Overview
- Obama posted his year-end lists on Dec. 18, continuing an annual tradition of sharing his favorite books, films and songs.
- His 11-film lineup includes Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5, the sole documentary highlighted.
- The music picks range from Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra and Olivia Dean’s Nice to Each Other to Rosalía’s Sexo, Violencia y Llantas, BLACKPINK’s Jump and Bruce Springsteen’s Faithless.
- He featured both Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Billboard-topping Luther and Drake’s Nokia, opting to include tracks from each artist.
- Among the books, he noted a “biased” choice for Michelle Obama’s The Look and invited followers to send him further recommendations.