The ink is officially dry!
Rita Ora has a new label home – and is finally opening up about it.
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Taking to Instagram moments ago, the chart-topping singer revealed that she has signed with Atlantic Records.
The star, who has had five UK #1’s said in a statement:
“Music is my first love and I am looking forward to getting my new songs released. I’m thankful to my new Atlantic Records family for all their support and encouragement. The next chapter is going to be incredible.”
President of Atlantic Records [UK] Ben Cook added:
“Rita is a rare talent and a true global star. First and foremost she’s a great singer who’s hugely passionate about music and I’m delighted to welcome her to Atlantic Records. We look forward to getting in the studio with her and making an incredible album.”
The deal is for the release of her music globally. Word has it that negotiations wrapped recently and a major roll-out is planned for the next phase of the singer’s music career.
As widely reported, Ora had been engaged in a legal wrangle with Roc Nation, to who she had been jointly signed since 2009 (the other partner in the equation being Columbia Records).
According to a suit filed by the Brit-bred songbird, her career was being caged by the Roc’s lack of attention – which was caused largely by its diversified business interests. The latter included a new sports management division and the forming of a standalone record label at Universal – the rival to Ora’s then-label (which was housed over at Sony).
The end result, she argued, effectively left her orphaned musically, forced to fund her own recordings, and tasked with ramping up her other endeavours in the realm of TV, film, and fashion to keep her brand afloat. Much of which was reportedly sought out by her non-Roc management.
With the drama over (not before the Jay Z imprint countersued and eventually settled), clearly Ora’s undeniable work ethic has paid off.
We’re oh so buzzed to see and hear how her new chapter unfolds.
Rita is a multi-layered talent and is armed with the momentum gained from her many ventures. It’ll be exciting to see how the Atlantic team use this to their advantage and course hers.
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And just like every other deal she’s ever inked with a label, this one will flop even harder. If they can’t revive Jojo’s career, what makes them think they’ll have any success with her?
if she can’t win with Rihanna’s management and Jay-Z’s label, how is she gonna win with Atlantic of ALL labels? Hmm, but let’s see what she comes out with.
I’m predicting a dance record, which I won’t be here for.
I was about to say, look at Jojo. She signed with them and they did nothing for her career. There is nothing special about this RIHta. Her voice is decent (she sounds like one of those Little Mix girls). She’s an average performer. She’s a basic looker and she has no true style of her own, music or fashion wise. She should stick with being a socialite.
Says a Ciara stan. And I’m not even coming for you because of Ciara’s sales or anything, but since ‘The Evolution,’ everything Ciara has released was absolute trash. Teaming with Dr Luke and all these dance producers. She hasn’t had a true hit since 2006, and she knows this yet continues to come out with these disgusting pop records, claiming “this is my best work so far.” No bish, Goodies and Evolution was, now stop saying you’re waiting for marriage before you phuck Russel’s brains out and get back in the studio, record some RnB gems.
Yawn! Y’all are so TIRED! I said what I said and it has nothing to do with Ciara. Stay pressed over her f*****. She owns your mind.
WAIT…we can’t forget about “Ciara”, I mean that’s where she should’ve went after “The Evolution”. Like most ppl, I act as if “Fantasy Ride”, “Basic Instinct” & “Jackie” never happened. Her self titled project was amazing but handled entirety wrong by her and Epic Records.
Yawn AGAIN! Yes Ciara has faced a lot of lows and road blocks in her career, but SHE IS STILL HERE!!! Every time I comment, here comes y’all f*** foaming at the mouths throwing weak shade. I don’t care sis! I said what I said. MUAH!!!!
Bish, if why are you yawning?
Go to bed if you’re tired.
#JACKIE stays getting dragged in the comments section, and I am getting ALL my kiis.
DUST
Kiii! @ Maurice giving u a nap
Honestly, those Little Mix girls (well, two of them) are better vocally than Rita.
$am’s posts on Rita are so embellished with information when not that much people really care.
Yes they have great voices, but Rita kinda sounds like one of them. She doesn’t have her own sound.
