With the expiration of the agreement between YouTube and SESAC, which owns the license for many songs, many songs have been released recently. from the platform It had started. Because of this situation that only affects the US, Adele From Kanye West to Kendrick Lamar and Britney Spears Until recently, songs by dozens of well-known artists disappeared from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US.

While we eagerly awaited what would happen, the statement finally arrived that reassured users in the country. YouTube, Officially re-agreed with SESAC There was.

The songs will come back

The agreement between the two parties actually expired on October 1, i.e. today. However, the songs were removed by YouTube last weekend to avoid problems. The statement made yesterday made it possible for the parties to take immediate action you have reached an agreement showed.

Songs from famous artists with the renewed agreement It will be back on YouTube. SESAC stated that its singers and publishers can receive proper payments and their songs can be published with this agreement. It was also highlighted that the re-release process of the songs has begun. In his statement from the official X account on YouTube: in the next 1 or 2 days He stated that all his songs would be back.

SESAC, a US-based performance rights organization, is currently owned by more than 15,000 singers, songwriters, music publishers and composers. About 1.5 million songs has his permit.