Originally posted by Iman i just dont get it. why are indie acts releasing new music yet she cant?

i'm being so patient with rita. it's hard but i understand that her team is waiting for the right time, but how much longer?! she's literally got so much going on and it's everything but music

yeah i do believe in her potential and talent as well and i think she can be big here too but the focus isn't solely on music like it should and that's what bothers me. for example, rita should be doing more features and more hooks to obtain some united states success.

she said in some interview like yesterday, that she picked out her first single already and that it's midtempo and heartfelt and it'll be before the summer. here's the link:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...re-summer.html

lol based on her response i think she knows her fans have been waiting.

Originally posted by EarStyle SHE SAYS SINGLE IN TWO MONTHS...LOL. http://www.rap-up.com/2015/03/24/cha...n-seth-meyers/

How did you get involved with Rita Ora Her mother contacted me and told me she was worried about Rita's career. She was very young at the time. She was 17. I had an hour meeting with Rita. I sat down with her in a cafe in Notting Hill and asked her what she wanted to do. At the time she wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest (2009) because she felt it was the only choice she had. I felt she was a star and so said to her, “If you want to make it then you should leave the Eurovision Song Contest. That is just a no go. And if you want to do it, I'll be here.” She rang me the next day. What was it about her that convinced you to take her on? I took her on because of her star quality. That was it. I hadn’t heard Rita sing. I said to her, "Can you sing?" and she said, "Yeah." I said, "Can you sing better than anyone you know?" and she said, "Yeah." I could hear it in the tone of her speaking voice and said to her, “If you can sing better than anyone you know and if you really believe in yourself, I suggest you don’t do the Eurovision Song Contest.” There was something about her and that has always been the thing for me: take opportunities. You can smell a chance. It’s about knowing when to go, knowing when to press the button. How were you involved creatively with Rita Ora? A track called ‘Hot Right Now’ written by DJ Fresh and the Invisible Men, who have a studio here, was the launch single in the UK. That was actually made in the office here. I said to her, “We have a great track here, this is something you should listen to!” We then played it to Rob Stringer and Nick Gatfield and everybody loved it. Jessie J's song ‘Do It Like A Dude’ was made in the studio here in the office as well actually. I'm particularly interested in the key steps that are made from the moment you sign something to the launch… It's all about the record and choosing that record is just instinct. When we had ‘Do It Like A Dude’ with Jessie J, there was no question in my mind that that was the record to go with for the launch in the UK. It was the same with Rita Ora’s first single ‘Hot Right Now’. When we got 'Hot Right Now’ we knew this was our chance. You can only keep people's attention for so long. If you have people’s enthusiasm you want that ball of energy to move forward. Once you smell that chance, it's the right chance. Once you are confident with the record and that the artist can deliver it, that's when you have to pull everyone together as a team and say, “Right, we are pressing the button.” I’ve said that to several artists that I've been involved with. When I say that what I mean is, this is it. Start running! We are moving forward. What is Roc Nation’s part in the Rita Ora project and how did they get involved? They are the label and they are released through Sony. Like Lava Records with Jason Flom, which is released by Republic Records. There was a major label interested here in the UK here but for one reason or another it didn't quite happen. Jay Brown found out about Rita and rang me because we had been talking to him about suitable producers for Rita. I’d done some work with them before. He called me in November (2009) and said, “We want to fly Rita out and sign her to our label. We’ve just set up the label with Sony and we want to meet her.” As a 17-year-old girl Rita was super excited to meet Jay Z. But it nearly never happened. As it was very close to Christmas we were supposed to postpone the meeting until the New Year. I had a conversation with Jay and said to him, "Look, you should get in immediately. It doesn't matter if it's just a quick meeting. Just do it and see what you think." They agreed and flew her out there and within 48 hours we did the deal. They were in absolutely no doubt the moment they met her. Jay Brown and Jay Z saw the potential and said, “Let's do it!” [A&R] Ty (Tyran Smith) has been incredible with her. He’s given Rita the space to develop into the artist she is now. I have the utmost respect for the whole Roc Nation team. Rita really needed the time and she was given that. Why were Roc Nation a good match for her? When we had that chance with Roc Nation I knew they would be the perfect partners for Rita as a label. There was that initial interest and if there is the interest then let's just close it. I knew that if they saw this girl they were going to be blown away. I really believe that as an artist you get chances and they are all windows for you to do things. Can you give any examples of how your artists deal with that difficult balance of territories? Rita Ora has had three number one records in the UK and a number one album. She now can't step out the door or off a plane without being photographed. But when she goes to Kansas City, for example, life changes. She has a lot of work to do there. She has to start again. Ellie went out on the road in the US in a tour bus together with her manager Jamie Lillywhite. It's very physically demanding and if you've got two territories happening at the same time then it’s particularly hard. I don't want to be sexist about this but men are a bit more robust. So if you're a solo female artist on the road with a crew of men in a little tour bus in America then it’s tough. During that time she probably had to fly back to the UK three or four times to do promo. You only can make it if you have that work ethic. Everybody in the music business now, whether you a journalist, manager, people in labels or an artist, has to work really hard if they want to be successful. The people who last are the people who love it. You can call it a lifestyle choice. Putting the footwork in, going into every single radio station, meeting people and just enjoying the process – that is all part of the dream.

Originally posted by Gedamara Yayy, a one year gap between the lead and second single. O must B soo good , she wants to release a single a year so people have more time to digest

Originally posted by Gedamara Yayy, a one year gap between the lead and second single. O must B soo good , she wants to release a single a year so people have more time to digest

Originally posted by GustavoBardusco She done a video shoot a few weeks ago with the music video director Mark Romanek, but it's the only info that we have. Also, her sister is on the video (??) with this Pharrell-sized hat https://instagram.com/p/0216CIDUrE/?taken-by=elenaora The first single wasn't released sis