Cody Simpson to tour with Bieber

Up-and-coming teen heartthrob Cody Simpson just finished touring with Justin Bieber. Fortunately for Simpson, Bieber has asked him to open for additional shows on the Believe tour, which he opened for this past year. “Opening the Believe tour has been a huge honor. It’s probably one of the biggest tours in recent times, and I’m confident people will be talking about it for years. I’m very thankful that Justin decided to include me, and we have been having a lot of fun together,” Simpson explained to Hollywoodlife.

Opening for Bieber definitely helped to promote Simpson who was even able to sell his albums at the concert, according to the examiner.com. Simpson will now open for a few additional dates on the “Believe” tour including at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO on October 26 and at TD Garden in Boston, MA on November 10. Simpson, who has scheduled tour dates in Europe beginning the end of this year, will push those dates back in order to perform with Bieber.

Simpson has also just released his debut album Paradise on October 2nd, according to Billboard.com. “Your first album, it’s a big moment,” Cody Simpson explained on his official website. “It’s a milestone in your career. It’s giving a lot of yourself to the world.” Currently, the album is at the top of the “iTunes Pop Albums” chart, according to MTV.

Simpson has had a tour of his own. The Welcome To Paradise Tour was his first tour across the U.S. and Canada, according to Simpson’s official website. It kicked off on February 2 of this year in Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club and included nine tour dates including stops at Goodfellas in Pottsville, PA and Northern Lights in Albany, NY. VIP packages for these performances sold out. These included a signed copy of Cody Simpson’s poster, a Cody Simpson t-shirt, a photo with the rising star.

15- year-old Simpson, a native of Australia, got his start at age seven when he started his first guitar lessons. In 2008, nine-year-old Simpson debuted his YouTube channel, according to his official website. He uploaded not only his first original songs, but also covers of Jason Mraz and Justin Timberlake songs, according to Billboard.com. Simpson released his debut single, “iYiYi” with artist FloRida and promoted this single while touring the U.S. as part of “2010′s Camplified Tour” which reached 30 summer camps across the U.S., according to Simpson’s website.

Cody Simpson released his debut EP in December 2010 titled 4 U. This included his single “iYiYi.” It also included another single “All Day,” which reached Number 1 on the Disney’s “Top 30 Countdown.” His following EP, “Coast to Coast,” was released in the summer of 2011. His official website states that it entered the Nielson SoundScan and Billboard 200 charts at Number 12. The Coast to Coast EP included the single “On My Mind,” which had a music video that reached 14 million views on his YouTube station.

Simpson’s YouTube channel currently has 425,000 subscribers and 140 million views according to Billboard.com. He also has 3.2 million ‘likes’ on Facebook and 3.3 million Twitter followers. He has recently released a movie, Finding Cody, which is the story of two girls attempting to sneak into one of his concerts. This movie includes songs from his debut album. (source: ticketnews.com)

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Cody Simpson denies dating Kylie Jenner

Cody Simpson is a busy young entertainer. The rising star was at the Phooson 2011 performing for the crowds in the Phoenix and Tucson, but before he hit the stage on Saturday night he talked to the local radio station about his single status and mentioned he wasn’t dating Kylie Jenner.

“I said Let’s meet at the mall but I was with my sister. So it wasn’t really a date,” said Cody Simpson. The entertainer explained there were already photographers waiting for him but he didn’t understand why. “I don’t love her.”

What the young entertainer discussed was the presumption that the world thinks that the two celebrities were seen together and now are part of a bigger picture. With his sister along during the time at the mall, it makes it pretty obvious it wasn’t a date but just a chance to hang out and enjoy the afternoon on a day off.

Cody Simpson performed for the fans in Arizona just for their special concert put on by the radio station. Making the best of the evening, the entertainer shared his music live on stage.

On the verge: Cody Simpson

New kid on the block: When Cody Simpson was 10, he convinced his mother to register the domain name CodySimpson.com. “She thought I was crazy at the time,” says the Australian-born singer, now 14. “I’m glad we did that then, because it probably wouldn’t be available now.” Though Simpson just got his first hit on USA TODAY’s top 40 airplay chart — single On My Mind entered at No. 38 this week and is approaching 75,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan— he’s already a phenom for the teen-pop crowd. Signed last year to Atlantic Records, Simpson has 1.2 million Twitter followers. Both On My Mind and its predecessor, All Day (145,000 copies sold), topped the Radio Disney chart. Simpson’s second EP, Coast to Coast, comes out Sept. 20.

