On this episode of “1D’s record deal is OVER and NO ONE can POSSIBLY be ‘closeting my them”

If it wasn’t enough that Syco, their old label, is literally dissolving, 3 out of 5 members signed deals with new labels, which you can’t do with an existing contract. A thread!
1D was signed to Syco, since Syco was a very small record label from the UK, they needed a big US label to handle distribution in America. That record label was Columbia. Harry also signed a new label, then. His UK label is Columbia UK, not Syco. Louis also signed a new, separate
recording deal with Syco when he went solo, and his distribution in America was handled first by Epic and then by Arista, not Columbia. So none of them had the same team, but for the sake of Larries’ confusion with these things, since they have a hard time grasping the difference
let’s just look at the three members that signed 100% new labels that never had any sort of involvement with 1D.

-Zayn signed with RCA Records (Sony)
-Liam signed with Republic Records (Universal)
-Niall signed with Capitol Records (Universal). This is something that simply
doesn’t happen in the industry. You can’t sign two separate recording deals at the same time, not even if one of them is as a band and one of them is as a solo artist.

And I’ll bring you examples in this thread:
The Last Shadow Puppets and Arctic Monkeys, both projects by Alex Turner, both signed to Domino Recordings
Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, both with Warner
Julian Casablancas and The Strokes, both with RCA
Gorillaz and Blur, Parlophone. Both projects are heralded by Damon Albarn
Queen and Freddie Mercury, Universal International (John Deacon and Brian May also released solo music under Universal, under their own imprints)
Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, Universal International, (check dates bc the Stones gave switched labels a million times)
Basically, you can’t have an active record deal with two different record labels, not even if one is as a solo act and the other one as a band. Therefore, the Syco deal was over by the time the 1D members started to sign their solo deals in 2016 and no one can be closeted by Syco
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