IS RIHANNA THE REASON RITA ORA IS DONE WITH ROC NATION ?

Rita Ora made headlines earlier this month when news
broke that she was suing her label, Roc Nation, to get out of
her contract. Rumors began swirling that part of the reason
Rita wants out is because of our favorite bad gal Rihanna!
It’s no secret that Rihanna is Roc Nation Royalty, but
apparently Rihanna is using her power to stop Rita Ora’s
career from progressing!
According to the Sun, Rihanna allegedly gets first picks
when it comes to songs, even though Rita hasn’t put
anything out since her 2012 eponymous debut.
A source told the newspaper: ‘Rihanna has never liked Rita
and has been using her power at Roc Nation accordingly.
Songs that might be submitted to her are automatically
given to Rihanna, who may then hold them for months
before deciding she doesn’t want them.”
But Rihanna isn’t all to blame because Rita’s ex-boyfriend,
Calvin Harris, is also holding some of the cards to! Calvin
banned Rita from performing ‘I Will Never Let You Down, a
track he produced for her during the time they were
together.
Rita is claiming that her contract with Roc Nation is in
violation of California’s ‘seven-year rule’ and that she has
been completely left behind as label executives are taking
the label in a different direction.
‘When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives
were very involved with her as an artist,’ the complaint
states, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
‘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.’
According to DailyMail, the lawsuit lists Roc Nation’s
interest in sports management and other projects like Tidal
as specific examples.
In an attempt to get out of her contract, Rita is citing Labour
Code §2855, which is the ‘Seven Year Rule’.
Once the news made national headlines ‘Free Rita’ began
trending on Twitter as fans backed the singer’s request to
be released from the label, according to the DailyMail.