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Simon Cowell is "absolutely livid" after a snippet of One Direction's new single was leaked.
The four-piece boyband are gearing up to release their new single 'Perfect' on Friday (16.10.15) but their label, which is run by the music mogul, have been left feeling furious due to a 30-second clip of the song being shared without their consent.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: "Syco has gone absolutely ballistic that someone one of the boys trusted has covertly recorded the song and shared it. They had a strategy in place and hardly anyone got to hear the song so they could keep it entirely under wraps before its release on Friday. Now that's all been put at risk."
It was previously revealed the track, which was penned by members Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, was inspired by Harry's short-lived romance with US superstar Taylor Swift, which ended in January 2013.
A source said: "Harry would never get too specific about Taylor in a song, but the lyrics are definitely going to get fans speculating.
"He doesn't want to dish the dirt but a relationship as intense as theirs has provided lots of inspiration."

Coldplay are reportedly set to headline Glastonbury for the fourth time.
The 'A Sky Full of Stars' hitmakers are said to have been signed up by organiser Michael Eavis to close the legendary music festival on the Sunday night, making them the first ever act to headline more than three times.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Michael likes getting things sorted as early as possible and having a solid, reliable Sunday headline act to send people home happy is a massive part of the booking process.
"Coldplay are Glastonbury veterans and will have no problem filling a two-hour set that punters will love."
The band - who are made up of frontman Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion - previously appeared at Glastonbury in 2002, 2005 and 2011.
Headlining in 2016 would see them take over from Van Morrison, The Cure and Elvis Costello who have each played the festival three times while Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Oasis and David Bowie have two headline slots to their names.
Meanwhile, Foo Fighters - who had to pull out of playing at the sell-out event earlier this year after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg - will return to headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday, leaving just Saturday's slot to be filled.
However, Michael's daughter Emily Eavis previously revealed they've already booked all three.
She said: "We've got three headliners for next year, so that's completely sorted. We're in a really good position in that respect because it means we can now focus on the rest of the bill."
Last year's festival saw Florence and the Machine, Kanye West and The Who headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Becky Hill's debut album is "99 per cent done".
The 21-year-old singer/songwriter has been working on the record for a couple of years but teased she's now putting the finishing touches to it so she can release it in the new year.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, she said: "It's literally 99 per cent done so we're ready to release next year. I really don't feel any pressure. The only pressure I feel is from the fans who I want to give new music to."
However it's been a long time in the making which means she's struggled to pick the songs for the LP, as there are so many to choose from.
She admitted: "Over the past three years I've written about 250 songs, so there's a lot of music there, but some of the songs that I am singing now, I wrote two years ago when I was 19. So I'm writing all the time for my project as well as writing for other people, so there's a lot of people there and it's just about trying to get that good five per cent that will make that first album."
And while she's most well-known for lending her vocals to huge dance hits such as 'Gecko (Overdrive)' by Oliver Heldens and 'Afterglow' by Wilkinson, she's not keen to feature on too many more for the time being because she needs to focus on her own music.
She explained: "What's difficult is giving away a song to an artist and them wanting me to sing on it, and then me being like, 'I can't sing it, because I can't feature on everybody's song' and them saying, 'Yeah, but we can't find anyone who sings it like you do' and I'm like, 'Yeah because I wrote it!' But then they're like, 'We're not putting this out unless you sing on it!'"

Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the American Music Awards.
The 25-year-old star is up for six awards at the annual ceremony, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for 'Blank Space' and Collaboration of the Year for 'Bad Blood', which she created with Kendrick Lamar.
Following just behind her is pal Ed Sheeran and 'Can't Feel My Face' hitmaker The Weeknd who each received five nominations, including nods for Artist of the Year.
Other stars up for the coveted prize include Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Luke Bryan, Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor, with the category set to be narrowed down to five in a public vote prior to the ceremony.
The Song of the Year category will also be fiercely fought with Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk', Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's 'See You Again' and Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' being among the huge hits which will battle it out for the prize.
The event will take place at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theatre on November 22 and will be hosted by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.
Last year's ceremony saw performances from Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Lorde, One Direction, Nicki Minaj, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith and Jennifer Lopez, while Katy Perry was the big winner, taking home three awards including Single of the Year for 'Dark Horse'.

