Rita Ora was bullied when she was younger for being a "refugee". The ‘How To Be Lonely’ hitmaker came to the UK as an infant from Kosovo, Albania, when her parents fled persecution against Albanians connected to the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. And although Rita grew up in Notting Hill, London, she still faced "prejudice" from those around her, w... »
BST Hyde Park has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual music festival was due to take place across two weekends in July – between the 3rd and 12th – in London’s Hyde Park, but due to the current global health crisis, organisers have decided to axe the event for this year. In a statement posted to social media, organisers wrote: "It is with great sadness... »
Rita Ora has signed up to be an NHS volunteer. The 29-year-old singer and her sister Elena are among those who have offered to help support elderly and vulnerable people through the coronavirus pandemic and will be assisting with deliveries and reaching out to speak to lonely members of society during this time of social distancing. Rita’s mother, Vera Sahatciu, told HELLO! magazine: "S... »
Rita Ora "falls really hard" in love. The ‘Hot Right Now’ hitmaker has previously dated the likes of Rob Kardashian, Ricky Hil, Calvin Harris and Rafferty Law, and though she’s currently single, she admitted that she easily falls for people and it’s always a very deep bond. She told OK!: "I love hard and fall really hard, all the time." Since splitting f... »
Rita Ora has insisted "age doesn’t really matter". The 29-year-old star understands why some singers feel insecure as they get older and are no longer the "fresh girl on the scene" but she’s proud of herself so pays no attention to the comments. She said: "The problem is that insecurity gets put onto you through comments that you read over the years. You start ... »
Rita Ora wanted to "come face-to-face" with "a bit of a challenge" with her third album. The ‘How To Be Lonely’ singer has spoken about how her fans can expect a totally different experience on her follow-up to 2018′s ‘Phoenix’ and she has revealed that her desire to experiment came from wanting to push boundaries with her art. She told NME.com: &q... »
Lewis Capaldi shared seven unreleased songs with fans during an Instagram Live. The Scottish singer confessed that he didn’t know whether he was allowed to play the tracks, which didn’t make it onto his chart-topping debut LP, ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, but went ahead anyway airing them during his streaming session at the weekend. Lewis told his followers th... »
Rita Ora has teased that her next album is "completely different". The pop star released her new single ‘How To Be Lonely’ – which was co-written by Lewis Capaldi – this month and she has said that fans can expect a totally different experience on her third record. Speaking about the music video for the track, which was helmed by David Meyers – the man behin... »
Rita Ora felt "super powerful" playing The Artful Dodger in ‘Twist’. The ‘How To Be Lonely’ hitmaker – who appeared in all three of the ‘Fifty Shades’ movies and also had a minor role in ‘Southpaw’ – is playing a female version of the member of the juvenile pickpocket gang led by Fagin (Sir Michael Caine) in the remake of the Ch... »
Rita Ora’s new single helped her to overcome a break-up. The 29-year-old singer has admitted ‘How To Be Lonely’ – which was written by Lewis Capaldi – has helped to "put things in perspective" following a love split. Rita – who recently split from Rafferty Law and has previously dated the likes of Calvin Harris and Ricky Hil – told BBC Radio 2: &... »
