Obama’s Summer Playlist features Courtney Barnett

PRESS RELEASE:

Last year, the White House jumped on Spotify to post President Obama’s summer playlist.

Today, we’ve got the encore. 

President Obama is once again sharing his summer picks -- an eclectic mix of hand-selected tracks on two lists that take listeners from day to night. The vacation playlists feature legendary songs from Prince and Aretha Franklin, some more recent tracks from hip hop artists like Common and Chance the Rapper and the musical styles of Manu Chao and Caetano Veloso. 

So check out what President Obama is listening to this summer. Browse the full playlists below and listen to many of the tracks on Spotify here: Daytime and Nighttime

The President’s Summer Playlist: Daytime

1. LoveHate Thing - Wale
2. Smooth Sailin’ - Leon Bridges
3. Elevator Operator - Courtney Barnett
4. Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. Many the Miles - Sara Bareilles
6. Tightrope - Janelle Monáe
7. Classic Man - Jidenna
8. So Ambitious - Jay Z feat. Pharrell
9. Me Gustas Tu - Manu Chao
10. Forever Begins - Common
11. The Man - Aloe Blacc
12. As We Enter - Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
13. Sinnerman - Nina Simone
14. U Got the Look - Prince
15. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
16. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
17. Don’t Owe You A Thang - Gary Clark Jr.
18. Man Like That - Gin Wigmore
19. II B.S. (edit) - Charles Mingus

The President’s Summer Playlist: Nighttime

1. If I Have My Way - Chrisette Michele
2. Espera - Esperanza Spalding
3. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
4. Alright - Ledisi
5. Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle
6. Lady - D’Angelo
7. So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power
8. Midnight Sun - Carmen McCrae
9. Cucurrucucú  Paloma - Caetano Veloso
10. Green Aphrodisiac - Corinne Bailey Rae
11. I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need - Mary J. Blige / Method Man
12. Lover Man - Billie Holiday
13. Criminal - Fiona Apple
14. Acid Rain - Chance the Rapper
15. My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis
16. Do You Feel Me - Anthony Hamilton
17. I Get Lonely - Janet Jackson
18. Lean In - Lizz Wright
19. All Day Music - War
20. Say Yes - Floetry