UTA has signed British singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur Rita Ora for global representation in all areas.
“Rita is a brilliant multi-hyphenate whose talent and influence extend far beyond the stage and screen” said Jay Gassner, UTA partner and co-head of talent. “UTA is thrilled to partner with her to build on her remarkable career and expand her horizons across media.”
“Rita is a bona fide superstar who has shown, time and again, why she is beloved by fans worldwide,” said UTA Partners and Co-Heads of Global Music Samantha Kirby-Yoh and David Zedeck. “We’re looking forward to joining her team for this next exciting chapter.”
As a recording artist, Ora has amassed more than 10 billion streams across all platforms and holds the record for the most top 10 singles for a British female artist in the history of the UK, totaling 13 including four No. 1s.
In film, Ora will next appear in the upcoming features “He Bled Neon,” “Voltron,” and “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.” Her film repertoire includes memorable roles in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film trilogy and “The Descendents: The Rise of Red and Tin Soldier.”
Ora has appeared on Netflix’s “Too Much,” and “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.” She has also served as a panelist on “The Masked Singer” in the US and UK, and a judge on “The Voice Australia.”
Ora is managed by Melissa Ruderman, Dave Bugliari, and Michael Cooper of Range Media Partners.
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+ Guitarist and singer-songwriter Grace Bowers raised over $30,000 during her third annual benefit concert, “We All Gotta Live Together” at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl on Oct. 18. The funds will support Everytown for Gun Safety and MusiCares.
Bowers said: “I cannot express enough gratitude for everyone who came together and made my third annual benefit concert the most beautiful night and our biggest one yet. It’s truly an honor to use my music to uplift such important work and I’m stoked to share that together, we were able to raise over $30,000 in support of Everytown for Gun Safety and MusiCares.”
The night of music featured performances of all genres including Flavor Flav, Blu DeTiger, Mason Ramsey, Ingrid Andress, Breland, Jeff Coffin of Dave Matthews Band, Luke Spiller of the Struts, John Osborne of Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas, Spencer Sutherland, Devon Gilfillan, Michigander, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Matthew Paige and Phnx.
Donations for sweepstakes and auction were made by Billy Strings, Flavor Flav and Sheryl Crow, as well as a Gibson guitar signed by all participating artists.
From Variety US