As she continues working in her high-profile mentoring and judging role on the UK X Factor show and gears up for a solo single and album launch, Rowland said: "I hate illegal downloads - I think it's just downright stealing. But as far as legal digital downloading... I think that it's a different experience for this generation. I was coming up in a generation where you were waiting to get another [physical] album."

Rowland, a former member of Destiny's Child ...