Is Ryan Beatty the Valley’s Justin Beiber?

In the past month, local vocalist Ryan Beatty has gone from a kid singing YouTube covers to a legitimate pop music threat.

Ryan is 15 and a sophomore at Clovis High. Since re-launching his YouTube channel this time last month, he’s been getting a lot of attention. Enough, actually, to be the No. 1 most subscribed musician on YouTube in the past month. The fact that his look is right in line with the world’s current No. 1 teen icon probably doesn’t hurt.

By Mike Osegueda / The Fresno Bee