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.

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 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,

In a recent turn of events this Saturday, September 27, major artists like Adele, Bob Dylan, and Kendrick Lamar had their songs blocked on YouTube over a copyright dispute.

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.

YouTube reached a deal with SESAC on new licensing terms to restore music videos for artists that went dark over the weekend.

Some of the famous tracks by Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Green Day, Mariah Carey, and many others have been taken down from YouTube due to a contract dispute between the platform and SESAC.

Thousands of songs and videos are now unavailable on the platform as the two parties have failed to reach an agreement. YouTube Pulls Classic Nirvana, Adele, Bob Dylan Videos Amid Copyright Dispute Jo