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.

YouTuber Michelle Phan was one of the first beauty gurus on the platform. A decade later, amid continuing to create videos and listening to work, she also curates a 24 hour radio show. It's more ...

In the mid-2010s, when I was in high school, the genre known as lo-fi beats was like a brain cleanse for all my time spent mainlining Minecraft and YouTube. The music was tender, with drums sizzling ...

Lo-fi videos and playlists have been a fixture for YouTube users who seek long-form, atmospheric music recommendations. Featured Video These playlists, single-hours-long videos with multiple tracks, ...

Lo-fi chill music got its start going viral with the Lofi Girl channels, but now there are thousands of imitators offering a similar sound. Just how many of those imitators feature real musicians on ...

I’ve written in many places, some wonderful, others makeshift or uncomfortable. I’ve written on trains and in hotel rooms, at ergonomically perfect desks and on laptops balanced on my knees. I once ...

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 ...

STAY MIGHTY The latest instrumental release from Hayward DJ, educator and record-store owner Gabe ‘Mighty Delrokz’ Dela Cruz, blends lo-fi hip-hop influences with nostalgic late-night vibes. (Photo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longtime heads who fell in love with lo-fi beats and delicately craft it themselves are starting to panic. Obsessives on the ...