Rita Ora gives out tips to ‘ease’ work pressure as new music release nears

Rita Ora has revealed she’s buzzing about the new material she’s been working on and says she’s finally learning to ease the "pressure" she puts on herself.

The 35 year old singer, who performed at the Isle of Wight Festival over the weekend, has been hard at work on the follow up to 2023’s You and I, and says she allowed herself to relax into the process and enjoy making the record without being so tough on herself.

She told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, “I can’t tell you how excited I am for this new stuff. I think maybe I’ve still got it? Can I be honest, though, it’s the coolest thing to be doing this job. Sometimes you put so much pressure on yourself but it feels nice to just go with it. We are good enough, you know.”

The Anywhere singer also shared one long held ambition she still wants to tick off, recording a live album at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

She said, “I love the Royal Albert Hall,” adding, “I still want to do a live album there one day. It’s iconic.”

“Raye did one, Adele did one. It’s just what you want to do as a musician when you grow up and are just like, ‘I have to do the Royal Albert Hall,'" Rita said as she recalled other A-list singers who have had that privilege.

Meanwhile, the For You crooner also recently revealed she has been learning to play the harmonica and legend Ronnie Wood has been giving her tips.

The pop star has been getting pointers from the Rolling Stone, and she's keen to learn how to play the guitar next.

Rita Ora told The Sun newspaper at that time, "I’m learning the harmonica and then I want to learn the guitar. I just saw Ronnie Wood and he is incredible at the harmonica. He was teaching me certain things."