Songs from Adele, Green Day, R.E.M., Bob Dylan and others have been blocked by YouTube in a legal dispute with SESAC.

As reported by Variety, certain songs by Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Burna Boy and other artists have been blocked in the US, though their entire catalogs aren’t necessarily affected. Videos that have been pulled, like Adele’s “Rolling in ...

The blocks didn't affect all of these artists songs, but when users clicked to listen to some of them — like "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele — they instead were met with a message that reads, "This video contains content from SESAC.

YouTube removes songs by Adele, Kanye West, and Bob Dylan due to expired licensing agreement with SESAC. Users face blocked content as platforms negotiate renewal terms.

YouTube and YouTube Music have removed numerous songs in the US due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a performance rights organisation representing over 1.5 million songs from artists like Adele, Bob Dylan,

YouTube said it was "unable to reach an equitable agreement" with performing rights organization SESAC before their contract expired.

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.

Many hit songs are missing from YouTube and YouTube Music as it negotiates a new deal with the performing rights organization SESAC.

With the sudden unavailability to stream popular songs, YouTube users took to social media to express their frustrations.