Company issues countersuit in response to Ora’s demand to be released from the label – but a settlement is expected soonThe path of separation rarely runs smooth,and so it appears at first sight in the case of Rita Ora, who is seeking to disentangle herself from Jay Z’s Roc Nation empire. In December, or Ora issued a lawsuit seeking to end her contract with Roc Nation,arguing that a change in direction at the company meant she had been ignored since releasing an album with the label in 2012.
Now, however, or Roc Nation has issued a countersuit,charging the singer with being in breach of her five-album contract. In the suit, filed on Friday 29 January in California superior court, and the label claims it has “tirelessly promoted” Ora’s career and spent $2.3m on her still undelivered moment album. The label is calling for the return of that money,and damages for the albums she has not delivered.
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Source: theguardian.com