GLOBAL SUPERSTARS DEAN LEWIS AND JULIA MICHAELS COLLABORATE ON NEW SINGLE ‘IN A PERFECT WORLD’

GLOBAL SUPERSTARS

DEAN LEWIS AND JULIA MICHAELS

COLLABORATE ON NEW SINGLE

‘IN A PERFECT WORLD’ OUT TODAY

FUTURE IS BRIGHT GLOBAL TOUR CONTINUES INCLUDING

DEAN’S FIRST HEADLINE SHOWS IN ASIA

Photo credit: Isaac Anthony

Global sensation, Dean Lewis has teamed up with the incomparable 4 x Grammy Award-Nominated artist Julia Michaels, for his new single ‘In A Perfect World’. The release marks the beginning of new chapter for Dean, with news of a third studio album in the works.

Fearlessly confronting the self-sabotage tendencies that lie within us all, ‘In A Perfect World’ sheds light on the feeling when something is good, there must be something wrong – a pervasive fear that lingers when things seem too good to be true. It encapsulates the reluctance to embrace love without the looming threat of impending doom. ‘In A Perfect World’ paints a world where these inhibitions no longer hold us captive. It dares us to fall in love, without the fear of getting hurt.

‘In A Perfect World’ is the first taste of Dean’s forthcoming album, co-written and recorded with Michaels in 24 hours in Los Angeles. Joining forces with producer/songwriter Nolan Sipe (One Republic, Calum Scott, Benson Boone), Dean co-produced ‘In A Perfect World’, with the duo taking the song to further heights.

Sharing his excitement about collaborating for the first time with Julia Michaels, Dean Lewis says, “When I found out Julia Michaels and I would be going into the studio I was so excited! Julia is widely known as one of the best songwriters in the world and let me tell you she certainly lived up to that. Once we were in the studio, I played her my idea – a verse and a chorus. Julia’s reaction was, ‘I love the verse, but I hate the chorus.’ We talked a lot, and I explained my situation and what I was going through -I recently had just gotten out of something, Julia said ‘well what if in a perfect world you stayed?’ What flowed from there was just mind blowing, I’ve never seen anyone who can write like that, every idea she had was amazing. The chorus she came up with was insanely good so of course this is what we have used, and it just worked so well!”

Together the dynamic songwriters, have accrued over 35 million followers on Spotify and 8 million followers on their socials. Dean’s smash hit ‘How Do I Say Goodbye’ has hit over 783 million streams and is currently #3 on Hot AC Radio Chart in the US, is 2 x platinum in Australia & Switzerland, Gold in USA, NZ & Germany and platinum in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands.

Having spent the last 6 months touring the globe for his The Future Is Bright World Tour, including shows in New Zealand, his two memorable sold out shows at Margaret Court Arena (Melbourne), and Hordern Pavilion (Sydney), plus sold out shows throughout Europe, Dean is now preparing for the next leg of the tour with his first headline shows in ASIA in August and the US in September. Dean will also perform at major festivals, Lollapalooza Stockholm (where he will also jump on stage with Kygo), Rock Werchter Belgium, Lollapalooza Paris, Wake The Giant Music Festival Canada & TRNSMT. By the end of 2023, Dean will perform at over 100 shows + festivals.

DEAN LEWIS & JULIA MICHAELS

NEW SINGLE ‘IN A PERFECT WORLD’ IS OUT TODAY

About Dean Lewis

Australian singer-songwriter, Dean Lewis has sold 4.9M Albums/EPs worldwide and his music has attracted 9.7B streams to date. Dean was welcomed into the Spotify Billions club for his hit ‘Be Alright’ which now has 4.4B streams. ‘Be Alright’ has been certified 14 x platinum in Australia, 3 x platinum in the U.S.A, 2 x platinum in the UK and platinum+ in 25 other countries. Dean has 3M Tik Tok followers and 1.69M YouTube followers. Lewis was an Apple Up Next artist in 2019 and played over 200 shows that year, including sold-out U.S. and Australian tours plus many shows and festival slots around Europe. That same year, Dean collaborated with Dutch superstar DJ/producer Martin Garrix on their hit single ‘Used To Love’ and kicked another bucket-list career goal when he performed at the AFL Grand Final. Off the back of his # 1 Debut album release – 2019’s chart-topping, multiple-award-winning, multiple-Platinum-certified ‘A Place We Knew’ – Dean has cultivated and captivated a huge global fanbase. In 2022, Dean released his second album ‘The Hardest Love’ which hit the ARIA Top 5 and featured singles ‘How Do I Say Goodbye’, ‘Hurtless’ + ‘Looks Like Me’. That year, Dean also collaborated with Norwegian DJ/Producer Kygo on 2 tracks which have over 191M+ streams. Dean wrapped up 2022, winning the Tik Tok award in Australia for AU Artists with Most New Followers + AU Most Viewed Artists. Dean’s most recent single, ‘How Do I Say Goodbye’ has over 775M Streams, is 2 x platinum in Australia & Switzerland, Gold in USA & NZ and platinum in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Belgium Netherlands. The song has over 815.3k TIKTOK CREATIONS & 1.9B TIKTOK VIEWS. It made the SPOTIFY TOP 50 IN 15 COUNTRIES (Including DE, UK, CA, AU), hit #3 HOT AC USA RADIO & was remixed by Global DJ/producer Tiesto.

About Julia Michaels

Over the past few years, no songwriter has reshaped pop music more than 4x Grammy® Award-nominated and multiplatinum-selling artist Julia Michaels has. In 2017, she embarked on a solo career with her 5x-platinum selling debut single “Issues.” A year later, her peers recognized her stunning work with Grammy® Award nominations for “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year.” She released a series of critically acclaimed EPs, including 2017’s fan-favourite Nervous System and 2019’s critically acclaimed Inner Monologue Part 1 and Inner Monologue Part 2. She also embarked on The Inner Monologue Tour, which marked her first-ever U.S. headline tour following an enviable run touring with Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, and P!NK. 2021 saw Julia release her highly anticipated full-length debut album, Not In Chronological Order, while her music continued to connect with songs like “What A Time” and “Heaven” going on to achieve Platinum status. To date, she has also notched 25 Billboard Hot 100 entries as a songwriter, including two number 1’s for Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and Selena Gomez’s “Lose You to Love Me,” in addition to four top 10 hits. She received her third Grammy® Award nomination in the category of “Song Of The Year” for the hit song “If The World Was Ending” and her fourth Grammy® Award nomination for her work on H.E.R.’s album Back of My Mind. With the release of “Sorry To Me Too” at the end of 2022, Julia gave fans a taste of what they can expect from her next chapter as a solo artist. What’s more, she’s also been tapped to compose the original songs for Disney’s upcoming film “Wish” starring Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, which will arrive Nov 2023. All this, while continuing additional collaborations to extend her incredible songwriting legacy.

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