EW YORK - September 26, 2019 – Grammy® Award-nominated multiplatinum singer and songwriter JULIA MICHAELS today releases a powerful music performance video for her track, “If You Need Me”, inspired by Season 2 of the acclaimed and powerful Facebook Watch original series Sorry For Your Loss.

Watch via Facebook Watch below and VEVO below.

Footage spanning both a music performance video and an engaging behind-the-scenes video, shows Julia personally meeting and learning from community members - all of whom formed an emotional bond from their own shared experience with grief in the Sorry For Your Loss official Facebook Group. Since the first season of the show, the group has evolved into a place where a community gathers to share their stories, support one another and build connections, all as a direct result of these conversations.

Julia Michaels remembers: “When I first met Carol [one of the group members], she said those women were a tribe. There are many people out there who are willing to love you, and willing to listen – you just have to find the right people who will do that.”

Michaels adds: “When I read all the comments around Sorry For Your Loss, about everybody being there for each other, I sort of wanted to write [the song] from that angle. I think that’s one of the best parts about songwriting, that I can channel someone’s feelings and put them into a song.”

“If You Need Me” arrives following Julia’s latest EP release, Inner Monologue Part 2.

Julia Michaels "If You Need Me" | SINGLE
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Julia will bring her latest EP to life on the second leg of THE INNER MONOLOGUE TOUR – currently playing 17 shows across Europe, including sold out shows in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and more, with the US leg kicking off on October 16 in Tempe, AZ and stopping coast-to-coast. Tickets are on sale now below.

Season Two of Sorry For Your Loss premieres on Tuesday, October 1 at 12pmPT/3pmET with three episodes, on Facebook Watch. Binge watch the first season on the the Sorry For Your Loss page on Facebook Watch.

The partnership, conceptualized and managed by UMGB (Universal Music Group & Brands) and Republic Records, also sees Nashville based Evolve Studio handle production of the performance and content films.

ABOUT JULIA MICHAELS
GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer and songwriter Julia Michaels has transformed the pop music landscape not only from behind-the-scenes as one of the most in-demand songwriters, but in the spotlight as a solo artist as well. Her rapid rise can be attributed to identifiable honesty in every lyric, as exemplified in her triple-platinum selling debut single “Issues”. In 2018, she garnered GRAMMY® Awards nominations in the categories of “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year” for “Issues,” which amassed nearly 2 billion streams worldwide. Continuing that success, “Issues” notably became “the top-selling debut single by an artist in 2017,” and placed as the only solo female composition on Variety’s “30 Most Consumed Songs of 2017.”

As a songwriter, MICHAELS has co-written 21 titles that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, eleven of which have hit the Top 40, including "Issues." Those songwriting credits include smashes like Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” Selena Gomez’s “Good for You” [feat. A$AP Rocky] & “Hands To Myself,” and Hailee Steinfeld’s “Love Myself.” She’s also written titles for Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, John Legend, P!NK, Maroon 5, Jessie Ware, Janelle Monae, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes and more. The cumulative worldwide stream tally for songs she has co-written is 20 billion to date.

Since her debut as a solo artist, MICHAELS has built an enviable touring resume, joining artists like Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, and P!NK, around the globe.

ABOUT FACEBOOK WATCH
Facebook Watch is a place to discover and enjoy video on Facebook. Home to a wide range of video – from scripted comedy and drama, to competition and reality series, to individual creators and live sports – Facebook Watch is a destination where content, community and conversation come together. This is a personalized viewing experience, where you can discover new content based on what your friends are watching, and catch up on the shows you follow. Facebook Watch is available for free on mobile apps across Apple and Android, on desktop, laptop and on TV apps listed below.

ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, Florence + the Machine, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Liam Payne, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Jacquees, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet, Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd, Belly, NAV), Young Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Roc Nation (Jaden Smith, Justine Skye), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records, and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey, SING), Fox TV (Lee Daniels' STAR, The Four), and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises.

ABOUT UMGB
As part of Universal Music Group, the global market leader in music-based entertainment, UMGB is a specialist unit that helps brand partners define and implement their voice in both music and culture. With offices in more than 70 countries worldwide, UMGB works with brands across all industry segments – partnering with Universal Music’s roster of 4000+ musicians and cultural influencers to bring to life memorable creative and media campaigns.