Ex President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, has confirmed Wizkid’s Song, “Essence”, is among his “Favourite Music of 2020″.
Obama made this known via his verified Twitter page, on Saturday.
“Here are some of my favourite songs of the year,” Obama began.
The former President revealed that he relied much on the music knowledge of his daughter, Sasha, to put together the list.
“As usual, I had some valuable consultation from our family music guru, Sasha, to put this together. I hope you find a new song or two to listen to,” he said
As per his annual practice, Obama released a list of 30 songs which he captioned, “Barack Obama’s Favourite Music of 2020”.
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The aforementioned song, “Essence”, is a song in which the Nigerian music sensation featured fast rising star, Tems.
The song is fresh off the artiste’s newly released album, “Made In Lagos”.
The album ranked as 3rd in the #MTVBaseHottestNaijaAlbums.
Other top musicians in the list include Megan Thee Stallion, J Cole, H.E.R, Travis Scott.
Below is a full list:
See the full list of Obama’s songs of the year below, followed by a Spotify playlist.
1. ‘Savage Remix’ – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
2. ‘Love Is The King’ – Jeff Tweedy
3. ‘FRANCHISE’ – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.
4. ‘Nada’ – Lido Pimienta ft. Li Saumet
5. ‘Can’t Do Much’ – Waxahatchee
6. ‘The Bigger Picture’ – Lil Baby
7. ‘Ghosts’ – Bruce Springsteen
8. ‘Levitating’ – Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby
9. ‘The Climb Back’ – J. Cole
10. ‘Repeat’ – J Hus ft. Koffee
11. ‘Damage’ – H.E.R.
12. ‘Summer 2020’ – Jhené Aiko
13. ‘Brave’ – Ruston Kelly
14. ‘Uwrongo (Edit)’ – Prince Kaybee, Shimza, Black Motion & Ami Faku
15. ‘Better Distractions’ – Faye Webster
16. ‘Lemonade’ – Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna & NAV
17. ‘Blue World’ – Mac Miller
18. ‘CUT EM IN’ – Anderson .Paak ft. Rick Ross
19. ‘Starting Over’ – Chris Stapleton
20. ‘Mecca’ – Spillage Village, Jid & EARTHGANG
21. ‘La Difícil’ – Bad Bunny
22. ‘Essence’ – WizKid ft. Tems
23. ‘All My Girls Like To Fight’ – Hope Tala
24. ‘Kyoto’ – Phoebe Bridgers
25. ‘SUN CAME OUT’ – Gunna
26. ‘Remember Where You Are’ – Jessie Ware
27. ‘4 My Ppl’ – Goodie Mob
28. ‘Distance’ – Yebba
29. ‘one life, might live’ – Little Simz