Obama shares summer music selection featuring Drake, SZA and Beatles
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Former US President Barack Obama has published his annual summer playlist, opening it with Glen Hansard’s “Song of Good Hope” in tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter, who reportedly died this week in a motorcycle accident. Obama said he and Michelle Obama loved the song and expressed condolences to Hansard’s family, making the playlist both a musical selection and a public memorial.
The playlist contains nearly 50 songs spanning older and contemporary artists, including the Beatles, Drake, Future, SZA, Doechii, Noah Kahan, Raye, Tyla and Zara Larsson. Obama released it a day after his summer reading list and roughly a month after a high-profile concert marking the opening of his Presidential Center in Chicago.
- Obama’s summer playlist opens with a tribute to Glen Hansard.
- Nearly 50 songs mix classic and current artists.
- The playlist follows Obama’s summer reading recommendations.
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Originally published by The Hollywood Reporter as “Barack Obama Puts Glen Hansard, SZA, Drake, Beatles on His Songs of the Summer Playlist”.