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.

The fuzz and crackle over Lo-Fi music's familiar beats evokes emotions some of us are looking for right now. To everyone that wants a soundtrack to their lives just like all their favorite TV ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you haven’t heard of the genre by name, you’re probably aware of the general phenomenon: streams and apps promising an endless loop of chill beats to study or work to are booming. One popular ...

I think many people play lo-fi streams on YouTube while they work. Quiet piano, dull drums, and that constant, crackling ...

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 ...

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 ...

Music has long been recognized for its ability to influence emotions and cognitive function. But for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ...