WASHINGTON
(AP) — Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost" is tops in the White
House.
President
Barack Obama says the song by the Grammy-nominated rapper from Compton,
California, is his favorite song of 2015.
In
an interview with People magazine that was released Wednesday, Obama also
shared his favorite book and movie of the year. They are "Fates and
Furies," a novel about a marriage by Lauren Groff, and "The
Martian," starring Matt Damon.
Groff
seemed flabbergasted upon learning of Obama's book selection.
"Never,
even in my most grandiose dreams, did I think the president would read my book,
let alone like it," she said through her publisher, Riverhead Books.
Groff's book was a finalist for the National Book Award and has appeared on
numerous lists of the year's best books.
Obama's
wife, Michelle, revealed her picks, too, telling People that she can't get
enough of Bruno Mars' song "Uptown Funk." She and a troupe of dancers
performed to the lively song earlier this year on "Ellen."
For
her favorite book, Mrs. Obama picked another marriage tome, "The Light of
the World," by family friend Elizabeth Alexander. It's about the
unexpected death of Alexander's husband in 2012 and raising their two sons in
the aftermath.
And
for the first lady's favorite movie? She chose "Inside Out," an
animated film led by comedian Amy Poehler.
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