Rita Ora Leaves Jay-Z's Label Roc Nation to Sign with Warner Music

Rita Ora is leaving Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation to sign with Warner Music, which follows a lawsuit filed by the British singer in 2015 describing an “orphaned relationship” between herself and her former label.

On the heels of her lawsuit, Roc Nation filed a counterclaim.

Ora has now signed with Warner Music, but specifics of her deal with the company are not available at this time. Roc Nation has additionally not confirmed or denied the settlement reports.

Initially, Ora’s legal team had filed a lawsuit in December 2015 with the Los Angeles Superior Court that aimed to break her five-album recording contract with Roc Nation that the British singer signed in 2008. In the original suit, Ora claimed that she had a “diminished” status with the label and “only a handful of admittedly worthy heritage superstar artists” in it’s roster. Ora also asserted that she felt cast aside while Roc Nation began to focus on other endeavors, including sports management.

A month after Ora filed suit, Roc Nation sent a cross-complaint that claimed they had spent a great deal of money, $2.3 million to be exact, on her debut album Ora in 2012. The label also asserted that she was in violation of her contract by not having four more albums recorded.

At the time her attorney Howard King told Billboard that Jay-Z had contacted the singer and told her that they would settle the lawsuit out of court, “We’re in the process of finalizing those details,” he had said. “Jay-Z could not have been more gracious.”

Ora posted a Snapchat over the weekend that showed two pieces of paper covered up by smiley face suns. The photo was captioned with “Contract time!!”

Following her lawsuit against Roc Nation, Ora also came under fire in rumors that she was the infamous “Becky” mentioned on Beyonce’s Lemonade album. The British singer apparently sparked these rumors by donning a lemon bra and posting the photos to Instagram. Ora refuted the rumors on Twitter, but donning the same skirt and blouse that Beyonce had worn in the “Formation” music video certainly didn’t help matters.

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Rita Ora, Jay-Z, Roc Nation