Obama shared the playlist on X (formerly Twitter), continuing a tradition he began during his years in the White House. Over time, the annual list has grown into a cultural moment, offering fans a glimpse into the former president’s listening habits while encouraging people to explore new sounds and share recommendations.

On the 2025 list, Burna Boy earned a spot with Tatata, his collaboration with American rapper Travis Scott. The inclusion further reinforces Burna Boy’s standing as one of Africa’s most internationally recognised music stars, with his sound consistently crossing borders and genres.

Olamide also cut with 99, a track that features British singer Daecolm alongside Nigerian hitmakers Seyi Vibez, Asake, and Young Jonn. While Burna Boy and Olamide are the primary Nigerian artists credited on the playlist, the presence of multiple Nigerian collaborators highlights the depth and collective strength of the country’s music scene.

Obama’s yearly playlists are widely known for sparking online conversations and introducing audiences to a blend of established stars and rising talents from different parts of the world. Over the years, several Nigerian artistes have appeared on his lists, reflecting the steady global rise of Afrobeats and its growing influence beyond Africa.

According to Obama, the 2025 playlist is his way of rounding off the year by sharing some of the music that resonated with him over the past months. True to form, the selection cuts across multiple genres, including pop, soul, hip-hop, rock, jazz, and global sounds.

Beyond Nigerian music, the playlist features a diverse lineup of international artistes such as Olivia Dean (Nice to Each Other), Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Luther), BLACKPINK (Jump), Bruce Springsteen (Faithless), Lady Gaga (Abracadabra), Gunna (Just Say Dat), Chappell Roan (The Giver), Drake (Nokia), and Obongjayar (Not in Surrender), among others.

As has become tradition, Obama’s latest list not only reflects his wide-ranging musical taste but also underscores how African music—particularly from Nigeria—continues to find a place in global conversations.

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out! pic.twitter.com/T9LFt5fnKG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 18, 2025

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• 3 African artists make Obama’s annual Favorite Music List 2024

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has once again showcased his love for music by releasing his annual playlist of favorite songs for 2024.

The eagerly anticipated list highlights Obama’s eclectic taste and includes tracks from African artists Rema, Tyla, and Asake, underscoring the global appeal of African music.

This year’s playlist, which features an impressive blend of genres, includes Asake’s “Active” and Rema’s “Yayo,” alongside standout tracks like Billie Eilish’s “Lunch,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up,” and Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Rising stars also found a place, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Jordan Adetunji’s “Kehlani“2 earning spots.

The inclusion of African artists emphasizes the continued growth and influence of African music on the global stage. Asake, Rema, and South African singer Tyla join the ranks of globally celebrated musicians, shining a spotlight on their unique contributions to contemporary music.

Obama’s selections also highlight international hits, featuring Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” and “Gata Only” by FloyyMenor and Cris MJ. The playlist seamlessly blends hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and reggaeton, reflecting the former president’s diverse musical palette.

As a yearly ritual, Obama’s playlists not only entertain but also inspire music enthusiasts around the world by celebrating a variety of sounds and cultures. Fans of African music are particularly thrilled with the recognition of their favorites on such a prestigious platform.

Here are my favorite songs from this year! Check them out if you’re looking to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a song or artist I should make sure to listen to. pic.twitter.com/MK51Z77uEb

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 21, 2024

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Nigerian Afropop sensation Rema has solidified his place among the world’s most celebrated musicians, with his hit song “Yayo” earning a spot on former President Barack Obama’s eagerly awaited summer playlist.

Obama, known for his tradition of sharing his favorite tracks each summer, has once again highlighted Nigerian talent on his 2024 list. Rema, who has consistently appeared on the former president’s playlists over the years, continues this trend with “Yayo,” a standout track from his latest album “HEIS.”

In past years, Nigerian artists like Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Tems, and Pheelz have also been featured on Obama’s playlists. This year, “Yayo” by Rema is among the songs Obama has been enjoying, cementing Rema’s status as a global star.

Announcing the playlist on his X handle, Obama shared, “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!”

In addition to Rema’s “Yayo,” Obama’s playlist includes tracks like Charli XCX’s “365,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,” Glorilla & Megan Thee Stallion’s “Wanna Be,” Billie Eilish’s “CHIHIRO,” and classics like 2Pac’s “How Do U Want It” featuring K-Ci & JoJo, and Bob Dylan’s “Silvio.”

