Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

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 ...

Lofi Girl, aka “Study Girl,” is an animated character that accompanies Lofi hip-hop radio playlists. She was created by Juan ...

This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter. I'm the type of person who loves to have music ...

SINGAPORE – For many seeking a quiet atmosphere to study or work in, or those simply looking for refuge from the cacophony of daily life, one genre of music stands out. Popularised by hours-long ...

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 ...

A detailed new report in Harper’s Magazine has alleged that Spotify is seeding some of its biggest playlists with what are known as “ghost artists,” a small group of musicians who create large amounts ...

Out of the ether, Samsa emerged. And that’s all we knew him as — from the beginning to the end of his brief career, his real name was never revealed. During 2017, he released about a dozen lo-fi hip ...

I’ve found one of the best concentration tools for me is music. Instrumental music, specifically. But even that opens the door to a wide range of music—from Yo-Yo Ma to my favorite movie and ...