Noah Kahan admits 'I can finally rest' as major political figure backs his music
Noah Kahan admits 'I can finally rest' as major political figure backs his music
Demetria Osei-TutuFri, July 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC
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Noah Kahan was featured on former President Barack Obama's 2026 summer playlist -Credit:WireImage
Noah Kahan is feeling a sense of relief after former President Barack Obama included his music on his summer 2026 playlist.
Obama, 64, has been doing his notable summer playlist list since 2015 and has done his summer reading list since 2009, when he was. in office. The 29-year-old musician was featured in the list this year, specifically his track Doors. Obama unveiled his 2026 summer playlist on social media on Thursday, July 30, and noted the tragic passing of iconic Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard.
Obama said that he began the list with a song by Glen, a "great musician," that "Michelle and I love" and said their "hearts go out to his family." The song of Glen's, he included was Song of Good Hope. The Once actor passed away on Wednesday, July 29 following a motorcycle crash in Dublin. Noah's reaction to the list was a departure to his sharp reaction to current President Donald Trump.
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Noah responded to Obama's tweet of his 2026 summer playlist with, "I can finally rest."
The Great Divide artist's positive response to the former politician comes as he recently slammed Trump and his administration for using his music in one of their Instagram and TikTok post.
Obama shared his annual summer playlist -Credit:@BarackObama/x
The post was made on July 27 and was about Trump's visit to Motors' Milford Proving Ground, the company's flagship test site, in Milford, Michigan. The White House used Noah's track, American Cars, for the social media posts.
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Noah made his disapproval clear of the use of his music and that he is in no way a Trump supporter. In the comment section of the Instagram post, he wrote, "Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration."
Noah Levine, who co-wrote the song with Kahan, also left his own Instagram scathingly blasting Trump. He wrote, "You fat f--k this song isn't for you."
Obama has done his summer playlist since 2015 -Credit:AFP via Getty Images
The sound of the song no longer appears on the Instagram post and is not available on TikTok.
Kahan joins a long list of musical artists who have slammed the president and the administration for using their music, including (but not limited to) Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Jack White.
Most recently, Katy Perry expressed her shock and anger at the White House TikTok account using her song, Firework, on a video involving military strikes.
Katy shared on X (formerly Twitter), "I am deeply appalled and angry to see 'Firework' used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it."
Noah recently blasted Trump and his administration for using his music on social media posts -Credit:Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Images
The 41-year-old singer added how she wrote the 2010 song to be an "anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments."
Katy continued, "To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for."
She concluded that her music is "for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare."
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
