We are in active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.” Hundreds upon hundreds of videos have been affected, including those by Green Day, Mariah Carey ...

Los Angeles – Blackstone has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that it expects to fetch US$3 billion (S$4.1 ...

The company owns a portfolio of businesses led by Sesac, which collects royalties for thousands of songwriters. Sesac, originally called the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, licenses ...

Blackstone bought SESAC in 2017 in a deal that valued the firm at about $1 billion. The holdings also include the Harry Fox Agency and smaller providers of music services such as Audiam.

Investing.com-- Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) is considering the sale of its SESAC-managed song rights portfolio, including works by Bob Dylan, Adele, and Ariana Grande, in a deal that could exceed $3 ...

Forbes also referred to Adele’s 2017 Album of the Year win at the Grammys. Not only did the English songbird sing praises of Queen Bey as the “artist of my life” during her speech, but she ...

“We take copyright very seriously, and as a result, content represented by SESAC is no longer available on YouTube in the US. We are in active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new ...

YouTube has secured a new licensing deal with the SESAC, restoring music videos for artists removed in the United States over the weekend. The video-sharing platform announced that previously ...

Major music artists including Adele, Green Day, and Bob Dylan face blocked videos on YouTube due to a dispute over royalty payments with performing rights organization SESAC. Find out why hundreds ...

UPDATE (10/1): YouTube has signed a new licensing deal with SESAC.Songs that were blocked as a result of the expiring contract will be restored in a day or two, the platform announced in an X post.

YouTube Inks Deal to Restore Songs From Adele, ... YouTube's previous deal with SESAC, a performance rights organization that represents over 15,000 artists, was valid until Oct. 1.