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Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems continues to build on her impressive list of achievements, with her hit single “Love Me Jeje” earning a spot on former President Barack Obama’s highly anticipated summer playlist.

Every year, the former president shares a selection of songs he’s been enjoying, and for 2024, the list features two Nigerian stars: Rema and Tems.

It’s no surprise that “Love Me Jeje” by Tems made the cut, as she has been recognized as one of the most promising and inspiring artists over the past two years.

In previous years, Nigerian talents like Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Pheelz have also been featured on Obama’s playlist, and now Tems has once again secured her place among these esteemed artists.

Obama announced the playlist via his X handle, stating, “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!”

Obama’s playlist also features Charli XCX’s “365,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,” “Wanna Be” by Glorilla & Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish’s “CHIHIRO,” as well as classic tracks like 2Pac’s “How Do U Want It” featuring K-Ci & JoJo and Bob Dylan’s “Silvio.”

Check out Barack Obama’s list below:

With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to! pic.twitter.com/aL400Ctpde

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 12, 2024

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Former President Barack Obama has unveiled his yearly list of favorite music for 2023, which includes Burna Boy, Davido, and others.

Barack Obama has once again given his 2023 favorites in music, film, and books. Some detractors have claimed that he does not create his own favorite lists. The former president of the United States of America claims to read, watch, and listen to everything.

It’s not shocking that the top Afrobeats tunes were included on the 44th President’s 2023 list of favorite songs. The songs “Me & U” by Tems, “Unavailable” by Davido and Musa Keys, “Water” by Tyla, “Sittin’ on Top of the World” by Burna Boy and 21 Savage, and “Amapiano” by Asake and Olamide are among the top five afrobeat hits of 2023. Compared to prior years, when just three Nigerian musicians were included on his 2022 list, this is a significant increase.

Releasing the list via his social media, Obama said, “Here are some of my favorite songs from this year. Let me know if there are any artists or songs I should check out”.

Here are some of my favorite songs from this year. Let me know if there are any artists or songs I should check out. pic.twitter.com/8BaeGxWUsv

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2023

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British Hip Hop star, J Hus has just tried to get a favor from former US President Barack Obama by begging for an American visa.

On Friday, July 21, he pleaded with the charismatic leader on Twitter to help him get his American visa.

The rapper made his appeal after Obama unveiled his summer playlist, which included the song “Who Told You” by J. Hus featuring Canadian singer Drake.

The former US president shared the list and wrote; “Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.”

In reaction, J Hus, whose real name is Momodou Lamin Jallow quoted the tweet and wrote; “My Milit 👊🏿 help me get a visa”

See the post below:

My Milit 👊🏿 help me get a visa https://t.co/kIdBPsxuff

— J Hus (@jhus) July 21, 2023

In the meantime, Nigerian musicians Burna Boy and Ayra Starr made Barack Obama’s annual playlist.

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Nigerian musicians Burna Boy and Ayra Starr made Barack Obama’s annual playlist.

The 44th US President, Barack Obama, has a yearly habit of sharing a list of the tunes he listens to throughout the summer, and over the years, some Afrobeats tracks have made the cut.

Obama revealed his summer playlist for 2023 on July 20th, and Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Burna Boy’s most recent single, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” made the cut.

Burna Boy isn’t the only Nigerian artist on the list; Ayra Starr’s ‘Sability‘ from 2023 is also featured.

They are included on the playlist, which includes both classic and contemporary songs, along with other international superstars Jorja Smith, SZA, J Hus, Drake, Nas, and Rosalia.

The Former US President took to his social media page to reveal the list he wrote: Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.

Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed. pic.twitter.com/H2Do2iaD1p

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 20, 2023

Recall, Burna Boy has already appeared on Obama’s yearly summer playlist, with his song ‘Last Last‘ appearing in 2022. ‘Rush’ by Ayra Starr was featured on Obama’s 2022 end-of-year playlist.

Wizkid, Rema, and Tems are among the other Nigerians who have been on Obama’s playlists.

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Talented Afrobeat singer Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, has expressed delight at being featured on former US President Barack Obama’s playlist.

Recall, Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’ was one of the 25 songs on Obama’s 2022 end-of-year music playlist.

