President Obama Shares His Summer Playlists

Featured artists include Justin Timberlake, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell and Beyonce

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President Barack Obama shared his summer playlists with his followers on Friday, with some hip picks on the list.

The President tweeted links to his Spotify playlists, one for summer days and one for summer nights. “President Obama hand-picked his favorite songs for a summer playlist. Take a listen to his 20 picks for a summer night,” reads the description provided by the account for both.

Between the two, Obama has a mix of classics, including Ray Charles and Otis Redding, and contemporary favorites like Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Frank Ocean.

“Paradise” by Coldplay and “Gimme Shelter” by Rolling Stones both made the cut for daytime, while “The Best Is Yet to Come” by Frank Sinatra and Mos Def’s “UMI Says” provide the soundtrack for Obama’s evenings.

This isn’t the first time Obama has shared some of his summer favorites.

On Thursday, The Washington Post reported the five books he was bringing along for his summer vacation, including “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow.

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