Home of modern R&B let’s see what she has in store.
Congrats.
Lmao is she competing with Cheryl for the most local and irrelevant h** outside the UK title?
Bye sis, you’re salty your fave can’t chart anymore
Not Rihta Oral tho
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Ciara deserves it more…..
Ciara is doing just fine.
And then I said “biitch where”?
But sis didn’t Taylor taste Rita’s juices whenever she went down on Calvin?
Girl I’m not paying you dust on purpose
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For some reason my comments are being held for moderation from last post, where you tried me…..
@Lolz SCREAMING
Can’t wait for her new music….
Rita is lucky that Jay Z helped launch her career because if that was the case, Atlantic would just give her limited promo and no late night tv promos as they proved over and over with K Michelle, Sevyn Streeter, Trevor Jackson and etc.
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Also I heard that Jay Z signed her replacement which is Justin Syke I think.
Atlantic has YET to push Sevyn Streeter and Trevor Jackson as they BOTH have extreme great potential to run the R&B world.
You’re so fuckinnnn dumb. Rita is not r&b. Her music reaches a broader audience than k michelle
Where did I say Rita Ora does “R&B”?
Are you on meth?
Reading is fundamental boo boo 😉
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Are you stupid? You literally used all r&b examples. It’s a different market and different promo
Good job Rita and good luck
She sure doesn’t have 5 uk number ones. Cheryl holds that record.
Lord this girl is like a cat with nine lives. They just keep trying to make her happen. The US doesn’t want her.
DEATH. You didn’t lie tho. They can do whatever they want to, this girl is going to flop… again.
At least fave is not afraid to release in the US or tour all over the world
Ok, when it comes to Ciara’s music since Evolution, it hasn’t all been complete crap! Music trends change every 5 to 10 years and all Ciara tried to do was progress with it. All of these veterans tried to do the same and they were accused of copying and following trends then when they went back to their roots, people accuse them of being out of touch with the times. D*med if they do, d*med if they don’t!
Right! I love ALL of Ciaras albums. People are just biased when it comes to her, and 9/10 the people who shade her music the most hasn’t even listened to a Cici album since Goodies.
Speaking of the QUEEN, Ciara is currently shooting with the legendary Iman. #SUPERMODELTEAS
No shade, but what exactly is Ciara the queen of?
Yass, hunty! Folks can call Ciara whatever they want but sheet she’s making millions of dollars modeling high flash clothes. #TrueTea
Stay tuned..the flopage and irrelevancy continues….
Lol ohh
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So unbelievably ready for Ci Ci’s return to music. I really need her and Rih to squash the beef to do a song together. It’ll do so much good for both of them. Any day now! Anyway, I have a feeling that this next album will be THE ONE since everything’s going right in her life right now. New label and I’m sure they’ll promote and release the pop songs to radio.
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I don’t think that she is a star fit for music. If she was meant for this her career would have popped already. I mean guys lets realize she has been signed since like 2006-2008 and has hardly had one hit. The hit she had, is thanks to Iggy Azalea fame in 2014, not even her own single.
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Good luck to Rita Ora, but she needs to make herself seem not so boring. She almost suffers from the Leona Lewis issue with in terms of personality, luckily for her she seems or least comes off younger than Leona.
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I personally do not see a big Pop music career for her, especially to become extremely famous at this point in the USA. She seems to focused on being an X Factor judge, part time model, etc.
sure… why not?!? hope it helps. she was never bad for music. can’t blame anybody that roc nation is a label with dirty magic tho.
Including her work with Destiny’s Child, beyonce has the most Billboard No. 1 singles of the 2000s for a credited vocalist (8 total). Shut yo mouth and say it ain’t so!! I see why Bey ain’t pressed over no #1s she want them stadium checks!
Damn, is Ciara the only one with no record deal lol no shade lol.
Good luck to her and let see what she bring to the tabel of music
Good luck to her. 🙂
“Singer Officially Joins Home Of Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran”, and Boosie Badazz! Don’t forget about Boosie Badazz now…he’s on Atlantic too!
Flop. This roach won’t die off.