{"id":55952,"date":"2024-11-05T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55952"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T12:55:59","slug":"rita-ora-is-voice-of-metrolink-ahead-of-mtv-emas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55952","title":{"rendered":"Rita Ora is voice of Metrolink ahead of MTV EMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you happen to be travelling on the Manchester Metrolink network you may be in for a bit of a surprise as Rita Ora will be taking over the tram announcements at selected stops. This is all in conjunction with the MTV EMAs which take place on Sunday 10<sup>th<\/sup> November at Co-Op Live with Rita Ora presenting the ceremony. The announcements will provide important tips on how to get around and plan journeys, while also helping to put a smile on the faces of passengers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As well as the announcements, St Peter\u2019s Square has received a new colourful makeover with passengers able to pose in front of awards posters for \u201cBest Tram Outfit\u201d, \u201cLongest Commute\u201d, \u00a0\u201cBest Tram Passenger\u201d and \u201cSeat Offering Hero\u201d. TfGM\u2019s offices at Piccadilly Place have almost received a MTV inspired makeover to help build anticipation of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said: \u201cFor a long time we\u2019ve been saying that Manchester is the UK\u2019s capital of music, with a rich musical heritage stretching back decades that has helped build a vibrant, diverse music scene that continues to flourish today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely delighted to have Rita Ora as the voice of Metrolink this week, and I hope everyone attending the MTV EMAs and Music Week events enjoy everything that Manchester has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you happen to be travelling on the Manchester Metrolink network you may be in for a bit of a surprise as Rita Ora will be taking over the tram announcements at selected stops. This is all in conjunction with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55952\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55953,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55952\/revisions\/55953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}