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

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,

Songs from popular artists have begun to disappear from YouTube as the platform’s deal with the performing rights organization SESAC (Society of European Stage Authors and Composers) approaches its expiration date.