments. This is proof that music can truly unite people from all walks of life. What I’ve been listening to this summer is listed below. What music would you include?
The tunes that have been on Obama’s mind this summer are listed below.
- Break my Soul- Beyonce
- Vibe Out- Tems
- Music for a Sushi Restaurant- Harry Styles
- Mighty Love- The Spinners
- Feelin’ Alright- Joe Cocker
- Energy – Sampa the great Ft. Nadeem Din-Gabisi
- Saoko- Rosalia
- Split/ Whole Time- Lil Yatchy
- Let’s go crazy- Prince
- That’s where I am- Maggie Rogers
- I can’t get next to you- Al Green
- More than you know- Dr. John
- Blue in Green- Miles Davis
- Last Last- Burna Boy
- Persuasive- Doechii
- Cherries- Hope Tala ft. Amine
- Save Me- Aretha Franklin
- Nobody Knows Me- Lyle Lovett
- Ojitos Lindos- Bad Bunny & Bomba Estereo
- Pull Up- Koffee
- Dancing in the dark- Bruce Springsteen
- Angelica- Wet Leg
- When I b on tha mic- Rakim
- Too Good- Drake Ft. Rihanna
- Spanish Joint- D’ Angelo
- Do I move you (Version II) – Nina Simone
- Take Five – Dave Brubeck
- Finesse- Pheelz & BNXN fka Buju
- Bliss- Amber Mark
- Found- Jacob Banks
- Apple Tree Blues- CAAMP
- I’ve been loving you- Otis Redding
- Guantanamera- Wyclef Jean ft. Lauryn Hill
- I’m Shakin’ – Jack White
- I just want to thank you – Big John Hamilton
- Praise You- Fatboy Slim
- Many Times- Dijon
- Better- The Foreign Exchange ft. Shana Tucker & Eric Roberson
- Tamagotchi- Omar Apollo
- The Furthest Thing- Maren Morris
- Under Control- The Internet
- Die Hard- Kendrick Lamar
- Magix- Vince Staples & Mustard
- Keep Looking Up- Kacey Musgraves
On Twitter, supporters of the musicians Obama listed reacted with enthusiasm.
Spotify users may listen to Obama’s summer 2022 playlist, which includes Beyonce, Drake, and Harry Styles (Image via Spotify)
Spotify users may listen to Obama’s 2022 summer playlist, which includes Beyonce, Drake, and Harry Styles.
The songs on previous summer playlists came from artists including Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Phoebe Bridger, Bad Bunny, Wye Oak, Arooj Aftab, and others. Together with Bruce Springsteen, the former president debuted a podcast on Spotify where they had frank conversations about a range of subjects. There are eight episodes in all, and Barack Obama and Bruce have even collaborated on a book based on their podcast chats.
Spotify’s media partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama recently came to an end. They currently have contracts with iHeartMedia and Amazon.