Barack Obama Names SZA's "Shirt," Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart Part 5" as Some of His Favorite Songs of 2022

Sharing his annual year-end playlist.

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Barack Obama is closing out 2022 with his annual list of favorite songs.

44 took to social media to share his year-end music playlist which featured the likes of SZA’s “Shirt,” Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5,” Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Preguntó,” Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” Rosalía’s “SAOKO,” Koffee’s “Pull Up” and Burna Boy’s “Last Last.”

“I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites,” he wrote on Twitter. “Are there any songs or artists I should check out?” he also asked, prompting users to reply with their own picks.

Check out Obama’s full playlist below.

In case you missed it, Hypebeast recently unveiled The Best Music Projects of 2022.

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