Phoenix is the second studio album by British singer Rita Ora, released on 23 November 2018 through Atlantic Records UK.

In December 2015, Ora started legal proceedings against Roc Nation, seeking release from the record label and citing that the contract she signed in 2008 was "unenforceable", due to California's "seven-year rule".

In an interview with Billboard Radio China, Ora said of the process: I had a bit of an issue, publicly, with putting out music which got me really, really, kind of devastated, and I was really down, and then I was really angry, and then I was really frustrated, and then I was really happy that it was happening.

[10] Ora's vocals were described by The Guardian's Tara Joshi as both "wispy" and "powerful",[2] and by NME' Hannah Mylrea as "distinctive".

[10] "Anywhere" was produced by Alesso and Sir Nolan, described by The Independent as a "hazy EDM banger"[11] and by Mylrea (of NME) as a "chunk of electropop".

[11] There are several collaborations on the album including "Keep Talking" which features Julia Michaels and was described by Joshi as both "intriguing" and "euphoric".

[2] Themes on the album include love and in particular "struggling or heat-of-the-moment relationships" as seen on the songs "Falling to Pieces", "First Time High" and "Only Want You",[12][13] with the latter also being released as a single and spawning a remix featuring vocals by American singer 6lack.

[9] "Velvet Rope" is a "smooth, slowed-down R&B jam about a scorned ex-lover left wondering how her relationship collapsed."

[14] In a slight contrast, Billboard's Sophie Ding said the song "features soaring, multilayered melodies over deep reverbs as Ora sings about exploring a new relationship".

[21] Ora performed the song live for the first time at the 2017 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, one year before its official release.

Reaching a peak of number four, it made Ora the first British female solo artist with thirteen top ten songs in the UK.

"For You" was released with Liam Payne on 5 January 2018 as the lead single from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack.

[25] During November 2018, Ora released three promotional singles from the album, "Velvet Rope", "Cashmere" and "Falling to Pieces".