Rita Ora hit headlines last December when she sued for her release from longtime label Roc Nation.
As widely reported, the London bred star (who has 5 UK #1’s and 1 US top 5 to her name) has been signed to the Jay Z helmed imprint since 2009 – and after much ado finally looked set to release her first Stateside album early this year.
However, said plans were dashed into disarray after the filing of her suit – which argued that she was essentially self-funding her releases as the label were focussing on other ventures (see: TIDAL, Roc Nation Sports).
In the months since, little else had been divulged, with fans left speculating the status of the case after Ora was immediately removed from the roster page on the Roc site.
Today, though, things seem to have taken an ugly turn…
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