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The Power Of Julia Michaels Song Writing

Author Aimee Thomas
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Singer Julia Michaels performs on stage at "Spotify's Best New Artist Party" at Skylight Clarkson on January 25, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Spotify)

In the world of music, collaboration has always been a powerful force, bringing together artists and their creativity to create something amazing. One example of this collaborative spirit is the extremely talented Julia Michaels, whose superpower, I believe, is songwriting. She is of course a singer herself having songs like “Heaven” and “Issues” but she has written hits for some of the biggest names in the industry. From Britney Spears and Nick Jonas to Selena Gomez, P!nk, and Demi Lovato, Julia Michaels has become a massive creative force.

The Power of Julia Michaels:

Julia Michaels, originally making her mark as a solo artist made the transition into songwriting for others and did it seamlessly. She doesn’t write for one specific genre of music either, she writes for all types of different artists from pop music to country music. In my opinion, she wrote amazing music with her now ex-boyfriend J.P. Saxe. Songs like “Hey Stupid, I Love You”, “Hold On To Me” and one of my favorite songs “If The World Was Ending”.

The whole list of songs written by Julia Michaels is here. It includes Selena Gomez: “Bad Liar” She definitely got out of her comfort zone with this one. It’s a more edgy space than she normally writes. How about Demi Lovato: “Sorry Not Sorry”? This is just one of the empowering anthem’s that she has written.

She has written over a handful of songs for one of the most talked about artists, Britney Spears. Songs like: “Do You Wanna Come Over”, “Change Your Mind”, “Just Like Me”, “Just Love Me”, & “Better” just to name a few.

The coolness of artists like Julia Michaels writing songs for their peers is just so interesting to me. Julia’s super impressive bodies of work with so many different artists just shows the ability she has to push her own boundaries and the boundaries of the music industry.

Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.

Music From These Artists Make People Feel The Most Confident

Music can be used to regulate your mood by easing negative emotions and enhancing positive ones. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, our favorite melodies release dopamine, known as the “feel-good hormone.” They also said that fast tempos can psychologically and physiologically arouse us, helping energize us for the day which can have a positive impact on our mental state.

They say these music acts make people feel the most confident.

Within Health, a company that helps with eating disorders recoveries study on how music impacts body image. Part of their study features music acts in several genres that they say make people feel confident.

They used the searches on a digital music streaming service to gather their results. Compiling a total of 2,544 playlists that were found when searching “confidence,” “feel good,” “body positivity,” “body image,” “feeling ugly,” and “bad body image.”

The study found that Lizzo is the top artist to listen to for body confidence. When it comes to the rock genre, it’s the most listened-to genre by fans with positive body image at percent.

Another result from the study found that 28 percent of people think music videos have a negative impact on body image.

Body-positive playlist vs. negative body image playlist.

Meanwhile, the top three songs found on the body-positive playlist include “Confident” by Demi Lovato, “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus, and “Kill Bill” by SZA. These and many other songs in this category feature lyrics about strong individuals who reject outdated beauty standards in favor of creating their own.

The top three songs found on the negative body image playlist include “Prom Queen” by Beach Bunny, “Fat Funny Friend” by Maddie Zahm, and “Jealousy, Jealousy” by Olivia Rodrigo. Playlists on the negative end of the body positivity spectrum were more often populated with songs about struggling with beauty standards.

Their research showed specific artists that are linked to making people feel confident. From Luke Combs, Drake, and Nirvana to Daft Punk, Pink Floyd, and Taylor Swift.

See the full study and complete list of top artists who make people feel confident for various genres here.

Here are artists that make people feel confident by genre.

  • Country – Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood topped the country genre list for artists who make people feel confident. She is followed by Shania Twain, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Toby Keith. Underwood shared the best ways to gain confidence with The Country Daily. She said that some days you’ve just got to fake it until you make it. “‘Okay, just kind of pretend like you know what you’re doing [laughing] until you actually do,’ and I feel like that worked,” she shared.

  • Metal – Metallica

    Metallica topped the metal genre list for artists who make people feel confident. The band was number one out of five other music acts followed by Tool, Nirvana, Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold.

  • Rock – Queen

    Queen is number one on the rock genre list for artists who make people feel confident. Dr Jacob Jolij, a cognitive neuroscientist the University of Groningen in Holland said that the top feel-good song is Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Some of the other music acts on the list include Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd.

  • Pop – Lizzo

    From Taylor Swift, and Adele, to Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga. Lizzo tops the list for pop artists who make people feel confident. She has shown many times that she is all about body positivity and self-confidence. Whether its in her music, social media presence, or motivational speeches when she’s snagging up an award, its no surprise she tops the list.

  • EDM – Alesso

    Alesso topped the EDM genre list for artists who make people feel confident. The band was number one out of five other music acts followed by the late Avicii, Daft Punk, Seven Lions, and Tiesto. Many of these artists were also named as EDM Sauce’s top artists for Feel Good Songs.

  • Hip-Hop/ Rap – Megan Thee Stallion

    Megan Thee Stallion topped the hip-hop/ rap genre list for artists who make people feel confident. She lead the pack followed by Drake, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Eminem. These artists often produce high energy music with lyrics that highlight being confident.

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