Former President Barack Obama has as soon as once more unveiled his extremely anticipated summer time playlist, and this yr, Jamaican artists Skillibeng and Bob Marley and the Wailers have made the lower.
In an Instagram submit on Monday, Obama shared the tracks he’s been having fun with this summer time along with his greater than 36 million followers. Among the many featured songs is “Bounce,” a preferred collaboration between dancehall artist Skillibeng, rapper Gunna and South African singer Tyla. This marks the primary time Skillibeng has been included on the previous president’s playlist, a major milestone for the artist.
He lately carried out the music with Gunna and Tyla on the BET Awards earlier this summer time. The music additionally earned Skillibeng his first Gold certification. The music was licensed Gold in Canada on July 2, 2024, for mixed gross sales and streams exceeding 40,000 models.
“Bounce” has surpassed 114 million streams on Spotify, Skillibeng’s first music to achieve 100 million streams on any platform.
In the meantime, Bob Marley and the Wailers, who’ve been featured on Obama’s playlist in earlier years, returned to the checklist with their basic monitor “Them Stomach Full (However We Hungry).”
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Different notable songs on Obama’s 2024 summer time playlist embody H.E.R.’s “Course of,” Tems’ “Love Me Jeje,” and Beyoncé’s “Texas Maintain ‘Em.”
“With summer time winding down, I wished to share some songs that I’ve been listening to these days – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t embody an eclectic combine,” Obama wrote in his submit. “I hope you discover one thing new to take heed to!”
Obama’s summer time playlists have change into a practice eagerly awaited by the worldwide leisure business. Final yr, Toots and the Maytals’ “Funky Kingston” was the one Jamaican single to make the checklist.
