Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ringing in their administration with some empowering music.Ahead of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the president-elect and vice president-elect have released a 46-song playlist in honor of their upcoming administration.The collection features a wide-range of songs, including modern anthems like Beyoncé's "Find Your Way Back" and Dua Lipa's "Levitating," as well as classic tunes like The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" and Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain."The playlist is available now on SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Music.According to a tweet on Friday from the Biden Inaugural Committee, the list of songs was curated by DJ D-Nice and Issa Rae's music company Raedio."As this wonderous transition of power ensues, we strongly hold the joy of these select songs to be self-evident," reads the playlist's description on Spotify.Here is the full Spotify playlist:Benoni Tagoe, one of Raedio's co-founders, described the healing power of music in a statement to Rolling Stone and Billboard."We know that music has the power to bring people together, and after a year of national challenges and division, we hope this collection serves as an indication of a new beginning, positive change and a reminder that music of all types is a common language," Tagoe said.Joe Biden's inauguration: Which celebrities are performing, where and how to watchBiden and Harris aren't the only politicians to release a playlist recently. In November, former President Barack Obama shared a playlist in honor of the release of his book "A Promised Land." The list featured "some memorable songs from my administration," Obama said in a tweet, and included songs from Eminem's "Lose Yourself" to the Beatles track "Michelle."Barack Obama's book-release playlist: Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, Eminem and 'Michelle'Contributing: Carly Mallenbaum Source link
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