In December 2015 we reported that Rita Ora had filed a lawsuit under California Labor Code Section 2855, better known as the "seven-year rule," against Roc Nation seeking to have her contract voided.
The British singer and her legal team filed the complaint on December 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Ora stated in the lawsuit that she was "self-funding her promotional television appearances, recording costs and video projects."
She further claimed that as Roc Nation expanded into sports management and Jay Z started the music streaming service, Tidal, her career was put on the back burner.
When the label switched its distribution partner from Sony to Universal, Ora was left behind.
"When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist," the complaint read. "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. Between Sony's limited economic return from its orphaned relationship with Roc Nation and Sony's indirect relationship with Rita, Rita is caught in a political quagmire of dysfunction."
Roc Nation counter-sued a month later, saying Ora was in breach of her contract for not delivering four more albums following the 2012 release of her debut project titled "Ora," which the label claimed cost $2.3 million to record and promote.
Things have since been ironed out.
Billboard reports that Ora has been released from her Roc Nation contract and has signed a new deal with Warner Music.
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