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Wizkid, Shatta Wale in Obama’s summer playlist

Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his way into the ears of Barack Obama, making the former U.S. president’s 2020 summer playlist.

Born Ayodeji Balogun, Wizkid is at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”, featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R.

The 44th President of the Unites States 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.

Shatta Wale, a Ghanaian singer and songwriter also made the list. He was featured in a song by Beyonce’, ALREADY from her new visual album, “Black is King.” The list also featured upcoming Nigerian-American rapper, Chika, with her uplifting single, “Crown”.

The list features 53 songs from a range of genres, including reggae, hip-hop, country, pop and rock.

Others in the collection are Rihanna, Bob Marley, OutKast, Nas, J. Cole, Nina Simone and Frank Ocean among others.

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.

Dateline Nigeria reported that Obama’s Best of 2019 playlist featured songs from Burna Boy, Rema and Wale.

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