It can be hard to listen to native speakers – every learner of a foreign language knows that. It is always easier if you already know more or less what the topic is and what the people are talking about before you listen to the original material. So this is a short preview of what you are going to hear in the video:

Ryan Beatty is a young boy from Clovis, California who became famous over YouTube. He posted videos of himself singing on a YouTube channel. At the beginning he only sang songs that were written by and for other musicians, such as Adele or John Mayer. By now, he has brought out his first own single, that was written for him. He has appeared on the cover of various popculture magazines and is thought to be a very promising new musician. In the video, he talkes about how he became famous, why he likes singing, what it was like to work with the team that produced his song, which musicians he looks up to and what kind of music he wants to do in the future.