# Noah Kahan Pretends to Call Barack Obama to Revel in Finally Making Ex-Pres’ 2026 Summer Playlist ‘After 15 F–king Years!’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/noah-kahan-pretends-to-call-barack-obama-to-revel-in-finally-making-ex-pres-2026-summer-playlist-after-15-f-king-years/
- Published: 2026-07-31T13:30:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T14:14:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/noah-kahan-pretends-call-barack-obama-2026-summer-playlist-1236306919/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Noah Kahan celebrated a place on Obama’s summer playlist with an on-stage joke.
- He noted that “Doors” is far from a cheerful summer song.
- Kahan also objected to Trump administration use of his music.

## Summary

Noah Kahan joked on stage that he was calling Barack Obama after his song “Doors” appeared on the former president’s 2026 summer playlist. The moment highlighted a long-running joke by Kahan that Obama had ignored his music, while also drawing attention to the inclusion of a notably sombre song on a generally upbeat playlist.

During a concert at Globe Life Field on 30 July, Kahan pretended to check whether Barack and Michelle Obama were all right because “Doors” deals with self-sabotage and trust issues. The track is from Kahan’s Billboard 200-topping album The Great Divide and appears alongside artists including Doechii, SZA, Earth, Wind & Fire and The Strokes. Separately, Kahan recently criticised the Trump administration for using his song “American Cars” in a promotional video without his consent.

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