4 Nigerian Artists Make The List Of Barack Obama's 2020 Summer Playlist

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By Khisa CJ

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Former United States of America (USA) President Barack Obama on Monday shared his 2020 Summer Playlist.

Obama while sharing the list on his official handle said the 53 songs are his favorites from the summer.


"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 artists at this week’s @DemConvention. Hope you enjoy it," he tweeted alongside the list of the songs.

Photo: Twitter/Obama

Some of the big names in the list include Rihanna, Drake, Young T, Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Sheryl Crow and dozens of other artists.

Several of the year's biggest tracks, including Eilish's "My Future" and Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" remix with Beyoncé, made the cut, as well Khalid and Disclosure's hit "Know Your Worth."

On the list, four artists from Nigeria were also included. They are Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and Tems. However of the four only Wizkid had his song listed while the three were listed courtesy of songs they were featured in.

We take a look at songs that have Nigerian singers that made the cut to Obama's 2020 Summer Playlist;

'Know Your Worth Remix'

In this song American singer-songwriter Khalid teamed up with Nigerian superstar Davido and alt-R&B singer Tems.

The original 'Know Your Worth' had Khalid feature English duo Disclosure.

The remix was released sometimes in March and its official audio has over 2.2 million views on YouTube.

A video to the original song has over 9.2 million views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_6_RiCthQ&feature=youtu.be

Be Honest

Burna Boy, flying high with his latest album 'Twice As Tall' was featured in this song by British Singer and songwriter Jorja Alice Smith.

The song was released sometimes in 2019 and its official video has been watched over 51 million times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQsZUVMwEls&feature=youtu.be

Smile

Nigerian singer Wizkid released this song last month as he was celebrating his 30th birthday on July 16.

In the song, Wizkid features American singer H.E.R.

'Smile' is basically a love song that beautifully blends various genres like Raggae, Soul and Afro although it has been categorized as a Rhythm and Blues (R&B)/Soul.

There is no official video yet for the song but its audio has been listened to over 1.2 million times on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWKdV6H7qZM&feature=youtu.be

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