Ryan Kevin Beatty (born September 25, 1995) is an American singer. He was born in Clovis and now resides in Los Angeles. His music combines an acoustic sound mixed with modern "new school" edge. "Real" instruments add downbeat tempos. His debut EP, Because Of You debuted at #1 on the iTunes Pop Charts & #7 on the Top 100 in 2012. Beatty's single, Hey LA was featured in a nationwide AT&T campaign against texting while driving. Beatty is currently working on his debut LP due to release in 2013. Background edit: Beatty was born on September 25, 1995 to parents Kevin and Caleen Beatty. He is the second youngest of five children, Brooke, Lauren, Stacey, Jenni, and Kenny. Beatty attended Clovis High School in Clovis, California. As a young teen, Beatty's deep connection to music prompted him to upload videos of song covers to his sister's YouTube account in 2009. Beatty created his own channel in Feb. 25, 2011, which has secured two million worldwide followers. Career edit: Since 2011, Ryan Beatty has consistently been one of the most-viewed artists on YouTube. He released his debut single Every Little Thing in November 2011, which reached #89 on the iTunes Pop Charts.Ryan Seacrest premiered Beatty's debut music video "Every Little Thing" on February 2, 2012, following an incredible response from fans to the trailer. By the end of 2011 Beatty was featured by Billboard magazine as #10 on Billboard's Top Fastest Rising Artists across Social Media Networks. Beatty went on to release his debut EP "Because of You" which premiered on Radio Disney on July 23, 2012 and was released to the public exclusively on iTunes on July 24, 2012. Within 24 hours of its release, Because of You landed in the #1 spot on the US Pop Album Charts and #7 spot on the Top Album Charts. Hey LA was the lead single off of the EP and premiered on Radio Disney to positive response from fans.Entertainment Weekly exclusively premiered the music video for the song on September 3, 2012. The performance also received coverage from MTV. Touring edit: During the summer of 2012 Beatty toured cities such as New York City, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, Houston and Memphis. He sold out The Roxy in Los Angeles on two separate occasions in the summer of 2012. Beatty also headlined numerous radio station Jingle Jam concerts in December 2012. Ryan performed live at the B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash in Chicago on December 15, 2012 along with Austin Mahone and headliner Justin Bieber.

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