As every year, Barack Obama shared his list of favorites for 2023. At the top was always a selection of songs, movies and books, since the former US president declares himself a lover of these three arts.

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Favorite songs

Obama started this list with a Latin flavor. That’s right! The top is guided Karol G and Shakira with infection TQG. On YouTube, this song has 919,756,322 views and has been awarded some awards, including Best Collaboration on MTV 2023.

“Here are some of my favorite songs of the year. Let me know if there are any artists or songs I should check out,” Obama wrote in his publish from Instagram.

The urban side of North America doesn’t stop there. In his choice, he also mentioned Peso Plum and Yng Lvcas with his song Baby (remix). This song is ranked eighth on YouTube music videos.

The 28-track setlist also includes I remember everythingZach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves; Sprinter, Dave & Central Cee; Since I have a lover, by 6LACK; Cobraby Megan The Stallion; Joiner, by Blondshell; the midnight gospel, by Ale Aray ft. Joseph Chilliams; America has a problem, by Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar toilet, Tyla, among others.

Favorite movies

The selection of favorite films was made with reference to the screenwriters’ and actors’ strike that affected the film industry in Hollywood this year. “Earlier this year, writers and actors went on strike to demand better working conditions and protection. This has led to important changes that will transform the industry for the better.”Obama reviewed.

“Here are a few films that reflect your hard work over the past year”he stated, updating his list with Purple, by Blitz the Ambassador.

His list began with films produced by Higher Ground, owned by him and his wife Michelle Obama, such as Rustin, leave the world behind and american symphony.

He continued with other films, such as Leftovers, Blackberry, Oppenheimer, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Monster, Past Lives, Air, Polite Society and one thousand and one.

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Favorite books

And as a regular reader, he shared his list of favorite books, which includes about fifteen titles of different topics and genres.

Books like Grocery store Nebo i ZemljaJames McBride; ManiacBenjamin Labatut; Poverty, by AmericaMatthew Desmond; Humanly possibleSarah Bakewell; The best minds, written by Jonathan Rosen; Some people need to be killed, written by Patricia Evangelista; and This second eden, by Paul Harding, are some of the literary works that are part of this selected list.