Rita Ora on acceptance, her second album and why she feels like she's 'been reborn'

Rita Ora has a new lease on life in 2017.

Fresh off a pair of Top 10 hits in the UK with "Your Song" and "Lonely Together" with Avicii, Ora is gearing up to finally release her second studio album, five years after releasing her debut Ora. Over a recent phone call in the middle of her promo tour, the 26-year-old described this year as a "fresh start."

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"It just feels like I've been reborn," Ora told AOL Entertainment. "It's such a fresh start for me on so many levels. I feel like I've never been prouder. My music has an undertone of just wanting everyone to come to my party, where everyone is invited."

That theme of acceptance is one that runs through all of Ora's new material, including her forthcoming album's second single, "Anywhere," set to be released on Oct. 20.

"'Anywhere' is super important with everything going on," Ora explained. "The core of this song was written in L.A., and I really wanted to get out of there. I felt too still and that every day was the same for me, so I wrote a song called 'Anywhere' basically saying, 'Take me anywhere, anywhere away from here.' We turned that into 'Anywhere away with you,' and it became this incredible love song."

"It's about having a desperation of wanting to break free from whatever it is you're going through," she continued.

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Ora will bring her mission of spreading positivity through her music to the next level with The Open Mic Project, in collaboration with Absolut Vodka's Create a Better Tomorrow, Tonight. From now until Dec. 1, fans will be encouraged to submit their personal stories of acceptance that will help inspire a song written by Ora to debut in January.

"Everyone is invited," Ora explained of the premise. "It's a big invitation for people to share their story and remind people that it's all going to be okay. Even before this project, I've always had a connection with my fans. We always talk, and I've heard some of their incredible stories that really touch me."

And it's not just her fans' stories that Ora will use to inform the song -- she'll also use her own story as a refugee seeking acceptance to inspire the project's lyrics. As she told us, her own struggle with fitting in is what connects her so deeply to her adoring fans.

"Me just being a young refugee, who is finding my own voice and confidence -- now is more important than ever [to talk about that]," she explained. "For me, acceptance was a journey. It didn't happen overnight. It was so much about just being accepted in the cool gang and having the right clothes and all that stuff. You become obsessed with it, and it's horrible."

At the end of the day, Ora simply wants to remind people that there is a place for everyone, and she hopes her current and future musical projects continue to convey that message.

"No matter your background, your belief or your border, you matter," she said. "It's about coming together and just shutting the hell up and accepting people for who they are."

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