{"id":15630,"date":"2024-10-21T08:32:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:32:18","slug":"exclusive-record-company-bosses-quietly-dropped-liam-payne-because-they-thought-his-new-music-wouldnt-win-over-one-direction-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=15630","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE Record company bosses quietly dropped Liam Payne ‘because they thought his new music wouldn’t win over One Direction fans’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Payne was quietly dropped by his record label because they feared the music he wanted to make wouldn’t win over his One Direction fanbase, sources have claimed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

DailyMail.com previously revealed the late singer, who\u00a0died aged 31 on Wednesday after falling\u00a0<\/span>from a third floor of a hotel in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, was served a devastating blow by Universal Music who put his second album on hold before dropping him.<\/p>\n

And now, insiders have claimed that the industry bigwigs cut ties with Payne in part because of the type of music he loved making.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, they said: ‘Liam wanted to make the sort of music he enjoyed but his label believed it wouldn’t win over\u00a01D<\/span>\u00a0fans so there were disagreements about the way his brand should have been marketed.’<\/p>\n

The insider also alleged that the executives were having to make budget cuts, and the former One Direction star’s bad press ultimately helped to determine his fate.<\/p>\n

It is claimed the label ties with Payne partly because of ‘all the memes and jokes people made about him online’.<\/p>\n

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The former One Direction singer, pictured in 2019, was let go because the label feared the music he wanted to make wouldn’t win over his One Direction fanbase<\/p>\n

‘The entire music industry is making cuts and restructuring to cut costs so Universal decided to drop Liam quietly and\u00a0invest in other artists<\/span>,’ the source said.<\/p>\n

‘He didn’t need the money because he was wealthy, but yes it did hurt him because he was under constant pressure to compete with the other guys in the band.’<\/p>\n

The source added: ‘Unfortunately, part of the decision was motivated by all of the memes and jokes people made about him online.<\/p>\n

‘His team saw that as a sign to jump ship.’<\/p>\n

Last month, fans expressed concern for Payne after he\u00a0appeared to act erratically in a TikTok video uploaded by his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, 24<\/span>.<\/p>\n

On September 30, Kate uploaded a clip in which she showed off their ‘outfit of the night check’.<\/p>\n

In the upload, Payne popped in and out of the frame almost tripping her up multiple times as she struggled to talk through what she was wearing.<\/p>\n

He also danced in the background and appeared in shot holding a laptop which was blasting music.<\/p>\n

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An insider told DailyMail.com ‘the entire music industry is making cuts and restructuring to cut costs’<\/p>\n

Fans flooded the comments with their unease, with one writing: ‘Is Liam ok? Genuine question.’<\/p>\n

Another said: ‘Omg Liam please take care and get the help\/time you need.’<\/p>\n

Days later, on October 2, Payne was filmed dancing the macarena during an intermission at Niall Horan’s concert in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

The clip went viral, but social media users were less than pleasant and described Payne as ’embarrassing’ and ‘cringe’.<\/p>\n

Another source claimed to DailyMail.com that Universal Music’s decision to scrap Liam was to do with his online persona.<\/p>\n

‘It was more to do with public perception than anything because other musicians are a lot harder to work with,’ they said.<\/p>\n

‘But Liam was being mocked in public, so it was much easier for his team to abandon him.<\/p>\n

‘Liam made millions for the industry but was shunned when he wanted it to support him.’<\/p>\n

DailyMail.com has contacted Universal for comment.<\/p>\n

Multiple sources previously confirmed to DailyMail.com on Thursday that Payne was given a huge advance at the label but he didn’t recoup it.<\/p>\n

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Universal Music paid tribute to Payne on social media following news of his death<\/p>\n

‘Out of all of the One Direction boys, Liam was on the wrong path musically,’ an insider said.<\/p>\n

The Universal Music Group paid tribute to Payne on Thursday morning on social media.<\/p>\n

Their statement\u00a0read: ‘We are devastated by the tragic passing of Liam Payne.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘His legacy will live on through his music and the countless fans he inspired and who adored him.<\/p>\n

‘We send our deepest condolences to Liam’s family and loved ones.’<\/p>\n

On top of being dropped by his label, Payne’s PR also resigned earlier this month, which\u00a0left him without any publicity representation<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The resignation came as his ex-fianc\u00e9 Maya Henry began legal proceedings against him after accusing him of repeatedly contacting her.<\/p>\n

One source said: ‘It is like all of Liam’s music career that he had built up since he went solo eight years ago was crumbling, there was very little left for him.<\/p>\n

‘It must have absolutely devastated him.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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