YouTube has reached a deal with the music licensing organization SESAC that will bring back songs that were removed over the weekend. Many hit songs from artists such as Adele, Nirvana, and others disappeared, which YouTube blamed on the lack of an agreement to renew its existing deal.

Songs from popular artists have begun to disappear from YouTube as the platform’s deal with the performing rights organization SESAC approaches its expiration date.

SESAC, which stands for the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, removes some music from YouTube when contracts expire or are not renewed.

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

Several songs and music videos by big-name artists are blocked on YouTube and YouTube Music in the US due to licensing issues with SESAC. SESAC holds licenses for songs by many artists, causing playback errors for certain content in the US.

Over the past day, YouTube Music users in the US have encountered songs marked with an exclamation mark that cannot be played or tapped in the list view. There’s also a fullscreen Now Playing error message: “Song unavailable – This video contains content from SESAC.