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.

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 ...

If you're a student, chances are, you probably had those "lo-fi music to study and relax" videos pop up in your YouTube recommendations at least once in your lifetime. They're easy to spot – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: @LofiGirl / YouTube LoFi Girl, a popular YouTube study streamer notable for their livestreams, which include lo-fi ...

As we navigate mid-2026, the line between 'chill' and 'learn' on YouTube has blurred, creating a new ecosystem of channels that offer both the soothing sounds needed for focus during job applications ...

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 ...

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, ...

Depending on whom you ask, lo-fi hip-hop is a creative feat of the Internet age, a punchline, or a meaningless label tacked on to souped-up elevator music. The genre started roughly a decade ago among ...