Niall Horan has signed a huge record deal with Capitol US. announcement was coming. Just weeks after Simon Cowell predicted that "loyal" Niall would join Syco as a solo singer, Niall reportedly decided to move to rival Universal's Capitol because they offered him more money. A source said, "Simon has made no secret of his expectations for Niall to stay loyal to him and has been desperately trying to keep him as a solo act with plans to turn him into a Justin Bieber style artist.