President Obama’s annual list of favorites is here! From captivating books and must-see movies to inspiring music, take a look at the stories and art that stood out to him in 2024.
Favorite books list
Favorite music list
LUNCH - Billie Eilish YAYO - Rema Jump - Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng Band4band - Central Cee & Lil Baby God Gave Me Feet for Dancing - Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido - KAROL G Favourite - Fontaines D.C. Active - Asake & Travis Scott A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey Old Dutch - Bonny Light Horseman IS IT WORTH IT - Rae Khalil Texas Hold ‘Em - Beyoncé Kehlani - Jordan Adetunji i like the way you kiss me - Artemas Scooter Blues - Johnny Blue Skies Peaceful Place - Leon Bridges MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Tommy Richman Right Back to It - Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman Stargazing - Myles Smith That’s How I’m Feeling - Jack White Gold Coast - Moses Sumney Ramblin’ - The Red Clay Strays Gata Only - FloyyMenor & Cris Mj Too Sweet - Hozier
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
YAYO
Rema
Jump
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng
Band4band
Central Cee & Lil Baby
God Gave Me Feet for Dancing
Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey
Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
KAROL G
Favourite
Fontaines D.C.
Active
Asake & Travis Scott
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Old Dutch
Bonny Light Horseman
IS IT WORTH IT
Rae Khalil
Texas Hold ‘Em
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Jordan Adetunji
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
Scooter Blues
Johnny Blue Skies
Peaceful Place
Leon Bridges
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Right Back to It
Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman
Stargazing
Myles Smith
That’s How I’m Feeling
Jack White
Gold Coast
Moses Sumney
Ramblin’
The Red Clay Strays
Gata Only
FloyyMenor & Cris Mj
Too Sweet
Hozier
Favorite films list
A list of President Obama’s favorite movies of 2024: All We Imagine as Light, Conclave, The Piano Lesson, The Promised Land, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Dune: Part Two, Anora, Dìdì (弟弟), Sugarcane, A Complete Unknown
All We Imagine as Light
Conclave
The Piano Lesson
The Promised Land
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Dune: Part Two
Anora
Dìdi (弟弟)
Sugarcane
A Complete Unknown
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