In a recent interview with NME, the 20-year-old singer expressed her delight at reaching Obama’s playlist, saying she had hoped to make it eventually.

She said, “The funny thing about that is that, the morning before the list came out. I was in the shower and I was like, I really would really like to be on Barack Obama’s list for next year.

“I just thought about it, I didn’t know it was coming out. And I prayed, and I was like, ‘God, please just do this one for me. Please.’

“And somebody tagged me, like somebody sent the post to me and it wasn’t loading so I couldn’t really see, but I was like, this is Obama. I was like, why are people sending me Obama’s posts? I couldn’t see the picture. I was like, it is, it is! And I saw it and I was so excited.”

“I was so excited”

Ayra Starr expresses her joy at being featured on Barack Obama’s playlist. pic.twitter.com/cNwUZ4VzIJ

— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) May 12, 2023

Meantime,  Ayra Starr has opened up on the story that led to her writing a song about her body size.

Speaking about the song, Ayra revealed that it was the funniest song she has ever written.

When about why she started the song with daring lyrics, she said;

“Ha! How did I even write this song? I am just always inspired by a lot of things. I wrote “Beggie Beggie” in a bus because I saw somebody begging outside and it just inspired me. So, the weirdest things always inspire me. Why did I write this song? I think I wrote it because a girl that was my friend – I don’t know if she was my friend – we just knew each other. And her boyfriend, I think she was scared her boyfriend liked me.

The Interviewer asked; “But did he like you though?”

AYRA STARR: I’m not sure he liked me because like, why? I’m not sure he liked me. He didn’t. It was very professional. But [the song] was just my way of saying you don’t have to be insecure. I was trying to explain to her but she was still like [angry]. So I was like you know what girl? Forget that I’m skinny, forget! I can do what I want but I’m not going to do it. I wanted her to know that it’s very easy for me to do what I want to do, but I’m not going to do it.

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Every year, former U.S. President Barack Obama shares his playlists featuring his favourite songs of that year and Nigerian artists have gradually been featuring on the list.

Obama’s lists come in two forms, his summer playlist; which is usually released during the month of August and his end-of-year list which is released at the end of the year in December.

Here are the Nigerian artists who have been a constant feature on Barack Obama’s Playlists.

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Burna Boy

Burna Boy will be the first Nigerian artist with the highest number of songs to have appeared on Obama’s playlist.

Burna Boy first featured on the playlist in 2019 with his hit song, “Anybody“, then in 2020 made it into the summer playlist thanks to the collaboration, “Be Honest” with Jorja Smith.

In 2022 his heartbreak hit, “Last Last” made it to the end-of-year playlist.

Rema

Whatever you think of the cute dimpled artist, he is definitely a favourite of Obama as he has appeared on the Former US President’s Summer playlist on several occasions.

In fact, he is one of the first Nigerian artists to ever feature on the Summer playlist and he did it the same year he made his debut in the Industry.

In 2019, his song, “Iron Man” was the lucky Nigerian song to be featured on the Summer playlist at Number 42 and the same song also appeared on the 2019’s End-of-year list.

In 2022, his hit song, “Calm Down” made it onto the end-of-year music playlist.

Wizkid

Wizkid is another favourite Nigerian musician of Obama, having appeared on his playlist twice in 2020.

In that year, Wizkid appeared on the summer playlist with his H.E.R-assisted “Smile” and in the end-of-year music playlist, his global hit song, “Essence” was the only Nigerian song to make the cut.

Tems

Tems first appeared on the 2020 Summer Playlist thanks to her feature on Khalid’s “Know Your Worth” remix while at the end-of-year list she appeared on it as a result of her assisted collaboration, “Essence”.

In 2022, she made it to the summer playlist again but this time with her solo song, “Vibe Out”.

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Worthy Mentions

Pheelz and BNXN made an appearance in the 2022’s summer playlist with their hit collaboration, “Finesse‘.

Davido was featured on the 2020’s summer playlist for his “Know Your Worth (Remix)” collaboration with American crooner Khalid and the English duo, Disclosure.

Ayra Starr was featured on the 2022’s end-of-year playlist with her empowering single, “Rush”

 

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Burna Boy, Ayra Starr alongside Kendrick Lamar, top the list.

Former US President, Barack Obama has released his annual playlist featuring his favorite songs of the past year.

