Cody Simpson stops by Life in Lansing studios, during his Lansing visit for Silver Bells.

With over 1.4 million Twitter followers, over 1.8 million Facebook likes and over 99 million YouTube views, Cody Simpson is quickly shaping up as a true pop phenomenon. The Queensland, Australia-born singer/songwriter is now poised to ascend even higher. The release of his hugely anticipated new EP, “COAST TO COAST,” recently debuted TOP 15 on the Billboard 200 and features the Top 40 smash, “On My Mind,” as well as the classic heartbreak ballad, “Not Just You.”

Music played an integral part in Simpson’s life right from the start. Seeing his dad sing and play guitar for friends and family at parties and backyard barbecues taught him the incredible power of music to bring people together. Inspired, he asked for his own guitar and began taking lessons at the age of seven.