Nigerian artistes, Wizkid and Tems have made former US President, Barack Obama’s list of ‘Favourite Music of 2020’.
On Saturday, Obama took to his social media page to unveil his favourite songs of the year. Included on the list is Wizkid‘s Essence, a track off his recently released album Made in Lagos, wherein he features Tems.
Wizkid and Tems are the only Nigerians on the list while their famous tracks were mentioned alongside 29 other songs
“Here are some of my favorite songs of the year. As usual, I had some valuable consultation from our family music guru, Sasha, to put this together. I hope you find a new song or two to listen to,” he twitted.
Below are Obama’s favourite songs of 2020
1. Remix – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
2. Love Is The King- Jeff Tweedy
3. Franchise- Travis Scott ft. Young Thug and M.I.A.
4. Nada – Lido Pimienta ft. Li Saumet
5. Can’t Do Much- Waxahatchee
6. The Bigger Picture – Lil Baby
7. Ghosts – Bruce Springsteen
8. Levitating – Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby
9. The Climb Back- J. cole
10. Repeat- J Hus ft. Koffee
11. Damage- H.E.R.
12. Goodbye Jimmy Reed- Bob Dylan
13. Summer 2020 – Jhené Aiko
14. Brave- Ruston Kelly
15. Uwrongo – Prince Kaybee, Shimza, Black Motion, and Ami Faku
16. Better Distractions – Faye Webster
17. Lemonade- Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna, and NAV
18. Blue World – Mac Miller
19. Cut Em In – Anderson . Paak ft. Rick Ross
20. Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
21. Mecca – Spillage Village, JID e EARTHGANG
22. La Dificil – Bad Bunny
23. Essence- Wizkid ft. Tems
24. All My Girls Like To Fight- Hope Tala
25. Kyoto- Phoebe Bridgers
26. Sun Came Out – Gunna
27. Remember Where You Are- Jessie Ware
28. 4 My PPL – Goodie Mob
29. Distance – Yebba
30. One Life, Might Live- Little Simz