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Even thoughhe is on summer vacation, President Barack Obama had one very important matter ofbusiness to take care of: his summer music playlist. On August 14, the White Houseannounced that they have joined the music streaming service Spotify, and POTUShad the task of putting together the first playlist.
POTUS is listening to Justin Timberlake and Beyonce during his vacation Photo: Getty Images
“Today theWhite House joined Spotify, and our inaugural playlist was hand-picked by noneother than President Obama,” the official statement read on the website. “Whenasked to pick a few of his favorite songs for the summer, the President gotserious. He grabbed a pen and paper and drafted up not one, but two separatesummer playlists: one for the daytime, and one for the evening.”
The daytime playlist features a range ofclassic and newer hits from The Temptations “Aint Too Proud To Beg” to Justin Timberlake’s “Pusher Love Girl.” At night, the President likes to slow thingsdown with hits like Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” and The Lumineers “StubbornLove.”
Uponhearing the news that he made President Obama’s official playlist, JustinTimberlake tweeted his excitement next to the article featuring a couple ofemoji’s and the hashtag “POTUSplaylist.”
Earlierthis summer during his twitter Q&A, the very hip Commander and Chiefadmitted that Outkast and The Black Keys performed two of his favorite songs ofthe current moment. “Waslistening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning,” he tweeted when asked about his favorite songs.
The President’splaylist for hanging out during the day also features tracks from Bob Dylan, fellowChicago native John Legend, Florence and the Machine and Stevie Wonder. When heis winding down at night, artist such as Erykah Badu, Beyonce, Frank Sinatraand Ray Charles help him turn down. It's great to know that he has great taste in music and is willing to share some of his favorite hits with us.
THE PRESIDENT'S PLAYLIST