Jay Z, Beyoncé's hubby rapper and owner of Tidal continues to expand his empire, but that doesn't exempt him from having problems like every human. The last one also has a first and last name. Rita Ora, a member of Roc Nation since its inception in 2008, sued the record label last week. claiming that the company, since it began its expansion into other fields within entertainment, has not cared about his interests as an artist.
Rita Ora signed her contract with the Roc Nation label when she was just 18 years old, in 2008. Now, in 2015, Ora says she feels "Orphan" and affirms that it is she who "He is handling his promotional appearances on television, recording costs and video projects". Ora's intention with this complaint is to be able to achieve the total emancipation of the Roc Nation label, objective that would achieve to win the lawsuit. In the event that she loses, Rita Ora should remain on Jay Z's record label until at least 2019.
The complaint states the following: “When Rita signed, Roc Nation and her top executives were very involved with her as an artist. As Roc Nation's interests diversified, fewer resources were available and the company suffered an executive entry and exit. The remaining people who supported Rita within the seal either left or moved onto other activities, to the point that she no longer has any kind of relationship with anyone within the company ».
If she succeeds in winning the lawsuit, Rita Ora would not be the only one to leave the Roc Nation label. Remember that Kylie Minogue, who signed her contract with Jay Z's label in February 2013, decided to end her time at Roc Nation in March of this year., although his reasons - at least those announced - were a mere page turn with a friendly ending: “I have had an incredible time with Roc Nation and it has been fantastic to be a team these last two years. We met at a time in my life when I wanted to change things. I loved working with Roc on the 'Kiss Me Once' album, the world tour and the DVD, making great friends in the process. I want to thank everyone at Roc Nation for taking this amazing journey with me ».