Cody Simpson, A Popular Import

It is out of the question Cody Simpson could someday lose his Australian accent - the pop star 14 years has left Australia in June 2010 and now resides in Los Angeles, after all. However, Simpson will do everything possible to prevent this from happening, and his reasoning has little to do with the pride of Australia.

"And 'my biggest advantage with the girls," Simpson said, hours before performing in front of 1,100 screaming fans in the Orland Square Mall in Orland Park on Friday. "I'm going to try to keep my accent as much as they can."

The benefits do not stop there. In addition to singing, Simpson - plays guitar and seems to be a decent dancer - who has not released a full length album, but has 1.2 million followers on Twitter.

He had little choice with it. "When I came to the United States, (my label) said, 'You have to dance," said Simpson.

Simpson is currently working with a choreographer in addition to singing lessons, which started six months ago. He said very little voice training when he found on YouTube by the record producer Shawn Campbell and initially doubted that he was ready to become a singer.

 

"I said," If I have improved? "I had not had a lot of experience out loud before," said Simpson, who was a promising swimmer with Olympic aspirations achieved. "But apparently it worked."

Simpson has worked with rapper Flo Rida's first single, "iYiYi" in May 2010. They release a new EP, "Coast to Coast", which promotes the current mall tour, September 20 and expects its long-term studio album will hit stores the next year.

"It was really crazy," said Simpson of the trip. "There has been increasing all the malls we go. He was like 4000-5000 people at the mall in Detroit. "

Simpson has learned to expect the unexpected when it comes to its growing fan base ("You'll be walking and they come out of nowhere," he said) and he was forced to adapt their shrill cry - not that he complained.

"I'm ear to follow to avoid external noise when I'm performing," Simpson said. "It 's easier. But sometimes I want to take your ear and listen to the monitor to go crazy.

"It all started to take off in recent months, so this is all new to me."

Lady Gaga to guest on 'The Simpsons'

This should make all the little TV-watching monsters happy: Lady Gaga has recorded a guest spot for an episode of The Simpsons! In “Lisa Goes Gaga,” the singer (seen here recording her lines on Aug. 22) makes a pit stop in Springfield after learning that it’s teeming with low self-esteem, and winds up trying to cheer up a dejected Lisa through the power of speech, song, and a flash mob. The adventurous performer admits that her visit to Simpsons HQ was “a little nerve-wracking.” “I make music, but I don’t do voice-overs every day of the week, and their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humor,” she tells EW. “That’s what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines.” And where does this guest spot rank among her professional experiences? “I would say this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done,” says Gaga, 25, noting: “My dad’s probably going to do 80 backflips when the episode comes out.”
He and the rest of America will be treated to a full-on animated extravaGaganza, complete with a Gaga Express train powered by a giant flame-shooting bustier, ample wardrobe changes, and a kiss with… Marge! “I play a little bit of a slut,” quips Gaga. “The apple doesn’t fall far from my artistic tree.”
The Simpsons producers say they were impressed by her voice-acting range and ad-libbing skills, and are proud to include her in their storied guest ranks. “Since the very beginning, I’ve always wanted to have on the most iconic personalities of our time, and she’s it,” declares series creator Matt Groening. As for the challenge of properly animating such a colorful character, he deadpans, “It’s very hard to top reality with her, but I’m sure we’ll come up with something that is going to be as improbable as her usual wardrobe.” Sums up exec producer Al Jean: “For the first time in the history of The Simpsons, we are honored to have on a show business legend who is younger than our show.”
“Lisa Goes Gaga” airs in spring 2012 as part of the show’s 23rd season, which launches Sept. 25. Gaga will open the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28.