14 of the best Rita Ora collaborations

She's had some HUGE hits

Joel Corry / Rita Ora / Ed Sheeran
Author: Alex RossPublished 25th Sep 2024

Rita Ora burst onto the music scene back in 2012, releasing her epic collab with DJ Fresh 'Hot Right Now', and has since brought us banger after banger, many of which you'll hear at Hits Radio Live Manchester. Despite the former X Factor judge bringing us some huge hits on her own, it's fair to say that she has mastered the art of a hit collaboration!

So, who else has Rita Ora collaborated with? We've gathered together some of the 'Poison' singer's biggest collabs to date, including the likes of Iggy Azalea, Tinie Tempah, Avicii, Ed Sheeran and Joel Corry!

Rita Ora's biggest collaborations so far:

'Hot Right Now' with DJ Fresh (2012)

When Rita Ora teamed up with drum and bass producer DJ Fresh in 2012, 'Hot Right Now' became an instant hit with fans and shot straight to Number 1 on the Official Chart. The song ended up selling 482,000 copies in the UK, making it the 23rd best-selling single of 2012!


Watch the music video for 'Hot Right Now' here!

'R.I.P' with Tinie Tempah (2012)

What do you get when two of the UK's biggest artists team up?... This absolute classic tune! Tinie Tempah helped out Rita on the 2012 track 'R.I.P'.


Watch the music video for 'R.I.P' here!

'Black Widow' with Iggy Azalea (2014)

In what is perhaps the sassiest video that Rita's ever starred in, 'Black Widow' became a huge hit with fans in 2014. Teaming up with Australian singer Iggy Azalea, the song reached Number 4 on the Official UK Charts.


Watch the music video for 'Black Widow' here!

'Doing It' with Charli XCX (2014)

Rita teamed up with fellow Brit Charli XCX back in 2014. The girls released this pop classic and they both look incredible in the official music video.


Watch the music video for 'Doing It' here!

'Body On Me' with Chris Brown (2015)

Things got a little steamy when Rita collaborated with Chris Brown in 2015. The pair get very close in the video as they sing the lyrics, "I just wanna feel your body on me".


Watch the music video for 'Body On Me' here!

'Coming Home' with Sigma (2015)

Rita worked with drum and bass duo Sigma in November 2015. Dropping 'Coming Home' the track reached Number 15 in the Official Charts and we still love it!

'New York Raining' with Charles Hamilton (2015)

When Rita teamed up with American rapper Charles Hamilton in 2015, 'New York Raining' featured on hit E4 show Empire.


Watch the music video for 'New York Raining' here!

'Your Song' with Ed Sheeran (2017)

Although not an official collaboration, when Rita Ora released her single 'Your Song' in May 2017, she got a helping hand from Ed Sheeran to write the track so invited him to sing it with her for an acoustic special. Their vocals are simply stunning together...


Watch Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran sing 'Your Song' here!

'Lonely Together' with Avicii (2017)

Rita teamed up with superstar DJ and producer Avicii in 2017, a year before he sadly passed away. Rita has since paid tribute to Avicii by performing the song at a number of her live shows.


Watch the music video for 'Lonely Together' here!

'For You' with Liam Payne (2018)

As well as starring in the Fifty Shades of Grey films as Christian's sister Mia, Rita Ora teamed up with former One Direction singer Liam Payne to create the lead song for the 2018 movie Fifty Shades Freed.


Watch the music video for 'For You' here!

'Girls' with Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX (2018)

In a hit which screamed 'girl power', Rita joined forces with some of the biggest female artists in the world. As well as Cardi B, Rita was joined on her single 'Girls' by Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX.


Rita described the single as an 'empowering anthem' and revealed it's in homage to all of the stong women in the world.


Watch the music video for 'Girls' here!

'Praising You' with Fatboy Slim (2023)

Rita Ora sampled Fatboy Slim's 90s classic 'Praise You' for her song 'Praising You', released in April 2023. The song is featured on the singer's third album 'You & I'.

'Drinkin'' with Joel Corry x MK

Rita Ora and Joel Corry released their new collab with MK called 'Drinkin'' on 25th August. They premiered their new song at Ibiza Rocks in August 2023.

'Shape Of Me' with Keith Urban‬ (2024)

Rita's pal and country music legend Keith Urban joined her for a collaborative version of 'Shape Of Me', released in January 2024, after the original featured on her album 'You & I' in July 2023. Explaining how the song is about appreciating the women in your life, Rita said in a YouTube clip: 'It's just really about showing that love for yourself and understanding that telling somebody, 'Thank you for shaping me', is also a huge blessing."

Watch the video on YouTube.

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