Davido, Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake, And Tems Make Barrack Obama’s List Of Favourite Music For 2023 (FULL LIST)

Nigerian superstars, Davido, Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake, and Tems make Barrack Obama’s list of favourite music for 2023, VerseNews reports.

Obama made this known on Friday 29 December when he shared the list of his favourite songs in 2023 and Afrobeats had a couple of representatives on the list.

Other artists from America and other parts of the world are included in the list.

See full list below:

Here are some of my favorite songs from this year. Let me know if there are any artists or songs I should check out. pic.twitter.com/8BaeGxWUsv

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2023

International Afrobeats sensation Tems made the list courtesy of her single ‘Me & U’ which is one of her two releases in 2023.

Burna Boy’s single ‘Sitting’ On Top Of The World’ featuring 21 Savage also makes the list. The single was nominated for the Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2024 Grammy which makes Burna Boy the first Nigerian lead artist to be nominated outside the global categories.

Davido’s smash hit ‘Unavailable’ featuring Musa Keys made the list alongside Asake’s ‘Amapiano’ featuring Olamide. Aside from being among Obama’s favourite songs of 2023, both songs earned 2024 Grammy nominations for Best African Song Performance.

Also nominated for the newly created Best African Song Performance is Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’ which made Obama’s 2022 end-of-the-year list.