His 2022 playlist includes Burna Boy’s Last Last – which also made its way into Jay Z’s 2022 playlist, Ayra Starr’s Rush, Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5,” Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Preguntó,” Rosalía’s “Saoko,” and SZA’s “Shirt,” as well as other songs from Beyoncé, Ethel Cain and many more.

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“I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you—and this year we heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites,” he wrote on Twitter. “Are there any songs or artists I should check out?”

In July, Obama shared his annual summer playlist, which included songs by Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Miles Davis, Rosalía, Nina Simone, Drake, and more. His year-end playlist follows his “Favorite Music of 2021” playlist; it featured songs by Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the War on Drugs, and others.

Barack Obama’s Favorite Music of 2022:

01 Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5”
02 Bad Bunny: “Tití Me Preguntó”
03 Ari Lennox: “POF”
04 Zach Bryan: “Something in the Orange”
05 Burna Boy: “Last Last”
06 Ethel Cain: “American Teenager”
07 Tank and the Bangas: “Communion in My Cup” [ft. the Ton3s]
08 Koffee: “Pull Up”
09 Rosalía: “Saoko”
10 Ayra Starr: “Rush”
11 Beyoncé: “Break My Soul”
12 SiR: “Life Is Good” [ft. Scribz Riley]
13 Maggie Rogers: “That’s Where I Am”
14 Leyla McCalla: “Dodinin”
15 Steve Lacy: “Sunshine” [ft. Fousheé]
16 Rema: “Calm Down”
17 Plains: “Problem With It”
18 Xavier Omär: “Feelings 4 You”
19 Danger Mouse and Black Thought: “Belize” [ft. MF DOOM]
20 Omar Apollo: “Tamagotchi”
21 Sudan Archives: “Home Maker”
22 NxWorries: “Where I Go” [ft. H.E.R.]
23 SZA: “Shirt”
24 Lizzo: “About Damn Time”
25 Adam Blackstone and Jazmine Sullivan: “‘Round Midnight

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Nigerian Afrofusion Superstar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, has set a new milestone on the Billboard Hot 100 with his buzzing song “Last Last”.

The Grammy-winning musician is enjoying success with his chart-topping tune “Last Last.”

The Monster Jam, which was produced by Nigerian ace beatmaker Chopstix and sampled American diva Toni Braxton’s iconic 2000 album “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” was released in May 2022 to start the African Giant’s year.

The song, which has become a global smash, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, the official music chart in the United States, in the 86th spot last week, moving up 14 places this week to be in the 72nd position, above heavyweights such as Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Sia, and others.

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In other news, Afrobeats, the largest musical export from Nigeria, keeps expanding internationally, and some of the genre’s favourites, including Burna Boy, Tems, and Pheelz, are included on former American president Barack Obama’s summer playlist for 2022.

On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the former president of the United States of America (USA) published the list on his official Twitter account.

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Afrobeats, the largest musical export from Nigeria, keeps expanding internationally, and some of the genre’s favourites, including Burna Boy, Tems, and Pheelz, are included on former American president Barack Obama’s summer playlist for 2022.

On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the former president of the United States of America (USA) published the list on his official Twitter account.

According to him, it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.

“Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together,” Obama Tweeted.

Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last,’ Tems ‘Vibe Out,’ and ‘Finesse,’ the global hit single by ace music producer Pheelz featuring BNXN (formerly called Buju), are the three songs by Nigerian acts that made the Obama 2022 summer playlist.

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Beyonce, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and many other international stars are featured on the playlist.

Barack Obama’s playlist is known to support Afrobeats stars and back in 2020 featured Rema, Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and more.

Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.

Here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer. What songs would you add? pic.twitter.com/9OgPq0SRy4

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 26, 2022

The chart-topping song “Free Mind” by Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100.

This week, the song debuted at number 90 on the top American chart as one of the new additions.

Billboard Charts announcing the news on their verified Twitter account wrote;

“@temsbaby’s “Free Mind” debuts at No. 90 on this week’s #Hot100.”

Though Tems has previously charted on Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Essence’ alongside Wizkid, ‘Fountain’ with Drake, and Future’s ‘Wait For U’ which debuted top of the chart, ‘Free Mind’ is her first entry as a lead artist.

She now joins Ckay and Burna Boy as the only Nigerians with a solo single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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