Liam Payne reportedly felt "hurt" when he was dropped by his record label.
The tragic One Direction star - who died in Argentina last week after plunging from a hotel balcony - had recorded a follow-up to his 2019 debut album 'LPI' but reports suggested the record was shelved after the first single 'Teardrops' failed to chart in March - and now it's been reported the singer was subsequently ditched by his label because bosses at Universal Music were concerned his new songs would fail to win over the pop band's fan base.