James Arthur has confirmed his split from Simon Cowell's record label.

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The 2012 X Factor winner shared the news of his departure from SyCo with his 2.1 million Twitter followers.

"Just to clear things up," he wrote. "I am no longer with Syco. I would like to thank all at the label for making a great record with me.

"I now have to move on and do something different – the future is bright! #LOVE"

Arthur released his self-titled debut album on Cowell's label last Novemeber, peaking at number two in the charts, but the 26-year-old has had a difficult year, becoming embroiled in a number of Twitter spats with fellow X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan and comedian Frankie Boyle.

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The parting of ways with Syco comes just months after Arthur was forced to deny speculation he had been dropped. He tweeted back in April, "As far as I know I am still with syco but I am exclusively signed to Sony. People look too deeply into the media circus. It's about music."

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The news of the split comes just days after 2006 winner Leona Lewis confirmed she had quit the label to sign a deal at Universal's Island Records. Syco continues to represent X Factor and Britian's Got Talent contestants One Direction, Little Mix, Susan Boyle and more.

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