DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Rita Ora has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court that will effectively free her from Roc Nation. Ora claims that the contract she signed with Roc Nation in 2008 violates California law. The lawsuit claims that she has been orphaned by Jay-Z, because of his new efforts with Tidal and sports management. Billboard states, "When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist," states the complaint. "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." With unmistakable references to Jay Z's new pursuits (the streaming service Tidal is mentioned), the lawsuit paints Roc Nation as a "diminished" record label with "only a handful of admittedly worthy heritage superstar artists." Apparently, Rita has been self-funding all of her performances and recording costs. Rita is suing on the basis of the seven-year rule which states that artists are not responsible to perform duties cited in the contract seven years after being signed. However, this rule has since been altered in a way that companies can sue individuals for damages if they do not release the number of albums cited in the contract during that time. Though the situation is a little more tricky with Rita, so I suggest reading the Billboard article below to fully understand it. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6813571/rita-ora-lawsuit-roc-nation-jay-z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 "Apparently, Rita has been self-funding all of her performances and recording costs." Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobster 14,604 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 2 minutes ago, Didymus said: "Apparently, Rita has been self-funding all of her performances and recording costs." Wow. But I'm only a man and I do what I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,296 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, VampireMobster said: Those things aren't at odds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddMeOnMYSPACE 2,033 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 kesha teas, I hope she gets out asap! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I knew something was off with the way her promotional schedule was working. Hopefully she will be able to break free and somehow shine light on Kesha's lawsuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobster 14,604 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, Nemo said: Those things aren't at odds. Oh... I thought because she said "As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives."... But she probably meant other artists But I'm only a man and I do what I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, VampireMobster said: Oh... I thought because she said "As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives."... But she probably meant other artists No, ur correct, that's what going on. Tidal is taking their funds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,296 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, VampireMobster said: Oh... I thought because she said "As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives."... But she probably meant other artists Roc Nation is not Tidal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit 15,807 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Jay only got her because she was a spitting image of Rihanna and we all know it. She sounded like Beyonce and looked like Rihanna. “For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.” ― Jean Dubuffet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobster 14,604 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, Nemo said: Roc Nation is not Tidal. Yep, you're right, my bad. I thought they had some sort of agreement or something, because most of Roc Nation's artists end up being Tidal exclusives (or so I thought, but I got it mixed up) But I'm only a man and I do what I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 3 minutes ago, Nemo said: Roc Nation is not Tidal. it may not be, but think of Jay Z as the parent and he's got two babies, Roc Nation and Tidal, if he's spending all his time, effort and money nurturing Tidal, than he gonna be spending less on Roc Nation, and that's where it makes the artists, like Rita, suffer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwontell 7,312 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Kesha teas, tbh...but, yeah, if she's not being properly used there, let her go somewhere else and do her thing...I mean, I get why once she was seen as a "menace" to Rihanna, but that's no longer the case, so holding on to her not let her work is just petty... Anyway, good luck for her...ya know, messing with roc nation is dangerous... ATTENTION: (bad) jokes and sarcasm are still a thing, so don't take everything I say literally. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Well she never happened anywhere outside the UK so what did she expect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef 61,598 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 7 minutes ago, Runway said: Well she never happened anywhere outside the UK so what did she expect she never had the opportunity She had a shot with I Will Never Let You Down and it was just about to take off stateside when Calvin got bitter af and banned her from releasing anymore of her work with his productions Signature loading… 👹🖤 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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