The nominations for the American Music Awards 2015 are as follows:

Artist of the Year:
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year presented by Kohl's:
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd

Song of the Year:
'See You Again' - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
'Uptown Funk!' - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
'Thinking Out Loud' - Ed Sheeran
'Blank Space' - Taylor Swift
'Can't Feel My Face' - The Weeknd

Collaboration of the Year Unleashed by T-Mobile:
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Rihanna & Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney - 'FourFiveSeconds'
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk!'
Skrillex & Diplo featuring Justin Bieber 'Where Are Ü Now'
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood"'

Favourite Male Artist - Pop/Rock:
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith

Favourite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favourite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock:
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon

Favourite Album - Pop/Rock:
'X' - Ed Sheeran
'In The Lonely Hour' - Sam Smith
'1989' - Taylor Swift

Favourite Male Artist - Country:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt

Favourite Female Artist - Country:
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

Favourite Duo or Group - Country:
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town

Favourite Album - Country:
'Old Boots, New Dirt' - Jason Aldean
'Anything Goes' - Florida Georgia Line
'Montevallo' - Sam Hunt

Favourite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop:
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj

Favourite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop:
'2014 Forest Hills Drive' - J. Cole
'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' - Drake
'The Pinkprint' - Nicki Minaj

Favourite Male Artist - Soul/R&B:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd

Favourite Female Artist - Soul/R&B:
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favourite Album - Soul/R&B:
'X' - Chris Brown
'Black Messiah' - D'Angelo and The Vanguard
'Beauty Behind the Madness' - The Weeknd

Favourite Artist - Alternative Rock:
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon

Favourite Artist - Adult Contemporary:
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favourite Artist - Latin:
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos

Favourite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational:
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe

Favourite Artist - EDM (Electronic Dance Music):
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd

Top Soundtrack:
'Fifty Shades of Grey'
'Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1'
'Pitch Perfect 2'

Iggy Azalea has shunned a 'Lady Marmalade' remake.
Rita Ora recently revealed she wanted to recruit the rapper along with Miley Cyrus and Charli XCX for a new version of LaBelle's 1975 hit but Iggy has slammed the idea, insisting she won't be taking part.
She tweeted: "Please leave me out of the whole Lady Marmalade conversation. I have nothing to do with ritas ideas & agree it should be left alone. Thanks (sic)."
Speaking about the idea, the 'Body On Me' singer previously said: "It's always been my goal to create another 'Lady Marmalade'. I'm trying to round up the troops - I think it would be me, Miley, Charli XCX - she'd be fun - and Iggy."
The track was previously covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink in 2001 for the 'Moulin Rouge!' soundtrack but Iggy made it clear she wants to leave the song in the past.
And while Miley Cyrus has yet to comment on whether she would like to be involved, 'Boom Clap' hitmaker Charli revealed on Twitter she would love to re-record the hit, before deleting her supportive tweet.
Replying to a tweet about the idea in her since-deleted response, she wrote: "ummm I'm down".

Naughty Boy thinks Beyonce is "spiritual".
The producer loved working with the singer on new track 'Running' and was pleased she agreed to work with him because she didn't "need" to.
He said: "Working with Beyonce is amazing. She's very spiritual. She doesn't need to feature on a Naughty Boy song, but the fact she has is just testament to her."
And Beyonce isn't the only singer he has been working with, as he's very excited about an upcoming collaboration with Natasha Bedingfield.
He told OK.co.uk: "I've done a song with Natasha Bedingfield from my new album. And I'm really excited about that.
I love the fact that people remember her. I'm working with Keiza too for my pop album."
While Naughty Boy has pop beauties queuing up to work with him, one stunning star who didn't seem in a rush to spend time with the producer is Neelam Gill.
The Burberry model - who has been romantically linked with the musician's former collaborator-turned-foe Zayn Malik - left the Sony technology 'Made for Bond' featuring the RX100 IV camera event in London last night (12.10.15) shortly after he arrived and didn't seem too keen to be seen with him.
An onlooker said: "Neelam wouldn't pose for pictures with Naughty Boy and made a pretty sharp exit once he came in with his pals."
Other stars in attendance at the bash included 'Spectre' star Naomie Harris, actors Adam Deacon, Ralf Little and Jeremy Piven, presenters Donna Air and Paddy McGuinness, designer Giles Deacon and director Dexter Fletcher.

