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Has Liam Payne's solo record deal annoyed Simon Cowell?

Has Liam Payne’s solo career really annoyed Simon Cowell?

Sinead Garvan's wondering what Simon Cowell's comments about loyalty really mean...

Liam Payne's solo record deal is great news for One Direction fans, but may have lost him the support of 1D's label boss, Simon Cowell.

Liam recently announced he had signed a solo deal with Colombia Records which (SHOCKER) isn't part of Sony music, home of Simon Cowell's Syco Records.

Now, while promoting this year's season of America's Got Talent, Simon made a subtle dig at Liam when he talked about how "loyal" 1D are but only named three of them.

"There's five members. Fifi worked on the breakfast show for three years and couldn't remember them"
Nick Grimshaw

Although, even some of Nick's crew struggle to name every member of One Direction.

Can you guess who he left off the list?

Nick Grimshaw and Newsbeat's Sinead Garvan discussed the finer details of this potential pop drama on today's entertainment news. Listen above in full.

Perhaps Simon Cowell has more important things on his mind - such as America's Got Talent and the brand new series of X Factor he's been filming in the UK.