Arts & Entertainment
Here's What President Obama Is Listening To This Summer
The president tweeted out his summer playlist, featuring Jay Z, Chance the Rapper and Prince.
Ever wanted to know what President Obama is jamming to these days? Wonder no more.
Obama on Thursday — in the middle of his scheduled two-week vacation in Martha's Vineyard — told the world what he was listening to with a tweet. The 55-year-old commander in chief has two summer playlists: one for daytime and one for nighttime.
See the playlists below:
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Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore. What's everybody listening to? pic.twitter.com/mqh1YVrycj
— President Obama (@POTUS) August 11, 2016
The 39 selections spanned several genres, including hip-hop, r&b, rock and folk.
Artists on the list immediately reacted to their inclusion on Twitter.
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POTUS knows. # 1 “@POTUS: Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore. What's everybody listening to? pic.twitter.com/thKoXMZPHW”
— Wale (@Wale) August 11, 2016
I'm honored that our President would include in his summer playlist BUT THE FACT THAT HE PICKED ACID RAIN https://t.co/M2ypVhCQFA
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 11, 2016
No big deaaaaaaaaal. #daytime #potus #goodcompany https://t.co/4Sm64HTYyn
— Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) August 11, 2016
Pop star Sara Bareilles is no stranger to praise from the Obamas. First Lady Michelle Obama walked out to Bareilles's hit "Brave" before her speech to the Democratic National Convention last month.
"I have unending respect for the grace and dignity with which Michelle Obama carries herself and has since entering the White House," she told the New York Daily News after the song played.
Another notable inclusion was Prince's "U Got The Look."
After Prince died earlier this year, Obama released a statement about the rock icon, saying, "Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, Prince did it all. Funk. R&B. Rock and roll. He was a virtuoso instrumentalist, a brilliant bandleader, and an electrifying performer."
Want to listen to Obama's playlists? The White House put them together on Spotify, and you can listen to them below.
First the daytime playlist:
And the nighttime playlist:
Image: President Obama dances with outgoing Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard during a farewell ceremony for Bernard. via The White House, Flickr
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