Rita Ora labels Taylor Swift ‘one of best musicians of our generation’ and reveals Fyre Festival connection
British pop star Rita Ora has offered her take on Taylor Swift’s risque new music while claiming the mega artist is “one of the best musicians of our generation”.
Speaking to Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie on Wednesday morning, the Let You Love Me singer was asked for her thoughts on the sexual innuendo and raunchy lyrics present in Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
While Swift has largely refrained from sexually explicit themes in her expansive body of her work, the lyrical passages “opened my thighs” and “my d***’s bigger” are two of several eyebrow-raisers to feature.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“I’ve always been sort of very outspoken with who I am. And, you know, sometimes that works for people that doesn’t, but the reality is, I’ve always been honest. I think with her as well and her songwriting, she’s always been honest, right? And so why would she change that?” Ora told the hosts.
“She’s one of the best musicians of our generation, like it goes without saying. And I think having the ability to be that direct, it’s so refreshing.”
Married to New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waiti, the singer teased the pair would be adapting the ill-fated Fyre Festival story into a musical.
“This is very true. It’s true, it is a real thing... there’s no other people on Planet Earth, I think can really do this because you have to have a real sense of humour to understand how to tell this story,” Ora admitted.
“If you’re not familiar, please watch the documentary, it is very interesting. I love it as a musician as well, and, you know, Taika being a storyteller... it’s cool to do something that aligns with our sense of humour.”
Chronicled in the 2019 film Fyre, the highly publicised festival was a fraudulent venture launched by American businessman Billy McFarland that was ultimately cancelled due to the withdrawal of performers, and failure to deliver on its promise of lavish facilities.