The eyes have it: Simpson has a look that could have come straight from the teen-idol catalog: He’s 5-foot-8, with feathered blond hair and eyes that are “like an aqua-hazel color — it changes with the kind of shirt I wear.” He cut his teeth on surfing singer/songwriters Jack Johnson and Donavon Frankenreiter but since moving to the USA last year also has developed a taste for R&B acts like Drake and Chris Brown.

The very beginning: Simpson began playing guitar at 7 and first performed publicly when he was 11, singing Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours with a friend of his sister’s at a school talent show — a performance that promptly got uploaded to YouTube. “I was, like, ‘Maybe I should wait until I’ve improved a little more?’ And they’re like, ‘No, do it now!’” He soon started posting videos of himself playing guitar and singing songs by Justin Timberlake, The Script, Bon Jovi and the Jackson 5. “I was very excited when I hit 100 and 200 views,” he says. Now, he has more than 78 million.

Meanwhile, back in the States: One early YouTube viewer was producer/songwriter Shawn Campbell, whose credits include Missy Elliott, Chris Brown and Jay-Z. But when Campbell contacted Cody in 2009 through the youngster’s MySpace page, Simpson’s parents got nervous. “He kept sending us e-mails, and we didn’t reply,” Cody says. Once Campbell convinced the Simpsons of his legitimacy, they set up a Skype session so Cody could play his original songs. After that, Cody says, “he wanted to fly me over to the U.S. to start recording with him.” Less than a year after posting his first video online, Cody was at work in Campbell’s Maryland studio.

Choosing a career path: Parents Brad Simpson and Angie Greenwood Simpson were both Australian national-champion swimmers during the ’80s. Young Simpson also was a medal winner with Olympic aspirations. “I wanted to be the next Michael Phelps,” says Simpson, who was once nicknamed Cod-fish, “but the music thing was becoming a bigger part of my life.”

Cody-mania: Last summer, Simpson introduced himself to potential fans with a tour of summer camps. After touring with fellow Internet sensation Greyson Chance earlier this year, he’s now drawing thousands to a series of mall shows through Sept. 18. Things got a bit out of hand during a May appearance in Sydney, when Simpson got egged three songs into his set and mall security canceled a post-show autograph session. “I love it when that stuff happens, but there’s definitely a point where you’ve got to keep everybody safe,” he says. “Like the barricades were falling over, and the security guys were freaking out. They were like, ‘Shut down this show; get out of the mall, please.’”

The change’ll do him good: Perhaps the most significant thing that happened to Simpson between the recording of his 2010′s 4U and Coast to Coast: His voice changed. “I’m very lucky to have had my voice break without having any trouble with it,” he says. “I have much more voice control than I had on the first EP.” And, for now, he’s OK when people refer to him as “the next Justin Bieber”: “It can be very flattering, and, because he has been so successful, it’s a good thing. At the same time, I want to be my own artist and my own person, too.” (from USAToday)

Cody Simpson Reaches 1 Million Twitter Followers

Our favourite Aussie teen Cody Simpsonhas just achieved a massive milestone — he has reached 1 million Twitter followers! Cody reached the landmark number a few hours ago, and #1millionangels and Congrats Cody have been trending since he hit the magic number. Cody tweeted, “I love you all. I honestly wouldn’t be able to have started without you all. this is just the beginning. #1MillionAngels”. We love you Cody, and we know you are just going to get bigger and bigger!  -  http://twitter.com/#!/thecodysimpson or @thecodysimpson

Cody Simpson Talks Random & Upcoming Album

Cody Simpson is thehothits.com’s favourite teen star, and when he came into our Melbourne studio for The Hot Hits: IRL we sat down for a secret chat with him!

Cody revealed what it was like to appear on So Random and how much he’s changed since then.

Plus he confirmed that his album will be coming out in September — and we can’t wait!

So sit back, relax, and check out exactly what Cody Simpson had to say – and stay tuned for all his music videos straight after the interview!

What’s Your Favorite Thing About Cody Simpson?

All the fans have been commenting on past posts here on this blog… but I want to know…

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CODY SIMPSON?

Is it…

His Looks

His Songs

His Personality

His Music Videos

His Music Stlye

His Dancing

His Lyrics

Etc… you decide or come up with your own ideas why you love Cody Simpson so much!