Michelle Obama will release the first episode of her Spotify podcast — the product of the Obamas’ previously announced partnership with the streaming service — on July 29th. The Michelle Obama Podcast “features deep dives with loved ones — family, friends and colleagues — on the relationships in our lives …
Read More »SZA, Lil Baby to Headline Festival Held by the Roots, Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama will be co-hosting a virtual iteration of Roots Picnic, the annual music festival held by the Roots in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. After initially canceling the in-person event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, festival organizers have announced a new lineup for the virtual livestream that includes SZA, …
Read More »The Obamas Address Class of 2020 in Virtual Commencement Speeches
Barack and Michelle Obama both participated in YouTube’s four-hour livestream commencement event, Dear Class of 2020, held for graduating seniors who cannot participate in in-person commencement ceremonies due to COVID-19. In a clip from Barack Obama’s speech, courtesy of YouTube Originals, the former president highlighted the challenges that the Class …
Read More »Michelle Obama Announces Storytime Series, 'Mondays With Michelle Obama'
For one magical month, Michelle Obama will host an online series in which she reads children’s books out loud every Monday. Mondays With Michelle Obama, in partnership with Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books and PBS Kids, will kick off on April 20th and conclude on May 11th. The …
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