Former One Direction member Zayn Malik is still part of Simon Cowell's Syco record label for the moment.
A Syco spokesperson told Digital Spy that Mailk remains with Syco at present but did not mention the singer's future, following reports by The Sun that he would be moved to another label under the Sony banner to launch his solo career.
"Zayn is still with Syco," a company representative told us on Friday (July 17).
There has been much speculation about Malik's future as a solo artist since he quit One Direction in March.
Rapper Mic Righteous recently claimed that Malik is not allowed to release solo material for two years, while the popstar has since apparently fallen out with collaborator Naughty Boy.
The duo worked together on new material earlier in the year, but Malik hit out at Naughty Boy last week when a snippet from his music video for 'No Type' mysteriously appeared online.
Malik took a break from recording solo material in June to make a highly-publicised front row appearance at Paris Fashion Week.
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