Barack Obama's Summer 2023 Playlist Includes Ice Spice, Drake and Nas

44 reveals his annual list of Summer hits.

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Barack Obama has unveiled his picks for his Summer 2023 playlist.

This year’s version of his annually-curated playlist features a total of 41 tracks spanning a myriad of genres and release years. 44’s more recent favorites include the likes of J Hus and Drake’s “Who Told You,” SZA’s “Snooze,” Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj’s remix of “Princess Diana,” Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro “Vampiros” and boygenius “Not Strong Enough,” while his classic picks include Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues,” Bob Dylan’s “Everything Is Broken,” Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” The Rolling Stones “Soul Survivor” and more.

Check out the full list below and stream Obama’s official Summer 2023 playlist on Spotify.

 

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Elsewhere in music, Travis Scott, Ice Spice and Nas lead this week’s Best New Tracks.

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