With Jay Z/Roc Nation Woes Piling Up, Rita Ora Stays Laced Up

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Roc Nation’s Rita Ora is keeping her mind focused on business amid a publicized legal dispute with music mogul Jay Z‘s company.

Instead of fueling her courtroom battle, Rita revealed new pictures from her upcoming adidas collection on Instagram this week.

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Reports this week claimed Rita’s record company had sued her for millions.

In the new suit, Roc Nation counters that it’s spent over $2 million developing and marketing the British pop singer’s still-unreleased second album. The label says the ​British ​​”​X Factor​”​ judge was supposed to deliver a total of five albums when she signed with Roc Nation in 2008, but has only put out one. (Page Six)

Reports last December revealed Ora filed a complaint against her record company Roc Nation.

“When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist,” states the complaint. “As Roc Nation’s interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives. Rita’s remaining supporters at the label left or moved on to other activities, to the point where she no longer had a relationship with anyone at the company.” (Billboard)

Additional reports claimed Rita had to pay out of pocket for various business-related expenses.

Ora (now living in California) says she’s on her own, “self-funding her promotional television appearances, recording costs and video projects,” but she has a problem. In 2013, Roc Nation switched its distribution partner from Sony to Universal, but according to the lawsuit, she’s been left behind at Sony, which she paints as “hamstrung” by Roc Nation’s alleged inattention. (Billboard)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. When I'm not covering hip-hop news and announcements, I'm deep into an Audible book and eating veggies.

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