But just because an artist has ties to SESAC, it doesn't mean every song they've ever released is being blocked, however. A quick test on YouTube shows Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin" is blocked due to SESAC, but other songs, like "Must Be Santa," are not blocked.

YouTube is blocking some songs from popular artists a week before a licensing contract expires. This could be a negotiation tactic, a new report suggests.

YouTube said it reached a deal with performing rights organization SESAC on new licensing terms, which will restore music videos for artists that went dark on the video platform over the weekend. Songs by Adele,

Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and many others are currently unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. due to a legal dispute between the platform and the performing rights organization SESAC.

Songs by artists and many more are being blocked because of a legal dispute since Saturday. The Cy Young voting isn't going to be very suspenseful this offseason. Poor Makari Vickers had no idea what was coming.

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