Barack Obama’s favorite music of 2021 features Bad Bunny, Farruko, and more

Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar, sadly died at 94 years old on Thursday evening.

Tributes are pouring in for Oscar-winning actor, director, civil rights activist and humanitarian Sidney Poitier, who died today at age 94.

NEW YORK -- New data from the music industry confirms what a lot of people long suspected — 2021 was a very good year for Morgan Wallen, Adele and vinyl.MRC Data's year-end report, presented in collaboration with Billboard, showed that Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” ended 2021 as both the top country album of the year and the most popular album across all genres, with 3.2 million equivalent album units earned during the year.That's despite Wallen being rebuked by the music industry after a video surfaced showing him blurting out a racial slur. The singer was dropped by his label, disqualified from the Academy of Country Music Awards, and his music was temporarily pulled by radio stations and streaming services.Other top albums in 2021 include Olivia Rodrigo's “SOUR,” Pop Smoke's “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon" and Doja Cat's “Planet Her.” Dua Lipa's single “Levitating” was unstoppable, with 804.7 million on-demand audio and video streams, the top hit of the year.Adele's album “30” arrived late last year and she recorded the highest album sales debut in four years, with first-week sales of 839,000 equivalent units.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is out with his 2021 Spotify playlist, in the spirit of other political figures (Barack Obama, for one) who’ve taken to releasing their end-of-year favorites.

Celebrities are mourning the loss of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on December 26 in his native South Africa at the age of 90. The Anglican cleric was an iconic human rights advocate, fighting tirelessly to end apartheid, South Africa’s official policy of racial segregation.

statement from the Desmond & Leah Legacy Foundation confirmed the news. “Tutu was a living embodiment of faith in action, speaking boldly against racism, injustice, corruption, and oppression, not just in apartheid South Africa but wherever in the world he saw wrongdoing, especially when it impacted the most vulnerable and voiceless in society,” the statement read.

Barack Obama knows his Dr. Seuss, but the former U.S. president is admitting he “finally met my match.”

Barack Obama’s home state of Hawaii for their annual Christmas trip and didn’t miss a beat soaking up the sun. Last week Barack and his daughters Malia,23, and Sasha,20, were photographed on separate occasions as they spent time in Oahu’s blue water.

It looks like Barack Obama, 60, and daughters Sasha, 20, and Malia Obama, 23, are enjoying their annual Christmas getaway to Hawaii. New photos obtained by the Daily Mail show the former President wearing a pair of black swim trunks as he went for a dip in the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, he left his sunglasses behind so he was forced to squint his eyes in the sun, but we don’t think that put a damper on his time outdoors with his daughters.

Lil Nas X has revealed that he’s tested positive for COVID-19, sharing his experience with the virus in a series of since-deleted tweets.The singer shared news of his diagnosis on Friday (December 17), shortly after finding out his hit ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ was one of Barack Obama’s favourite tracks of the year.Per Billboard, Lil Nas X wrote: “started running around the house when I saw this then i remembered i have covid lol.” He followed it up with another tweet that read: “now that

Barack Obama is sharing his favorite 2021 songs, and more!The 44th President of the United States unveiled his new Spotify playlist that includes GRAMMY winners galore. The list comes just after Obama released his favorite list of books and movies.

Lil Nas X revealed Friday that he has COVID-19 but the singer seems to be doing okay. In a series of tweets that have since been deleted he described some NSFW symptoms, and wrote: “now that i’m sure i won’t die from covid i will now begin making mildly funny jokes about having it.” Lil Nas announced on Twitter after finding out he was on Barack Obama’s Favorite Music of 2021 list.

It’s been a tradition for years now and it continues in 2021—former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has released his top films of the year. And as with previous years, it’s a healthy mix of high-profile gems and things that may have fallen under the radar that he clearly wants to put some extra shine on.

As 2021 draws to a close, former U.S. President Barack Obama is once again sharing his annual lists of the films, books and music that most captivated him during the past 12 months.

Barack Obama has shared his favourite music of the year, including tracks by The War On Drugs, Little Simz and Mitski – check it out below.As is customary in the run-up to Christmas, the former US President has been posting his personal picks from the past 12 months on social media.

West Side Story, The Last Duel and Pig.The former president took to social media to share his list alongside his favourite books of 2021.“Next up are my favourite movies of the year.

Bruce Springsteen has sold his publishing and his recorded-music catalog to Sony Music for a reported $500 million, the largest known single-catalog acquisition to date.