Roc Nation has filed a lawsuit against Rita Ora for breaking her recording contract and failing to deliver her second album.

Jay Z’s record label are suing the British singer for $2.4million (£1.67m), and filed the suit in Manhattan six weeks after Rita filed her own against them in Los Angeles.

According to the filing, obtained by the New York Post’s Page Six, Rita was contracted for five albums but has so far only released one.

Court documents state that Roc Nation ‘has tirelessly promoted [her] career, investing millions of dollars in marketing, recording and other costs, which was instrumental in guiding Ms. Ora to her current level of success and fame.’


Rita’s own lawsuit is hoping to prove that the agreement she signed in 2008 at the age of 18 with Roc Nation violates California law.



‘When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist. As Roc Nation’s interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives,’ her filing said.

‘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.’

Following Roc Nation’s filing, Rita’s lawyer Howard King told New York Post’s Page Six: ‘Jay Z has personally and graciously promised Rita complete freedom from Roc Nation, the details of which are now being finalised.

‘We believe that Roc Nation’s distributor, Sony Music, has required Roc Nation to file this action to preserve whatever rights Sony might have pending resolution.’

While her music career has been stalled, Rita has been making the most of endorsements with Adidas, Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6, as well as taking on reality judge roles on The Voice UK and The X Factor.

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