Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Songs of 2022, Including Tracks From Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Bad Bunny

Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of unveiling his favorite songs of the year on Friday, as the former President took to Instagram to drop a curated Spotify playlist made up of 25 tracks he’s enjoyed throughout 2022.

“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 captioned the post.

Obama added, “Are there any songs or artists I should check out?”

Obama’s list includes songs from Beyoncé (“Break My Soul”), Kendrick Lamar (“The Heart Part 5”), SZA (“Shirt”), Ari Lennox (“POF”), Bad Bunny (“Tití Me Preguntó”), Burna Boy (“Last Last”), Koffee (“Pull Up”), Rosalia (“Saoka”), SiR (“Life Is Good”), Maggie Rogers (“That’s Where I Am”), Steve Lacy (“Sunshine”), Rema (“Calm Down”), and Lizzo (“About Damn Time”), among others.

In addition to sharing his favorite songs of the year, Obama also revealed his favorite movies and books of 2022. 

Check out Obama’s favorite songs of 2022 above, and his favorite books and movies below.