Barack Obama knows what’s good. The former president revealed his playlist of favorite songs for 2022 on Friday (December 23).
“I’m always happy to share my end of year music playlist with you all – and this year we’ve heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites,” he tweeted. “Are there any songs or artists I should check out?”
As a matter of fact. Of the 25 songs he listed, 13 of the artists who created these tunes are nominated for 2023 Grammy Awards. And the genres are very diverse. Obama’s favorites range from hip-hop to country, afrobeats to pop, latin to rock and more.
So what did he repeat this year? Everything from Kendrick Lamar’s The Heart Part 5, which the artist surprise released days before arriving in May Mr. Morale & the big steppers; to Bad Bunny’s “Titi Me Pregunto” from this year’s Top Billboard 200 album Un Verano Sin Ti; Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” from Renaissance; Zach Bryan’s Something in the Orange; “This Is Where I Am” by Maggie Rogers; Burna Boy’s “Last Last”; Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” and more.
The only artist to make the former President’s Favorite Songs of the Year playlist in both 2021 and 2022 is Lizzo. Last year, Obama repeatedly filmed the “2 Be Loved” singer’s Cardi B collaboration “Rumors.”
See which tunes made the 44th President’s Favorite Songs list for 2022:
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