Spotify set includes songs like Alicia Keys’ Girl on Fire and Beyoncé’s Run the World (Girls) as first lady promotes her Let Girls Learn campaign

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Michelle Obama was grooving to the tunes of Beyoncé, Demi Lovato and Esperanza Spalding as she celebrated the International Day of the Girl on Sunday.

The first lady tweeted Sunday a link to a “girl power” music playlist on the streaming music platform Spotify. The United Nations has designated 11 October to promote awareness of gender inequality around the world.

Obama’s playlist includes pop hits like Alicia Keys’ Girl on Fire and Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. The first lady noted sisterhood with songs by girl groups, including TLC’s No Scrubs and Survivor by Destiny’s Child. The playlist also included soulful tunes by Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Billie Holiday.

One song on the list, Confident by Demi Lovato, carries a warning of explicit lyrics.

Obama was promoting her Let Girls Learn campaign, which aims to expand access to education for more than 62 million girls around the world and encourages American girls to take advantage of their opportunities.

Barack Obama released Spotify playlists while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard over the summer. His daytime and evening playlists included tracks by Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Mary J Blige, Frank Sinatra and Lauryn Hill.