One Direction believe their chart battle with Justin Bieber will be "good for pop culture".
The four-piece boyband featuring Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan will release their fifth studio album 'Made In The A.M.' on November 13, which is the same day as Justin's fourth record 'Purpose', but teased it will be a "good little battle" to see whose album does best.
Niall said: "It's gonna be a good little battle. It's good for pop culture."
The Canadian singer, 21, previously joked about the album release dates clashing on Snapchat when he suggested they should be worried about being beaten to the top of the charts.
With a terrified expression, he said: "The face you make when you come out with an album the same day as Justin Bieber."
But Louis later posted his own subtle Snapchat message as a comeback, shortly before taking to the stage at London's The O2 where they played a string of six shows.
In the Snapchat, he made the same face and said: "That face you pull when you're playing the last night at The O2."
The 23-year-old star insisted it was all in jest though and they're not taking it seriously.
Louis told Clyde 1 Radio: "We mocked him back. It's all just a bit of a laugh and a joke.
"Let's have it."
Meanwhile Justin previously said he thinks the band decided to release the record on the same day as his because they need extra publicity.
He said: "They're not really going on the road much, but we're talking about them right now, so it gives them some promo, right?
"So, that's probably why they did it ... I think it was strategy on their part because my release date was first.
"But whatever. It's whatever. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to see what happens."

Tori Kelly, James Bay and Jess Glynne will sing at the 2015 MTV EMAs.
The trio of stars join a packed line up of internationally recognised stars that are set to perform at the European Music Awards - held in the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, on October 25 - including Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, Ellie Goulding and Jason Derulo.
American songstress Tori - who found fame on 'American Idol' - has been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Push and revealed the event will be the "highlight" of her year.
The 'Should've Been Us' singer shared: "Performing on the MTV EMAs will definitely be a big highlight of my year. I'm so excited to be a part of such an incredible show and thrilled to have a couple surprises."
However it's Taylor Swift who's tipped to be the big winner on the evening having been nominated for a whopping nine awards including Best Pop, Best Live Act, Best Female and Best Song for 'Bad Blood'.
And Justin Bieber will also be hoping to win big as he's shortlisted for Best Male and Best Pop as well as four others, while 'Thinking Out Loud' singer Ed and 'Orange is the New Black' actress Ruby Rose will take on hosting duties.
Voting for all award categories is open on mtvema.com until October 24.

Jamie Hewlett has promised "2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year".
The comic creator has revealed he's once again teamed up with his collaborator Damon Albarn to revive the virtual band with the intention of releasing new music next year.
He confirmed: "We're doing Gorillaz next year.
"Damon has started making some music around all his other projects. I'm working on it at the moment and 2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year.
"He's quite prolific, Damon - I don't think it will be long!"
Jamie - who is co-creator of the comic 'Tank Girl' - originally teamed up with the Blur frontman for the eponymous 2001 album but they haven't released anything together since their fourth album 'The Fall' in 2011.
The band is well known for the four animated characters 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs, and Jamie hinted they could look drastically different when they make their comeback in 2016.
Speaking about the visual aspect, he told NME.com: "It's going to change - I can't tell you how.
"But of course it's going to be different, I can't do what I've already done, that's not interesting to me. In the same way Damon changes with his music and moves forward, I do the same. It's going to be a different look."