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Ryan Beatty Finds Love and Shapes New Album ‘Sweet Fortune’

In Los Angeles, Ryan Beatty, fresh off his "Calico" tour, collaborated with Ethan Gruska on "Phantom," a track reflecting his current happiness. This new material is integral to his upcoming album, "Sweet Fortune," which he describes as hav

Variety Music·Jun 22, 2026·via Variety Music

Ryan Beatty Finds Love and Shapes New Album ‘Sweet Fortune’

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Jun 22, 2026 3:30pm PT

Ryan Beatty on How Finding Happiness in Love Shaped His New Album ‘Sweet Fortune’: ‘This Record Has a Really Big Heart to It’

By Steven J. Horowitz

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Steven J. Horowitz

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Ryan Beatty was about to embark on the final leg of his “Calico” tour in 2024 when he cut the song “Phantom” with frequent collaborator Ethan Gruska. He was in Los Angeles, the city he calls home, when they worked on the tune, a lilting, slow-burning track that gradually blooms like a flower. At the time, he knew there was something there; perhaps it could be a bridge away from his critically acclaimed third album “Calico,” a gorgeous record that grappled with the end of a relationship by examining its finer details, as if to grasp at them one last time before they slipped away.