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\n\tBarack Obama<\/a>\u2019s annual list of year-end favorites<\/a> has finally arrived, with his 2025 music playlist featuring selections from Lady Gaga<\/a>, Olivia Dean<\/a>, Rosal\u00eda, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tDean\u2019s \u201cNice to Each Other,\u201d<\/a> Gaga\u2019s \u201cAbracadabra,\u201d<\/a> and and Rosal\u00eda\u2019s \u201cSexo, Violencia Y Llantas\u201d<\/a> were all on repeat for the former president, as were big songs by Chappell Roan (\u201cThe Giver\u201d<\/a>), Alex Warren (\u201cOrdinary\u201d<\/a>), Drake (\u201cNokia\u201d<\/a>), and Kendrick Lamar and SZA (\u201cLuther\u201d<\/a>). Obama also gave a shout-out to his old\u00a0podcast bestie Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u00a0(\u201cFaithless\u201d), and included tunes by Jason Isbell, Burna Boy with Travis Scott, Chance the Rapper, Jamila Woods, Victoria Noelle, and Blackpink.<\/p>\n \n\tAs always, Obama\u2019s list featured several classic which-of-his-kids-told-him-about-that-one selections. These included \u201cFloat,\u201d by indie darling Jay Som and Jim Adkins; \u201cMetal\u201d by the Beths; and \u201cSycamore Tree\u201d by Khamari. Obama even tossed on a bubbling viral hit release just last week<\/em>, Lil Naay and Myke Towers\u2019 \u201cPending.\u201d<\/p>\n