YouTube, YouTube Music's missing songs back after licensing deal with SESAC

YouTube confirms reason behind the supposed removal of songs, stating that it emerged because of a licensing deal with SESAC
An undated image. — Pexels

An undated image. — Pexels

In a follow-up to the dispute between YouTube and the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC), the parent company of the former has inked a deal with the latter in an attempt to make the disappeared hits available again. 

The resolution has taken place two days after it stirred frustration among users being unable to play their favourites from infamous artists like Bob Dylan and Adele. 

The dispute is said to have stemmed due to the expiry of a license between SESAC and the streaming giant after the two failed to come to common terms for its renewal. 

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Users, after failing to watch or listen to some specific, superhit songs, resorted to lodging complaints after meeting with a "Video unavailable" error. 

Following the purported removal of such songs, YouTube confirmed the reason behind it, stating that it emerged because of a licensing deal with SESAC which represents over "15,000+ affiliated songwriters, composers, and music publishers" and is in the possession of licensing rights to over 1.5 million songs from reputed artists like Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar, and Bob Dylan.