The only Nigerian performers to be named Barack Obama‘s favorite music of 2024 are Rema and Asake.
Through an X post, the former US president revealed the 24-song playlist. He invited people to listen to his song selections and to suggest more music that he should check out.
“Here are my favourite songs from this year! Check them out if you’re looking to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a song or artist I should make sure to listen to,” he wrote.
‘Yayo’ by Rema and ‘Active’ by Asake featuring Travis Scott are the Nigerian songs featured on the list.
‘Yayo’ by Rema was also featured in Obama’s summer playlist of the year.
The songs on the playlist, which is drawn across different musical genres, include ‘Jump’ by Tyla, ‘Peaceful Place’ by Leon Bridges, ‘Lunch’ by Bi ‘Is It Worth It’ by Bae Kalil and ‘Rablin” by The Red Clay Strays.
Obama started the tradition during his last days as the leader of the “free world” when he partnered with Spotify, the US streaming platform, to handpick his favourite songs.
Burna Boy and Rema’s songs made the former president’s 2019 favourite songs of the year.
