"We're pleased that SESAC reconsidered our offer. We've reached a deal and content will come back up shortly. We appreciate everyone's patience during this time," a YouTube spokesperson shared in a ...

Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Mariah Carey, and other artists just had their music videos pulled from YouTube. But why? Well, it all appears to be tied to the performing rights organization SESAC—not JAY-Z ...

YouTube reached a deal with performing rights organization SESAC on new licensing terms, which will restore music videos for artists that went dark on the platform over the weekend. Songs by Adele, ...

Update, September 30, 4:30PM ET: YouTube says it has reached a deal with SESAC, and that the affected songs will be returning to the platform soon. A spokesperson sent the following comment: "We're ...

Songs like Adele‘s “Someone Like You,” Green Day‘s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Bob Dylan‘s “I Want You” and R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” have been blocked by YouTube in a legal dispute with SESAC, ...

A dispute between YouTube and SESAC has resulted in videos from Green Day, Alice in Chains, Adele, and others being blocked.

YouTube recently removed music with performance rights controlled by SESAC, after the existing deal expired A new deal is now in place, and missing music should return over the next couple days. Over ...

A number of YouTube videos featuring music from artists such as Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, and R.E.M. have been unplayable in the United States since Saturday. For example, if you try to ...