Overview
- Obama released his year-end lists of favorite books, films and songs on social media, continuing a practice he began in the White House.
- His film roundup spans international and art-house titles, including Jafar Panahi's It Was Just An Accident alongside Hamnet and Sentimental Value.
- The music playlist mixes rap, pop and global hits, naming tracks such as Lady Gaga's Abracadabra, Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Luther and BLACKPINK's Jump.
- Spanish-language and Afrobeats picks feature prominently, with selections like Rosalía's Sexo, Violencia y Llantas and Burna Boy's Tatata, plus entries from Xavi and Manuel Turizo.
- The reading list highlights contemporary nonfiction and essays, citing Brian Goldstone's There Is No Place For Us, Zadie Smith's Dead and Alive and Michelle Obama's new book, which he notes with a playful bias.