Rita Ora Leaves Love Behind the ‘Velvet Rope’ On New Track

Ahead of the release of her highly anticipated second studio album, Phoenix, Rita Ora is showing her fans that she is capable of more than just pop jams. Yesterday, November 15th, Ora released her new single “Velvet Rope,” a smooth, slowed-down R&B jam about a scorned ex-lover left wondering how her relationship collapsed

“Where did it go, the love that we shared?/Guess we’ll never know/Is it hidden behind that velvet rope?/While I’m standing alone out in the cold/Where did you go?” she croons on the new track

Gone are the thundering beats and synthesized melodies of the 27-year-old singer’s previous songs, now replaced with a simple piano melody, a chorus of background singers and Ora’s own vocal prowess.

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