Barack Obama Drops Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar in 2024

It’s that point of the yr: Barack Obama is sharing perception into his best hits of the yr. On Friday, the previous president posted the playlist of his favourite track of 2024, which integrated standouts through Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Shaboozey.

Some large 2025 tracks made Obama’s lower: Billie Eilish’s “Lunch,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Music (Tipsy),” Tyla’s “Soar,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hang’Em,” and “Hozier’s “Too Candy.”

“Listed below are my favourite songs from this yr! Test them out if you happen to’re having a look to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a music or artist I must remember to pay attention to,” Obama captioned along his 2024 playlist.

Obama could have selected to stick out of the Drake-Kendrick red meat through no longer opting for “Now not Like Us” as his favourite Lamar music this yr, however he did make a selection “Squabble Up.” The previous president has been an established fan of Lamar, and the 2 even met all over his presidency. “I do assume Kendrick has a novel standing presently, no longer simply as a result of this summer season, however he’s no longer simply proficient, he’s [also] interested by the message,” Obama stated closing month in a DeepCut interview.

At the hip-hop entrance, Central Cee and Lil Child’s “Band4Band” made it to the playlist, together with Jordan Adentunji’s “Kehlani” and Tommy Richman’s “Million Greenback Child.” Karol G took the baton for Latin track on Obama’s playlist because of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” and arguably the largest reggaeton monitor of 2024, FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Handiest” additionally made the lower.

Obama’s style for jazz made it at the record because of Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey’s “God Gave Me Toes for Dancing,” and he shouted out cushy R&B emerging singer Rae Khalil through together with “Is It Price It” from this yr’s Crybaby.

Previous on Friday, Obama dropped his best 10 motion pictures of the yr together with Dune: Section Two, A Whole Unknown (which comes out on Christmas), Anora, and All We Believe as Mild, Conclave,