Music History

Congratulations @Beyonce for making history. Thank you for blessing us all with the music we live our lives to—the songs that keep us singing and dancing and talking. You deserve all this and more!  💕👑 https://t.co/ZdQotKIpwB

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 7, 2023

Record Breaking

So amazed by @Beyonce and her record-breaking 28 #GRAMMYs wins! Congrats, Queen Bey—album after album, your music continues to define and elevate the moment, bringing us joy, soothing our pain, and filling our hearts with so, so much pride. 💕

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 16, 2021

Meeting Senator Obama

Mentorship Mondays

So excited for @ReachHigher to team up with the @GRAMMYMuseum to lift up young people interested in pursuing careers in the music industry! https://t.co/q90Yb2LJ1w

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 9, 2020

Grammy Winner

Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' wins best spoken word album at the #Grammys, full winners list: https://t.co/GLM0J0oFWi

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 26, 2020

Congrats to Michelle Obama on winning a Grammy for ‘Best Spoken Word Album’ 💜 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/uMlUF9T9Sl

— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) January 26, 2020

Grammy Nominated FLOTUS

So thrilled to receive a #GRAMMYs nomination! This past year has been such a meaningful, exhilarating ride. I’ve loved hearing your stories and continuing down the road of becoming together. Thank you for every ounce of love and support you’ve shared so generously. #IAmBecoming pic.twitter.com/mvBb4W4od6

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 20, 2019

A Special Grammy

i have never before cried at the sight of my full name. i love you mr + mrs o. this is my grammy. pic.twitter.com/KgHPpWX4gR

— Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) October 8, 2019

We stan taste!!! https://t.co/zMW31qmPhc

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) October 9, 2019

All Hail Our Forever FLOTUS

Star Struck!

.@MichelleObama makes a surprise appearance at the #GRAMMYs: "Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves: our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys. It allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in" https://t.co/pEHw6h7hdE pic.twitter.com/AE9y2PG6Wy

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2019

A big part of friendship is showing up for your girls—that’s why I was thrilled to be there for the one and only @aliciakeys at the #GRAMMYs. She is one of the most genuine and thoughtful people I know—there’s no one better to help us all celebrate the unifying power of music! pic.twitter.com/8cMhTmsClA

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 11, 2019

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https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/1094766045703761921

Truly blessed to see Michelle Obama backstage at the #GRAMMYs! pic.twitter.com/ygrjU7APd8

— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 11, 2019

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https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/1094765500360470528

Can we just have a moment of appreciation for @MichelleObama?! 🙌🏾😍 #Grammys (📷: Getty) pic.twitter.com/tBJJ6vkXec

— ESSENCE (@Essence) February 11, 2019

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Michelle Obama. That's it, that's the tweet. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/spjFXnwrwl

— Fashionista.com (@Fashionista_com) February 11, 2019

Michelle Obama gave a speech at the Grammys and everyone went absolutely wild https://t.co/UAhUHwuQRg pic.twitter.com/w2UJtBVhIc

— Mashable (@mashable) February 11, 2019

The Sun Came Out

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Lyndsey Parker

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For two years in a row, Barack Obama has included tracks from By the Way, I Forgive You, “The Joke” and “Every Time I Hear That Song” on his Spotify playlists. The irony isn’t lost on me that “The Joke,” which was inspired by the fallout from the 2016 presidential election, was celebrated by a president very different from the one currently in the White House…

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Well, I certainly have a lot of respect for [Obama], and I think the irony of what you pointed out is certainly an interesting perspective too. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re right. And if you listen closely to “The Joke,” you can hear him in it. You can hear Obama’s influence on me in that song. He influenced me in big ways during his presidency. I saw my parents get health insurance for the first time. I proposed to my wife on the day that he became the first American president ever to come out in support of marriage equality — and it had always bothered me that he hadn’t up until that point. I had the ring for a long time, and I had been waiting for the opportunity to propose to Catherine [Shepherd, who is British], but we kept hitting roadblocks with DOMA. We kept hitting roadblocks with the airports and the borders, and getting to and from the U.S. together without having to lie about our relationship. We were very discouraged at the time. So when [Obama] came out [in support of gay marriage], it was like the sun came out.

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There are detractors out there who think artists should just “shut up and sing” and keep politics out of music…

Being told to “stop being political” is just hilarious to me. I wake up every day political: a gay mom raising a house full of women. There’s really nothing not political about that. So, I can write about my own personal experience and have it be wildly political. That just happens to be the life and the hand I was dealt.

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