Wizkid song makes Obama’s 2020 playlist

Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, is
at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”,
featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R
Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his
way into the ears of Barack Obama, making
the former U.S. president’s 2020 summer playlist.
Obama 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.
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.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that upcoming Nigerian-American rapper,
Chika, also featured in the list with her
uplifting single, “Crown”.
The list features 53 songs from a range of
genres, including reggae, hip-hop, country,
pop and rock.
American RnB superstar, Beyoncé, also made
the list with “Already” from her new visual
album, “Black is King.”
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.
NAN recalls that Mavin Records singer, Divine
Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, made the
Obama playlist in 2019 with his hit single
“Dumebi”.