Dion Lewis was trying to make the best out of a difficult situation. Last August, when a storm left his Chicago neighborhood without electricity for a week, he improvised. Lewis had recently created a ...

Streams of chill, endless hip-hop beats set to visuals of animated characters have taken over YouTube, beloved by millions of users who listen to these videos while working or trying to fall asleep.

These playlists, single-hours-long videos with multiple tracks, all songs with the same theme, are often accompanied by simple, looping animations or slideshow visuals that capture a particular mood, ...

Making the perfect work/study/chill playlist is the finest of arts, which is why, TBH, I've largely stopped trying. Don't get me wrong — I still have a "what I'm listening to now" playlist, a generic ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. I don’t usually work with any music — it often distracts me — but recently, ...

To the relief of millions of YouTubers and people who need a study time playlist - a well-known music channel is back online. Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. To the relief of millions of YouTubers, a ...

Slowed and reverb and lo-fi hip-hop share some distinct similarities, with both subgenres birthing their own subcultures online, and becoming the soundtrack to Generation Z. On TikTok, the hashtag for ...

YouTube’s lo-fi hip-hop community has for years offered a place to virtually gather, do homework, and find comfort in the random messages of strangers that populate in live chats. Now, as we’re all ...

The internet-famous Lofi Girl music stream went down last weekend. The takedown reignited concerns over copyright protections for artists. If you like chill background music while you're working or ...