SESAC, which stands for the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, removes some music from YouTube when contracts expire or are not renewed.

YouTube settled with SESAC, meaning songs by Adele, Green Day and more will return to the streaming service following a licensing dispute.

Many popular songs on YouTube and YouTube Music, including tracks from artists like Adele and Nirvana, have disappeared.

Due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a ton of songs have been removed from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. YouTube remains in “active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a ...

Songs by Bob Dylan, Adele, Green Day, Burna Boy and many others are unplayable on YouTube due to a legal dispute between the platform and SESAC.

Thousands of music videos by hundreds of artists were removed from YouTube after it failed to reach a deal with publishing rights organization SESAC.

YouTube has reached a deal with the music licensing organization SESAC that will bring back songs that were removed over the weekend. Many hit songs from artists such as Adele, Nirvana, and others ...

YouTube reached a deal with SESAC on new licensing terms to restore music videos for artists that went dark over the weekend.

YouTube and SESAC had an agreement that was coming to an end, and when negotiations over a new deal apparently stalled it looks awfully like Google threw its toys out of the pram.

YouTube and YouTube Music won’t stream music from artists like Adele, Nirvana, and Kanye West as it negotiates a new licensing deal with SESAC.