diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index 5ce65a60e0..e7a018b04c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -4200,7 +4200,7 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, client_name, quer
                     (?P<album>[^\n]+)\n+
                     (?:℗\s*(?P<release_year>\d{4})[^\n]+\n+)?
                     (?:Released\ on\s*:\s*(?P<release_date>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}))?
-                    (.+?\nArtist\s*:\s*(?P<clean_artist>[^\n]+)\n)?
+                    (?:.+?\nArtist\s*:\s*(?P<clean_artist>[^\n]+)\n)?
                     .+Auto-generated\ by\ YouTube\.\s*$
                 ''', video_description)
             if mobj: