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December 4, 2020 10:11PM EST

Barack Obama Reveals How Daughters Malia, 22, & Sasha, 19, Help Him Create His Year-End Playlists

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia, right, and Sasha walk on the tarmac to board Air Force One at Air Station Cape Cod in Mass., . Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage" payment to Iran
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**FILE** Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama, D-Chicago, walks with his wife, Michelle, and daughter, Malia, age 1 1/2, in Chicago on primary day in Illinois in this March 21, 2000, file photo. Obama lost to incumbent U.S. Rep Bobby Rush in the election. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times, Scott Stewart, File)  **CHICAGO OUT, MAGS OUT**
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Every year, Barack Obama puts out music playlists full of modern tracks. The former POTUS revealed his secret weapons to help him curate these lists: his daughters.

Barack Obama, 59, had a confession to make: the 44th president of the United States has had help from his daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, to curate his famous year-end music playlists. The former POTUS explained how his music recommendations are always so up-to-date during an interview on The Dec. 4 episode of the Snapchat show Good Luck America, hosted by Peter Hamby.

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A throwback photo of Barack Obama with his daughters, Sasha and Malia. (Photo Credit: AP)

“My year-end playlists, those are the fresh cuts. And there, I will confess that I do consult with Malia and Sasha throughout the year,” Obama admitted. “I’m constantly listening, you know, to their music. Sometimes by request and sometimes, just because that’s just what’s blaring in the house.” In a teasing tone, he added, “I pick up on some trends.”

Barack then revealed Sasha is “more protective of her music.” The father of two continued, “There’s certain things on SoundCloud — She has a like a private playlist. She won’t share all of it with me because she’s not sure I’m hip enough to handle it.” But Obama assured that he is indeed hip. “Nah, man, I’m keepin’ up, for an old guy,” he added.

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At the end of 2019, Obama put a number of modern hits on his “Favorite Music Of 2019” list: Summer Walker‘s “Playing Games,” Lizzo‘s “Juice,” Solange‘s “Binz,” J. Cole‘s “Middle Child,” DaBaby‘s “Suge,” Dominik Fike‘s “3 Nights” and so forth — you can see the full list above! While we’re still waiting on Obama to put out his 2020 list, he did come through with a Summer 2020 playlist that included even more hits from young artists like Billie Eilish‘s “My Future” and Princess Nokia‘s “Gemini.”

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Obama did reveal amid the interview, however, put one playlist all together by himself: his “A Promised Land” playlist to accompany the former president’s memoir of the same name, which was released on Nov. 17. The list includes artists closer to Obama’s generation, like Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen.

Obama also gushed over his daughters, who are currently taking university classes at home due to the pandemic, during an interview with InStyle in November. The previous commander-of-chief revealed his favorite qualities about Sasha, who is currently a student at the University of Michigan, and Malia, a student at Harvard University, and made it clear that he’s such a proud dad during the sweet interview.

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