Barack Obama’s High Songs of 2025: Laufey, Alex Warren, Rosalía

It’s a December custom like no different: Roasting Studying former President Barack Obama’s annual record of his favourite motion pictures, books, and songs. This 12 months’s choice features a minimize off Richard Russell’s All the things Is Recorded undertaking, Olivia Dean’s “Good to Every Different,” Girl Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Laufey’s “Silver Lining,” and BLACKPINK’s “Soar,” amongst others. (In a bipartisan present of pressure, Obama additionally selected one Drake tune and one Kendrick tune.)

You possibly can try the total record of tracks under. For Obama’s favourite books and films of 2025, head right here.

Barack Obama’s Favourite Music of 2025

Olivia Dean: “Good to Every Different”
Kendrick Lamar: “Luther” [with SZA]
Burna Boy: “Tatata” [ft. Travis Scott]
BLACKPINK: “Soar”
Bruce Springsteen: “Faithless”
Ganavya: “Pasayadan”
Olamidé: “99” [ft. Daecolm, Seyi Vibez, Asake, Young John
Lil Naay and Myke Towers: “Pending”
Rosalía: “Sexo, Violencia, y Llantas”
The Beths: “Metal”
Lady Gaga: “Abracadabra”
Gunna: “Just Say Dat”
Chappell Roan: “The Giver”
Mora and De La Rose: “Aurora”
Laufey: “Silver Lining”
Chance the Rapper and Jamila Woods: “No More Old Men”
Jason Isbell: “Bury Me”
Stacey Kent: “I Wish I Could Go Traveling Again”
Kacy Hill: “Please Don’t Cry”
ROE: “Stay”
Everything Is Recorded: “Never Felt Better” [ft. Sampha, Florence Welch]
Victoria Noelle: “Within the Title of Love”
I’m With Her: “Historical Mild”
Jombriel, DFZM, and Jøtta: “Vitamina”
Jay Som: “Float” [ft. Jimn Adkins]
Alex Warren: “Extraordinary”
Khamari: “Syrcamore Tree”
Drake: “Nokia”
Xavi and Manuel Turizo: “En Privado”
Obongjayar: “Not In Give up”