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Skillibeng, Tyla, Gunna’s ‘Jump’ makes Barack Obama’s 2024 favourite music list

Published:Friday | December 20, 2024 | 8:50 PM
Dancehall artiste Skillibeng.
Dancehall artiste Skillibeng.
Tyla
South African singer, Tyla.
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Former US President Barack Obama revealed his much-anticipated list of Favourite Movies, Favourite Books, and Favourite Music for 2024 on social media on Friday. Among the 25 tracks featured on his music list is Skillibeng's collab Jump with Tyla and Gunna.

"Here are my favourite songs from this year! Check them out if you're looking to shake up your playlist..." Obama wrote in the caption.

Also hot on his music list is Kendrick Lamar's Squabble Up; Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em; Active by Asake and Travis Scott; Lunch by Billie Eilish and Rema's YAYO.

As for the movies category, the former president included Dune: Part Two, All We Imagine as Light, Conclave, The Piano and The Promised Land. And, his favourite books included novels like The Anxious Generation by Jonathon Haidt, Stolen Pride by Arlie Russell Hochschild and Growth by Daniel Susskind.

Obama's list comes just 11 days before the end of the 2024 season. In the summer, he listed Bob Marley and The Wailers' Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) as one of the tracks he replayed a few times throughout the summer.

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