The LA-by-way-of-Montreal singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist has spent the last few years building one of the most compelling pop careers to emerge from the internet’s creative chaos — and she’s done it with musical chops that go far beyond the viral moments. A jazz-school graduate and a skilled performer on trumpet, piano, and guitar, Ryan rose to prominence in 2021 when her TikTok open verse challenge for “Don’t Text Me When You’re Drunk” exploded — turning into a global duet chain that ended up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

But what could have been a fleeting moment became a launchpad. Stacey signed to Island Records, toured the world, dropped her debut EP I Don’t Know What Love Is, and saw her single “Fall in Love Alone” climb international charts — all while refining a sound that fuses jazz, soul, R&B, and pop into something unmistakably her own.

Now independent and fully in control, she’s entering a new chapter. Her debut full-length album Blessing In Disguise is due this August, and the early singles show a deeper, more confident artist at the helm. It’s Stacey Ryan, version 2.0 — sharper, freer, and ready to make this next era her boldest yet.