Let's not bury the lede here: President Obama seems to be siding with Spotify in the streaming wars. POTUS tweeted a pair of vacation playlists today, and they're powered not by Tidal (sorry, Jay) or Apple (sorry, Tay) but the ever-popular Swedish service. And what do these playlists contain? The "Day" playlist contains more than a few classics (Temptations, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, the Isley Brothers), some ubiquitous modern pop stars (Justin Timberlake, Florence + The Machine, Coldplay), and some picks that qualify as underground by White House standards -- Reflection Eternal's "Memories Live" and Okkervil River's "Down Down The Deep River," for example. The "Night" playlist is heavy with jazz, soul, hip-hop, and folksy singer-songwriters. Beyoncé's Frank Ocean collab "Superpowers" and Lauryn Hill's D'Angelo collab "Nothing Even Matters" share space with Mos Def, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen. Peruse both playlists below.
Due to popular request, here are my vacation playlists: http://t.co/uer5sIl4Vk http://t.co/zHEekHvQBr What's your favorite summer song?
— President Obama (@POTUS) August 14, 2015
