Liam Payne 'was dropped by record label Universal' days before his tragic death at 31

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LIAM Payne was dropped by his record label Universal just days before his tragic death, according to reports.

The singer, 31, died on Wednesday afternoon after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel room in Argentina.

Pictures from inside his trashed hotel room painted a harrowing picture as white powder and burnt aluminium foil covered a messy table, while his TV screen was completely smashed.

Liam was reportedly acting “erratically” in the hours before his death, and a chilling 911 from a member of the hotel’s staff described him as under the influence of drink and drugs and being aggressive.

Now it has been claimed Liam’s music career had faced a major blow ahead of the tragedy.

A source told the Mail: “Liam’s advance was massive and he didn’t recoup [it].

“Out of all of the One Direction boys, Liam was on the wrong path musically.”

Liam second album was put on hold after his latest solo single, Teardrops, failed to chart.

Last month Liam parted ways with his longtime manager too.

The source continued: “It is like all of Liam’s music career that he had built up since he went solo eight years ago was crumbling, there was very little left for him.

“It must have absolutely devastated him.”