- Rema and Asake are the only Nigerian singers who made Barack Obama’s favourite music of 2024.
- The former US president via an X post unveiled the playlist on Saturday, December 21 and it features 24 songs.
Two Nigerian singers, Divine Ikubor better known as Rema and Asake, have been featured in former United States President, Barack Obama’s favourite music of 2024.
The former American president released the list of his favourite songs for 2024 on Saturday and ‘Yayo’ by Rema and ‘Active’ by Asake featuring Travis Scott, made the cut.
Another African artiste, Tyla of South Africa, also made the list with ‘Jump’ featuring Gunna and Skillibeng. Nigerian-American singers, Shaboozey and Jordan Adetunji appeared on the list with ‘A Bar Song’ and ‘Kehlani.’
The usual suspects like Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Karol G all made the cut with a song each.
Sharing his list via X, Obama encouraged others to explore his song picks and share their music recommendations as well. The former US president wrote:
“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.”
Barrack Obama started the tradition during his last days as the leader of the “free world” when he partnered with Spotify, the US streaming platform, to handpick his favourite songs.
Burna Boy and Rema’s songs made the former president’s 2019 favourite songs of the year.
In 2020, ‘Essence’, Wizkid’s collaborative song with Tems, also made the list.
The ex-president, however, did not include any Nigerian artiste in his playlist for 2021.
‘Last Last’, the hit song by Burna Boy, and ‘Calm Down’ by Rema were featured on Obama’s playlist in 2022.
The songs of Davido, Tems, Burna Boy and Asake made the 2023 favourite songs of the year.
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