In commemoration of the venerable Chicago music festival’s 25th anniversary, Lollapalooza is doing 2016 differently. Instead of a three-day fest, Lolla 2016 will be a sprawling four-day affair in Grant Park featuring more than 170 performances….

A year ago, Jody Gerson was preparing for one of the most ­important speeches she would give as ­chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) — her first. More than 30 years into a successful career in music ­publishing, Gerson had ascended to a rarefied position of power: leadership of the second-largest music publisher and ­songwriting house of Elton…

Canadians will now have access to Google Play Music’s free ad-supported streaming service that has been available in the US since June, and the podcast portal that has been in the U.S. for a month. The two services are now only available in North America, not the 58 other countries where the subscription service is…

The technology of the future is bringing back the quintessential “King of Cool.” Dean Martin will take the stage in 2016 thanks to Hologram USA, the company that produces lifelike hologram performances (ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel was “beamed” to the Country Music Awards in Nashville last year)….

Internet radio company Songza is being put out to pasture. On January 31, over a year and a half after being acquired by Google, Songza will finally retire its website and app, marking an end to a small yet innovative Internet radio service….

Tidal, despite some missteps, has attracted more than a million paying subscribers.  Will hiring a digital music veteran as CEO, its third in eight months, be able to build on the base to turn Tidal into a top tier competitor?…

“The resale of tickets will not be tolerated.” That’s the stark message which has been confronting fans over the past few days on Adele’s official website. It’s a warning shot to touts looking to nab pre-sale tickets to the star’s 36-date 2016 European tour, which were made exclusively available yesterday morning to registered fans on…

If you’ve got any rock or rap star photos stored on your iPhone or stashed somewhere in your attic, the Smithsonian wants to hear from you….

Ariana Grande has scrapped four upcoming international shows for reasons she hasn’t yet shared. The pop singer’s Honeymoon Tour was due to pull in at the Du Arena in Abu Dhabi (Dec. 3), she was then booked to perform at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 in London (Dec. 5), before wrapping things up with two shows at the Saitama Super…

Spotify is now the world’s most popular streaming music service, according to a new report from app analytics firm App Annie. The champion title formerly belonged to Pandora, but in the past year Spotify moved to the top of the game in revenue, active users and app downloads, with predictions the Swedish company’s leading margin will grow in…