The issue stems from a licensing dispute between YouTube and SESAC, the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, a performing rights organization that licenses over 1.5 million songs from more ...

Their current unavailability has come about as a result of them being blocked on YouTube in North America due to an ongoing ...

YouTube’s negotiations to agree a new licensing deal with American collecting society SESAC have stalled and its existing deal is now expiring. As a result, videos featuring songs written by SESAC ...

Discover the latest clash between YouTube and SESAC impacting music videos across genres. SESAC, representing 15,000+ ...

Hip-Hop journalist Rob Markman also pleaded with fans that J. Cole’s “She Knows” was taken down due to the YouTube SESAC deal, not Roc Nation. Markman uploaded a video to YouTube, breaking down the ...

Since Saturday, numerous YouTube videos featuring music from well-known artists like Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, ...

Over the weekend, hundreds of songs from popular artists including Adele, Burna Boy, J. Cole, and many, many more, were ...

Some of the most popular songs on YouTube and YouTube Music vanished from the platform on Saturday because of a SESAC dispute ...

Songs by major artists including Adele, R.E.M. and Green Day are unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. thanks to a legal dispute ...

YouTube says discussions are continuing with SESAC over the renewal of the agreement but there are no fixed dates future ...

A wide variety of music has been impacted by the block, from Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft.

YouTube users in the US have reported being unable to access music videos from several popular artists including Adele, ...