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YouTube has changed how we experience music festivals. While they’ve always drawn a crowdtoday festivals serve as a major tentpole moment for fashionbeautyand life creators.

Through outfit construction videosGRWMsand lookbookscreators embrace bold s that go far beyond their everyday wear to boldly express their identities. To celebrate them (and Coachella’s 25th Anniversary)we’re debuting a unique YouTube logo (also known as the Yoodle)featuring five fashion-forward creators: @notsophiesilva@yinyangelina@Susielola@robjagreenand @itsari.aleise.

Want a closer look? Explore the diverse world of festival fashion with our accompanying playlist.

The latest Animation Trends Report"Animation’s New Wave: How independentonline animators are reshaping the entertainment industry," is officially live! We’re diving into how indie creators are expanding the horizons of what’s possible in animation.

Check out these standout stats from the report:

• 61% of 14- to 24-year-old animation fans agree that they like watching animated series created by independent animators for YouTube as much as or more than series created by a major studio.¹
• 63% of 14- to 24-year-old animation fans watch animated series created for YouTube weekly or more.¹
• 50% of animation fans (online 14- to 49-year-olds) agree that they watch animated series in languages other than their own.²

The animation universe is growing faster than everfueled by a new generation of creators and a global community of fans.

Visit the YouTube Culture & Trends site to read the full report.

1. _{Google/SmithGeigerYouTube Trends SurveyU.S. April 2025N=358 online Gen Z animation fans age 14-24.}
2. _{Google/SmithGeigerYouTube Trends SurveyU.S. April 2025N=671 online animation fans age 14-49.}

Coachella 2026 officially kicks off tomorrowFridayApril 10th @ 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on Coachella’s YouTube Channel – set your reminders now! Here’s what to expect:

• Livestream seven stages.
• Watch up to four stages at once using multiview.
• Grab limited-edition merch via YouTube Shopping all without leaving the livestream.

What to do next?

• Set your notifications on Coachella's YouTube channel.
• Subscribe and enable notifications to the artist channels you're excited to catch live!
• Download the Coachella Livestream app on Android or iOS to plan your livestream schedulesynced to your timezone and discover new artists to add to your lineup with the help of Google Gemini.
• Watch this video to learn more about all the livestream features!

Get the vibes going early

• Turn on Coachella’s YouTube Station “Coachella TV,” a 24/7 stream featuring hits from artists on this year's lineup and 2026 festival highlights. Performance highlights will be updated following each weekendso keep checking back.
• Listen to Coachella playlists like Desert Dance, Coachella 2026: Sonora, and Coachella 2026: The Lineup on YouTube Music.
• Catch what’s trending with our new Coachella 2026: Daily Top 100 Songs Charttracking the top songs from artists across the lineup.
• Explore the Shorts effect picker starting April 10th for a KATSEYE claw machine with prize filtersa festival fruit sticker effectand a vlog thumbnail generator.

To the moon and across your screens — here’s how you can celebrate NASA’s 10-day Artemis II journey on YouTube:

• Watch the entire journey live on NASA’s YouTube Channel.
• Search “America 250” for a curated playlist of this historic moment and explore the vast galaxy with creators who make sense of far-off sights and discoveriesincluding some coverage of Artemis as well as other elements of space exploration.
• On the YouTube Kids appcheck out our learning playlists to inspire the next generation of astronauts. Plus explore a special Sesame Street curated playlist designed to engage young explorers.
• Go behind the scenes at the launch site with creators like Scott ManleySmarterEveryDayand PBS Space Time.
• Look out for our astronomy-themed YouTube logo (known as the Yoodle).

This weekendMrBeast will host a high-stakes competition show bringing together 50 of your favorite streamers for a chance to win one million dollarson the MrBeast YouTube channel. This epic showdown features your favorite creators like IShowSpeedCinnaDDGMarlon GarciaMaya HigaRayasianboyYonna Jay and morestraight to your living room and beyond.

"We brought 50 of the biggest streamers on the planet together for some of our most epic challenges yet," says Donaldson. "The live finale is going to be pure chaos. Anything can happen."

A legendary two-day competition

Tune in this SaturdayApril 4 at 12 p.m. ET to see MrBeast bring together the world’s top streamers for stage one of the competitionwhich will end with only four remaining players left in the running for the million dollar prize. The competition continues on SundayApril 5 with a live finalewhere the finalists will battle it out in a last-man-standing competition.

Watch With on YouTube

In addition to the main live broadcastmore than 10 creators will host their own companion “Watch With” streamsoffering personal takes and reactions as the action unfolds. This event marks YouTube’s largest “Watch With” activation to date.

Get ready for a wild weekend

• Part 1: SaturdayApril 42026 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
• LIVE Finale: SundayApril 52026 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT

Set your reminders HERE now!