Rita Ora teases a release date for her second album
It's been a long time coming!
Hits Radio Live took place at the Manchester Arena on Saturday 14th July and Rita Ora gave a fantastic performance, even teaming up with fellow performer Liam Payne for an amazing rendition of their hit 'For You'. Before the show, Rita spoke to Hits Radio's Evening Show presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford and revealed some details about her upcoming second album!
Hits Radio Live will be returning on 25th November. Get your early bird tickets now from Eventim and Ticketmaster.
It's been a massive six years since Rita released her debut album 'Ora' which featured massive hits such as 'How We Do (Party)' and 'R.I.P.', and fans have been wondering when the follow-up will be coming. Now, we can reveal that it will hopefully be THIS YEAR! The 'Anywhere' singer revealed to Sarah-Jane that she's hoping to put it out in November this year for a very special reason.
"I’ve been so back and forth with my label on this," Rita explained. "Just making sure the music’s right. November for me, I probably shouldn’t be saying this, but it’s my birth month.
Rita added that she'd love for the album to come out on her birthday, 26th November, "It would mean the world to me if that’s the day the album went out. I think that’s the aim thus far. I’m definitely putting it out this year."
WATCH: Rita Ora discusses her new album with Sarah-Jane Crawford
The singer also opened up about her recent Instagram photos, "I’ve been doing a lot of sexy pictures recently. You know why – it’s summertime, I’m feeling my body right now, I’m feeling the vibes... I just like to own what I’ve got.
"I don’t think I need to give women any tips on Instagram, I’ve seen some incredible women on Instagram who have literally made a career from social media and you’ve got to give it to them. They look absolutely stunning. As long as you own what you’re doing, whether it’s make up, food, what I do – music, just own it!"
Recently, Rita has starred in two music videos with similar names - her own song 'Girls' and Maroon 5's 'Girls Like You'. She revealed to us how she managed to get a part in Maroon 5's music video saying, "It was super easy," Rita said, "We work with the same producers and songwriters and so he just said 'would you like to be on it?', I thought, 'of course'!".
WATCH: Rita Ora reveals how she got to appear on Maroon 5's music video for 'Girls Like You'.
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Years & Years
Hits Radio Live will be back at the Manchester Arena on Sunday 25th November 2018 with another star studded line-up. The July event saw Take That, Rita Ora, Liam Payne, George Ezra and so many more take to the stage for a night of brilliant live music.
Check out all the highlights of the show below!
Early bird tickets are on sale now for Hits Radio Live on 25th November. Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment and keep listening to Hits Radio to be the first to find out the biggest headliners.
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You can listen to Sarah-Jane Crawford's show on Hits Radio every Monday to Thursday 7pm - 10pm.