Introduction
Ryan Kevin Beatty (born September 25, 1995) is an American singer. He was born in Clovis, California and now resides in Los Angeles. 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 album due to release in 2016.
Career
Since 2011, Ryan Beatty has been covering popular songs and posting them on his YouTube channel. The videos have been well received with his most popular song, a cover of Bruno Mars' "Marry You", gaining over 6 million views. 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 good response from fans to the trailer.
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.
Ryan spent the summer of 2013 touring as one of the opening acts on Cody Simpson's "Paradise Tour". His first headlining tour was scheduled for November 2013, but has since been postponed until 2014.
Beatty released the lead single "Passion" from his debut studio album in 2016, which the album is due to be released the same year.
Appearances and projects
Showbiz Tonight, MTV News, CNN, Access Hollywood, Good Day LA, KTLA, Young Hollywood, RyanSeacrest.com, Billboard's The Beat, JoJo on the Radio on KIIS FM, Clevver TV, Sweety High's SweetBeatTV, What's Trending LIVE, "Backstage at the Grammys" 2012 Radio Tour, AMP Radio, Rick Dees, Go Radio and Yahoo! Music and Teen.com
- Other projects
In 2012 Beatty was chosen to be one of the faces of AT&T's national "It Can Wait" campaign to end texting and driving. Beatty's PSA, which urges fans to take the pledge not to text and drive, aired nationwide. In October 2012 Beatty used his music to empower teens to stand up to bullying. Beatty made surprise appearances at various schools to perform and raise awareness of teen bullying, while spreading the word of self-empowerment to teens.
In January 2013, Ryan continued his support of the "It Can Wait" campaign with a live performance and appearance in Chicago.
Personal life
Beatty came out as gay in June 2016, at the age of 20, three weeks after the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. He uploaded an Instagram photo of a Gay Power balloon on his Instagram account with the following caption: "proud to be a raging homosexual. it's taken 20 years of suffocating in the closet for me to become comfortable enough to say it, but now I can finally breathe. i did it!"
Awards, features and nominations
- 2011: Billboard Magazine – Named Beatty as #10 on the Next Big Sound chart featuring the fastest growing artists across social media
- 2011: PopStar! Magazine – named him one of the 12 new artists to look out for in 2012
- 2011: J-14 Magazine – Beatty was featured as their "Hot Guy of the Week"
- 2012: Teen Choice Awards – Choice Web Star – Nominated
- 2012: Named to Billboard's "21 Under 21"
- 2013: Teen Choice Awards – Choice Web Star – Nominated
- "RYAN BEATTY with GRANT WOELL at The Pike Room". The Crofoot.
- "Teen Pop Sensation Ryan Beatty". Studio 10. WTSP. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012.
- J-14 Magazine (May 27, 2011). "J-14's Hot Guy of the Week Ryan Beatty". Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- Sharon Tharp (June 14, 2012). "YouTube Breakout Ryan Beatty Nominated for Choice Web Star at Teen Choice Awards". Ology. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- Nick Williams and Chris Palermino (September 17, 2012). "21 Under 21: Ones to Watch 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
Discography
Albums
- Ryan Beatty (2016)
EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Because of You |
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| Ryan Beatty - EP |
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Singles
As main artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance | ||||
| "Every Little Thing" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Hey L.A" | 2012 | — | — | ||
| "Chameleon" | 2013 | — | — | ||
| "Passion" | 2016 | — | — | Ryan Beatty | |
| "Stay Gold" | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||