The 26-year-old One Direction heartthrob is said to be keen to "live it up" and enjoy his singlehood now, reported Contactmusic.
"They've split up. There was obviously a real attraction - but Niall's a young lad and wants to live it up," a source said.
The pair were first seen getting close at Virgin Media's V Festival in the UK last month, and Goulding later refused to open up about their then-blossoming romance.
"I just can't talk about Niall. I won't ever talk about my love life any more because it's always then gone wrong when I have in the past," she had said.
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