Michelle Obama announced the playlist in an Instagram post and said; “Excited to share with you a new @Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of my new podcast. It’s filled with incredible new artists and a whole lot of #BlackGirlMagic. I hope you’ll give it a listen and follow some of these terrific musicians. #MichelleObamaPodcast”

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Excited to share with you a new @Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of my new podcast. It’s filled with incredible new artists and a whole lot of #BlackGirlMagic. I hope you’ll give it a listen and follow some of these terrific musicians. #MichelleObamaPodcast

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Other artists featured on the playlist include; Tayla Parx, Ivy Sol, Lady Bri and friend of the Obama family, Beyoncé. The playlist is a perfect mix of R&B, hip hop and neo-soul, which would appeal to all types of listeners. This is not the former first lady’s first playlist, in January, Michelle shared her workout playlist that included big artists like Lizzo, Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino.

The Michelle Obama Podcast is the first podcast to come out of the deal the Obama’s signed with Spotify last year that would ensure the family’s production company Higher Ground Productions would make podcasts exclusively on the streaming platform. Michelle has already had huge guests on her podcast including US journalist Michele Norris and former, and husband President Barack Obama. The aim of the podcast is to explore personal relationships and how they shape you as a person.

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So excited for you to hear the first episode of The #MichelleObamaPodcast with @BarackObama! I wanted to start this season off by discussing a relationship that a lot of us are spending a lot of time thinking about right now and that’s our relationship with our community and our country. Given everything that’s going on in the world, I think that these days, a lot of people are questioning just where and how they can fit into a community. And how you answer those questions is unique to you, your experiences, and your communities––but the important thing is that you do go through the process of reflecting and reaching out to loved ones to talk through what you’re feeling and what you’re hoping for. Because once you do those things, I think you’ll have a better sense of your community, your country, and yourselves. And if enough of us can do that—and if enough of us can empathize with one another—then over time––and it will take a long time, we can come up with some solutions and create the change we’re all hoping for. Click the link in my bio to hear my conversation with Barack!

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On a recent episode with Michele Norris, Michelle Obama revealed she is suffering from “low-grade depression” because of the pandemic, racial injustice and the “hypocrisy” of the Trump administration. She later took to Instagram to assure her audience that she is okay and they shouldn’t worry about her, saying; “I’m thinking about the folks out there risking themselves for the rest of us—the doctors and nurses and essential workers of all kinds. I’m thinking about the teachers and students and parents who are just trying to figure out school for the fall. I’m thinking about the people out there protesting and organizing for a little more justice in our country.”

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I just wanted to check in with you all because a lot of you have been checking in on me after hearing this week’s podcast. First things first—I’m doing just fine. There’s no reason to worry about me. Like I said in that conversation with @Michele__Norris, I’m thinking about the folks out there risking themselves for the rest of us—the doctors and nurses and essential workers of all kinds. I’m thinking about the teachers and students and parents who are just trying to figure out school for the fall. I’m thinking about the people out there protesting and organizing for a little more justice in our country. The idea that what this country is going through shouldn’t have any effect on us—that we all should just feel OK all the time—that just doesn’t feel real to me. So I hope you all are allowing yourselves to feel whatever it is you’re feeling. I hope you’re listening to yourselves and taking a moment to reflect on everything that’s coming at us, and what you might be able to do about it. And to all of you who’ve reached out—thank you. I hope you’re also reaching out to all those you’re closest with, not just with a text, but maybe with a call or a videochat. Don’t be afraid to offer them a shoulder to lean on, or to ask for one yourself. Love you all. : Adam Garber @garbr

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Michelle Obama is the former First Lady of the United States, her husband Barack Obama was in office from 2008-2016 before current POTUS Donald Trump. You can listen to her podcast here and check out her playlist below.