Articles by Rowan Davies, Editorial Associate

Taylor Swift is taking legal action against the rising threat of AI misuse — here’s why the singer has filed trademark applications to protect her identity

By Rowan Davies

Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications to protect her sound and image, and I think other global artists will follow.

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‘Every label in the world is delivering AI’: Apple Music executive says over a third of uploads are ‘100% AI’ as it clamps down on AI fraud

By Rowan Davies

Apple Music VP reveals that more AI-generated music is being uploaded to the platform, but it's not affecting listening habits.

Spotify is expanding into fitness in partnership with Peloton — its new Fitness hub is available today, and is designed to help you ‘build momentum’ and ‘improve your wellbeing’

By Rowan Davies

Spotify and Peloton are partnering to bring over 1,400 video workouts to Spotify's new Fitness hub.

‘We’re by far the most ubiquitous experience for music’: Spotify’s Head of Consumer Experience talks to me about the streaming giant's next 20 years, including its plans to expand to new formats and combat AI music

By Rowan Davies

As Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary, I spoke with Sten Garmark about the platform's exciting future developments.

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Spotify is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and so are we — these are 5 of the platform’s landmark moments and yes, one of them involves Taylor Swift

By Rowan Davies

These are 5 of Spotify's most memorable moments from the last 20 years.

'It ultimately made people realize that music was worth paying for': Spotify's Sten Garmark on how the streaming giant created an entirely new business model, and its mission to convince users that 'there was something better than free'

By Rowan Davies

I sat down with Sten Garmark, Global Head of Consumer Experience at Spotify, to reflect on the company's impact 20 years on.

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Walt Disney World says its new solar facility can produce 100% of the daytime power for all its parks — and the scale is equivalent to 366 football fields

By Rowan Davies

Walt Disney World's new solar facility is almost the size of Monaco, but it's just one of the sites that powers the entire resort.

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Out of all Spotify's music discovery tools over 20 years, my loyalty still lies with this underrated feature — and it’s not Discover Weekly

By Rowan Davies

This Spotify feature is one of the app's most underrated tools for music discovery.

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IKEA’s range of affordable smart home devices just got a handy upgrade — and it’s a big win for Samsung phone and TV users

By Rowan Davies

Samsung just made it easier for you to integrate your IKEA smart home devices with SmartThings.

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Deezer says nearly half of all new music uploaded to its site is AI generated — and it's calling on Spotify and other streaming giants to do more about it

By Rowan Davies

Deezer will no longer store hi-res versions of AI-generated songs in its continued fight against AI slop.

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Sky Smart Home vs Ring: how much can you save with Sky's new smart doorbell bundle?

By Rowan Davies

Sky has unveiled the Smart Home Plan for its new video doorbell, but here's how it compares to its rival Ring.

I signed up to a YouTube Premium free trial, and it was annoyingly brilliant — but there’s one setback that’s keeping me from returning

By Rowan Davies

I caved to YouTube Premium's free trial and now I see what the hype is all about, but I can't get past its poor queuing system.

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Victrola’s latest turntable is a Record Store Day exclusive — and it wouldn’t be anything without the watchful eye of rock icon Jack White

By Rowan Davies

Victrola is relaunching its Wave turntable with Jack White's Third Man Records to celebrate Record Store Day 2026.

What goes around comes around: Jury finds Live Nation guilty of working as an illegal monopoly to dominate the live music market, and I’m thrilled for the future of ticket prices at gigs

By Rowan Davies

A US jury finds that Live Nation has been running an illegal monopoly to assume dominance over the live events market.

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Amazon has been accused of ‘bricking’ older Fire TV Stick devices to get users to upgrade — and it’s sparked a class action lawsuit

By Rowan Davies

The new lawsuit claims Amazon has been restricting important software updates for older models to force users to upgrade.

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KitchenAid puts iced coffee lovers first with its new lineup of automatic espresso machines — here’s when you’ll be able snag one

By Rowan Davies

KitchenAid has unveiled three new espresso machines, and they could be a game changer for fans of iced coffee.

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This viral vinyl player looks like a 1971 Fisher-Price Music Box but with a genuine Audio-Technica cartridge — and my Record Store Day haul needs it

By Rowan Davies

The Play Pro turntable from Tinyl grabbed my attention as soon as I saw it on TikTok.

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A social media ban is still on the cards for the UK, but Australia’s landmark ruling is failing — here’s how teenagers are still using TikTok and Instagram

By Rowan Davies

Research shows that Australia's social media ban isn't as effective as anticipated, but that's not stopping the UK.

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Spotify is rolling out new video controls, and as someone who hates its in-app music videos, I know this will be a huge hit

By Rowan Davies

Spotify's new video controls allow you to disable Canvas videos, music videos, and other visual content for an audio-first experience.

‘It’s almost worthless’: Google Home users slam ‘painfully slow’ Gemini assistant — but it’s getting a global rollout no matter how much you dislike it

By Rowan Davies

Google Home has started expanding Gemini globally, but some users have yet to get along with it.

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Who knew NASA had solid music taste — these are all the songs being played to the Artemis II crew for their wake-up calls

By Rowan Davies

NASA is soundtracking the Artemis II mission with some solid tunes to keep its crew on schedule.

Kindle owners are frustrated that Amazon is pulling the plug on old devices that are still widely used — but it’s not stopping users from sideloading

By Rowan Davies

Since Amazon revealed it's stopping support for pre-2012 Kindle devices, it's caused uproar among the eReader community.

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Pebblebee’s new personal tracker is an AirTag crossed with a safety siren and torch — but there’s more than meets the eye

By Rowan Davies

The AirTag-rival packs three handy safety features, including a siren, strobe light, and alerts to selected contacts.

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Struggle to find podcasts that land with you? Spotify's new prompt tool can build you a curated pod playlist on specific topics

By Rowan Davies

Are you a pop head or a weird science enthusiast? Spotify now lets you create playlists of podcast episodes on your favorite topics.

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Spotify’s SongDNA is like a musical Wikipedia on steroids — I just can't stop using it

By Rowan Davies

I haven't stopped using SongDNA since Spotify released it — this is how my first hands-on with the feature went.

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