Simon Cowell reveals he and Little Mix 'NEVER fell out' as he discusses REAL reasons behind Syco split and why he's spent years living like a 'VAMPIRE'
Simon Cowell has insisted he 'never fell out' with Little Mix, despite the girlband splitting from his record label Syco.
The music mogul, 59, revealed that tensions between himself and Little Mix's management led to an 'embarrassing row' over a songwriting credit for their new track Woman Like Me - forcing him to walk away from the X Factor winners.
Simon told The Sun his decision wasn't financially motivated, but an attempt to rid himself of any toxicity in his business as he claims he's spent years living like a vampire, staying awake until 8am in the morning.
![Setting the record straight: Simon Cowell has insisted he 'never fell out' with Little Mix, despite the girlband splitting from his record label Syco](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/13/00/6107898-0-Setting_the_record_straight_Simon_Cowell_has_insisted_he_never_f-a-195_1542069300863.jpg)
Setting the record straight: Simon Cowell has insisted he 'never fell out' with Little Mix, despite the girlband splitting from his record label Syco
Speaking to the publication, Simon explained that he didn't like how Syco was painted as label trying 'to rip artists off and make them unhappy'.
Discussing the events that led to him walking away from Little Mix's management, Modest Management, and any artists associated with the label, Simon revealed he and the team had got into a 'row' over a songwriting credit for Woman Like Me - the girls' new single in collaboration with Nicki Minaj.
Simon branded the incident 'embarrassing' and claimed Little Mix's management 'hadn't wanted to record the track', as he said: 'The irony was the record they were arguing about they didn't want to record... this was one of those ironic times that we were having a hit and nobody was happy.'
The X Factor judge revealed he was left annoyed as staff members who had worked hard within his label were being 'misrepresented', claiming: 'Why do artists think they're more important? They're not. They're the same.'
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Had enough: In an interview with The Sun , Simon admits his decision wasn't financially motivated, but an attempt to rid himself of any toxicity in his business
![Ouch: Simon revealed he and Little Mix's management team got into a 'row' over a songwriting credit for Woman Like Me - with Modest claiming Syco had done a 'terrible job' on the track](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/13/00/6107878-0-Ouch_Simon_revealed_he_and_Little_Mix_s_management_team_got_into-a-194_1542069288426.jpg)
Ouch: Simon revealed he and Little Mix's management team got into a 'row' over a songwriting credit for Woman Like Me - with Modest claiming Syco had done a 'terrible job' on the track
![Drama: Simon branded the incident 'embarrassing' and claimed Little Mix's management 'hadn't wanted' to record Woman Like Me - insisting 'no one was happy' with the hit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/13/00/6107978-0-image-a-137_1542068719670.jpg)
Drama: Simon branded the incident 'embarrassing' and claimed Little Mix's management 'hadn't wanted' to record Woman Like Me - insisting 'no one was happy' with the hit
He added that his decision to walk away from Modest Management and its artists was not financially driven. He was left angered by them saying Syco had done a 'terrible job' and decided Syco could no longer work with the management as a result.
Simon stressed that he and the Little Mix girls - Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock - have 'never fallen out' and he plans to meet with the girlband to discuss their split from Syco and clear the air.
Branding the girls 'the hardest working bunch' he has ever worked with, Simon said: 'Everyone’s like, "There must have been something massive and that’s why it collapsed"... I can show you all the correspondence between me and the girls - there's never been an instance when we've fallen out.'
MailOnline have contacted a representative for Simon Cowell.
News surfaced revealing Little Mix's split from Syco on Saturday - just days before the release of the band's new album LM5.
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Strictly business: He added that his decision to walk away from Modest Management and its artists was not financially driven and he has 'never fallen out' with the Little Mix girls
![No tension: Simon plans to meet with the girlband to discuss their split from Syco and clear the air, while branding Little Mix the 'hardest working bunch' he has ever worked with](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/13/00/6108016-0-No_tension_Simon_plans_to_meet_with_the_girlband_to_discuss_thei-m-140_1542068873536.jpg)
No tension: Simon plans to meet with the girlband to discuss their split from Syco and clear the air, while branding Little Mix the 'hardest working bunch' he has ever worked with
The girl group, who won The X Factor in 2011, are claimed to have grown increasingly frustrated with the company over the last year, which resulted in arguments.
According to The Sun, Little Mix confronted Simon in an email, which reportedly caused a row between their management Modest and the music mogul. Little Mix is believed to stay within Sony, but will move to record label RCA instead of Syco.
A spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline: 'Syco Music will no longer work with Modest Management and therefore any artists signed to that management company.
'We do, of course, wish all artists affected by this decision every future success. Consequently, LM5, the forthcoming Little Mix album A&R’d and released on Syco Music, is to be serviced by RCA at the request of Syco and Simon Cowell.'
The reports come after Jesy Nelson appeared to like a cryptic Instagram post lashing out at record label Syco.
She hit the heart button on a post by a fan account called @littleshadymix, who said: 'They’re gonna leave Syco and then tell us what s*** Syco put them through.'
Little Mix's fifth studio album LM5 is set for release on 16 November, with the girls enjoying success with the album's first single Woman Like Me. They collaborate with rapper Nicki Minaj on the track and saw it peak to number two in the official UK music charts at the beginning of November.
![Moving forward: LM5 will now be released under RCA Records, following their split from Syco](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/13/00/6107872-0-image-a-136_1542068566527.jpg)
Moving forward: LM5 will now be released under RCA Records, following their split from Syco
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