Barack Obama unveiled his annual summer season playlist on Thursday afternoon (July 20), sharing his eclectic mixture of music suggestions.
Upon seeing that Boygenius’ “Not Sturdy Sufficient” made the listing, the group’s guitarist Lucy Dacus was not thrilled. She took to Twitter to retweet the playlist, writing, “conflict felony :(.”
Whereas its not solely clear what incident Dacus is referring to in her response, the previous POTUS got here beneath hearth throughout his presidency for his approval of drone warfare and authorizing the usage of strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, which ended up killing tons of of civilians.
The forty fourth commander-in-chief has been recognized over the previous few years to deal with followers with at the least two playlists — one in the summertime and one on the finish of every 12 months — yearly.
Among the many different songs featured on Obama’s 2023 summer season playlist included SZA’s “Snooze,” J Hus and Drake’s “Who Advised You,” Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro’s “Vampiros,” Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj’s “Princess Diana” and Janelle Monáe’s “Solely Have Eyes 42.” Classics from Marvin Gaye, Stevie Marvel, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and Ella Fitzgerald additionally made the reduce.
“Like I do yearly, listed below are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer season — a mixture of outdated and new,” Obama tweeted. “Stay up for listening to what I’ve missed.”
