Wizkid’s “Smile” makes No. 15 on Obama’s 2020 summer playlist
Nigerian music star Wizkid has put a “Smile” on the lips of Barack Obama, making the former US president’s 2020 summer playlist, Daily Times Nigeria reports.
Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, is at No. 15 on Obama’s playlist with his new single, “Smile”, featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R.
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Obama shared the selection with his followers on Twitter on Monday evening, in continuation of an annual tradition.
“Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family.
“I wanted to share some of my favorites from the summer, including songs from some of the artistes at this week’s @DemConvention. Hope you enjoy it,” he wrote.
According to reports, upcoming Nigerian-American rapper Chika also featured in the list with her uplifting single, “Crown”.
The list features 53 songs from a range of genres, including reggae, hip-hop, country, pop and rock.
American RnB superstar Beyoncé also made the list with “Already” from her new visual album, “Black is King.”
Other artistes in the collection are Rihanna, Bob Marley, OutKast, Nas, J. Cole, Nina Simone and Frank Ocean among others.
Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common and Jennifer Hudson, who also made the list, were scheduled to perform at the ongoing National Convention of the Democratic Party.
Recall that Mavin Records singer Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, made the Obama playlist in 2019 with his hit single, “Dumebi”.
