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

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

A wide variety of music has been impacted by the block, from Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, and Green Day's "American Idiot", to iconic tunes such as R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion," "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan .

The video sharing website has been "unable to reach an equitable agreement" with performing rights organization SESAC

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

Their current unavailability has come about as a result of them being blocked on YouTube in North America due to an ongoing copyright dispute. The video-sharing platform, started in 2005, has failed to reach an agreement with licensing company SESAC to renew its contract, leaving many videos unplayable in the US.

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

Songs by artists like Adele and Bob Dylan have been blocked by YouTube in the U.S. amid a legal dispute. At present, tracks by popular performers, also including the likes of Green Day, R.E.M., Mariah Carey,

Hundreds of music videos by big names are unplayable in the US due to YouTube's copyright dispute with licensing company SESAC.