The Promise This singer was snapped grinning ear-to-ear on her way back to the UK after a successful trip to Los Angeles.
Universal is said to have called up the 27-year-old X-Factor judge out of the blue when her new single took the number one spot in the UK charts.
According to The Sun, the deal will see her release new album Messy Little Raindrops in the States next year, followed by a further two albums.
A source told the British newspaper, 'Cheryl got a call from some very senior people at Universal saying they wanted to see her.
'They are the kind of people who when they say, 'Jump', you ask, 'How high?'
'So she jumped on a plane and went to LA for 36 hours. Derek (Hough) was there to ferry her to and fro and give her support as these big execs can be quite scary.'