RITA ORA – PHOENIX

With a career that’s had more stops than starts (she even managed time to date Calvin Harris for a while, but who hasn’t?) this Brit pop star is still pushing hard on her mission to become the new Rihanna. After side projects with the recently passed Avicii, asking Ed Sheeran to pen her a hit (Your Song), dueting with Liam Payne on For You and teaming up with Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX on Girls, her long-awaited second album drops. “This album is a true labour of love and it was important for me to do it my way,” Rita says proudly of her rising-fromthe-ashes record. Rihanna and Dua Lipa – you’re both on notice!