Rita Ora
Rita Ora tells us who she’s been the most starstruck by, creates her ultimate superstar group, which country star she’d love to collab with, her obsession with SZA, and more during Rapid Fire!
Katie Bain 0:00You probably wouldn’t guess but I’d love to work with…
Rita Ora 0:03Probably Chris Stapleton
Katie Bain 0:18Okay, we have a little game. Oh, cool. Yeah, I’m gonna say a sentence. Okay, fill in the blank with the first thing that comes to your mind.
Rita Ora 0:24I love this! No, I genuinely play it with like my friends.
Katie Bain 0:28Who’s made you the most starstruck?
Rita Ora 0:30Prince was a moment for sure. I remember when he walked into a party with the most gorgeous twins, honestly, it was like the seas parted and he just like walked through slowly. And I was like – that was the first time I like saw him but then we met after.
Katie Bain 0:48Did he ever give you any advice?
Rita Ora 0:49I think he just told me to own my masters. And now I own my masters.
Katie Bain 0:54Weirdest thing I do before I go onstage?
Rita Ora 0:58I warm up. And then I sort of like just hum but I’m alone. I have like 10 minutes to myself. Just focus and think about the show.
Katie Bain 1:05What is your favorite late night snack?
Rita Ora 1:06I mean pizza. I just love pizza. Who doesn’t love pizza? Or cheese?
Katie Bain 1:10You have an endless budget to start the ultimate group – who is in your group?
Rita Ora 1:15Oh my gosh, I think Sam Smith. Yes. I love Anitta. Oh yeah, Charli XCX perfect. Nicki Minaj I mean, how big is this group? Because we like Beyoncé, David Bowie if he was still alive and me! Yeah. And the whole of BTS.
Katie Bain 1:34You’d be shocked to learn I’m a big fan of…
Rita Ora 1:37Chris Stapleton
Katie Bain 1:40I’m shocked.
Rita Ora 1:41Are you?
Katie Bain 1:42Well no, because he’s amazing.
Rita Ora 1:42He’s absolutely iconic. I just love Chris because of the soul and then he gives me straight gospel soul
Katie Bain 1:52The one song I wish I wrote?
Rita Ora 1:57Oh, I always say this: ‘Don’t Speak,’ No Doubt. It’s just just written perfectly. It’s like the perfect song and I’m just like obsessed with Gwen Stefani.
Katie Bain 2:12The last song I listened to was…
Rita Ora 2:14What was I just listening to in the car? I think it was like a SZA song because I’m like everyone else in the world obsessed with this the whole SZA album.
Katie Bain 2:23You probably wouldn’t guess but I’d love to work with…
Rita Ora 2:27Probably Chris Stapleton.
Katie Bain 2:29Hell yes, you guys would be amazing together.
Rita Ora 2:31It’s just a random duo, but it would work really well.
Calvin Harris is clearing up a rumor once and for all that he was involved in the delay of Rita Ora‘s sophomore album.
For years, it was reported and speculated that the 32-year-old singer songwriter’s second album was delayed over the use of the DJ’s tracks, as the two dated briefly in 2013. On Monday (Nov. 28), Harris responded to writer George Griffiths, who claimed that Ora would have been “one of the biggest pop stars in the world,” if the album wasn’t “torpedoed.”
“Entire thing is a myth, there is one unreleased song i worked on and it isn’t good,” Harris wrote of his involvement in response. Ora has yet to publicly address her ex-boyfriend’s tweet.
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Back in 2015, Ora addressed more drama between her and Harris, explaining in an interview with Marie Claire, “There was a reason why I split up with him. And there was a reason why I’m at this point in my life where I feel like I have so much musical freedom, and I don’t have to explain myself to anybody… It was more of a thing where I was in awe. I was at that point in my relationship where I felt he could do no wrong. I thought he had my back and that he’d never steer me wrong.”
She went on to reveal that after their collaboration “I Will Never Let You Down” came out, “everything started to go a bit weird. I don’t know if it was because business was mixed with personal or what.”
In August 2014, Ora’s scheduled performance of the song was Teen Choice Awards was shut down due to some behind-the-scenes drama between the two exes. Harris, who wrote and produced the track, did not approve the rights to use the song on the show.
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