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Will.i.Am and Cody Wise set for UK No.1 single with 'It's My Birthday'

Singer and producer Will.i.Am has scored the highest new entry on the UK Top 40's midweek singles chart update today (July 9) with 'It's My Birthday', which also features 17-year-old US singer, Cody Wise.

The hitmaker is leagues ahead of his competition as the track has shifted over 42,000 copies so far and the Official Charts Company has confirmed that 1% of that figure being accounted for by audio streams. 100 streams through services like Spotify and Deezer now count for one sale. 

The Vamps' 'Somebody To You' has shot up from No.39 to No.2 this afternoon, Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea's 'Problem' has dropped to No.3, and Jess Glynne's 'Right Here' is a new entry at No.4. Ella Henderson is now at No.5 with her track, 'Ghost'. 

The Vamps, meanwhile, recently spoke to Pressparty about working with Demi Lovato on 'Somebody To You' and admitted that it was a fantastic experience:

"Well, we worked with the same producers as Demi and we were like, ‘oh we really want a feature for this song’, and she was around. Then she recorded her vocals and just thrashed it. She was great. She’s so beautiful – it’s great to have her in the video. She added something different – a different story. We didn’t actually shoot at the same time as her – she shot her parts a week later on the same beach."

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Watch Will.i.Am's video for 'It's My Birthday' here: