diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelExtractor.java
index d48b57a6a1..624cba670d 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelExtractor.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
 public class YoutubeChannelExtractor extends ChannelExtractor {
+    /*package-private*/ static final String CHANNEL_URL_BASE = "https://www.youtube.com/channel/";
     private static final String CHANNEL_FEED_BASE = "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=";
     private static final String CHANNEL_URL_PARAMETERS = "/videos?view=0&flow=list&sort=dd&live_view=10000";
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public String getNextPageUrl() throws ExtractionException {
     @Override
     public String getUrl() throws ParsingException {
         try {
-            return "https://www.youtube.com/channel/" + getId();
+            return CHANNEL_URL_BASE + getId();
         } catch (ParsingException e) {
             return super.getUrl();
         }
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
index 9e0e975f72..d5247cad88 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Utils;
 
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 /*
  * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 12.02.17.
  *
@@ -53,8 +56,20 @@ public String getName() throws ParsingException {
 
     @Override
     public String getUrl() throws ParsingException {
-        return el.select("a[class*=\"yt-uix-tile-link\"]").first()
-                .attr("abs:href");
+        String buttonTrackingUrl = el.select("button[class*=\"yt-uix-button\"]").first()
+                .attr("abs:data-href");
+
+        Pattern channelIdPattern = Pattern.compile("(?:.*?)\\%252Fchannel\\%252F([A-Za-z0-9\\-\\_]+)(?:.*)");
+        Matcher match = channelIdPattern.matcher(buttonTrackingUrl);
+
+        if (match.matches()) {
+            return YoutubeChannelExtractor.CHANNEL_URL_BASE + match.group(1);
+        } else {
+            // fallback method just in case youtube changes things; it should never run and tests will fail
+            // provides an url with "/user/NAME", that is inconsistent with stream and channel extractor
+            return el.select("a[class*=\"yt-uix-tile-link\"]").first()
+                    .attr("abs:href");
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubePlaylistExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubePlaylistExtractor.java
index 64517f9071..98a4c40234 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubePlaylistExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubePlaylistExtractor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public String getName() throws ParsingException {
         try {
             return doc.select("div[id=pl-header] h1[class=pl-header-title]").first().text();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist name");
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist name", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public String getThumbnailUrl() throws ParsingException {
         try {
             return doc.select("div[id=pl-header] div[class=pl-header-thumb] img").first().attr("abs:src");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist thumbnail");
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist thumbnail", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ public String getBannerUrl() {
     @Override
     public String getUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
         try {
-            return doc.select("ul[class=\"pl-header-details\"] li").first().select("a").first().attr("abs:href");
+            return YoutubeChannelExtractor.CHANNEL_URL_BASE +
+                    doc.select("button[class*=\"yt-uix-subscription-button\"]")
+                            .first().attr("data-channel-external-id");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader name");
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader url", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ public String getUploaderName() throws ParsingException {
         try {
             return doc.select("span[class=\"qualified-channel-title-text\"]").first().select("a").first().text();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader name");
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader name", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ public String getUploaderAvatarUrl() throws ParsingException {
         try {
             return doc.select("div[id=gh-banner] img[class=channel-header-profile-image]").first().attr("abs:src");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader avatar");
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get playlist uploader avatar", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ public String getUploaderName() throws ParsingException {
 
                 @Override
                 public String getUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
+                    // this url is not always in the form "/channel/..."
+                    // sometimes Youtube provides urls in the from "/user/..."
                     return getUploaderLink().attr("abs:href");
                 }
 
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor.java
index 1aca593992..3f1b6c4b0f 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor.java
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public String getUploaderName() throws ParsingException {
 
     @Override
     public String getUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
+        // this url is not always in the form "/channel/..."
+        // sometimes Youtube provides urls in the from "/user/..."
         try {
             try {
                 return item.select("div[class=\"yt-lockup-byline\"]").first()
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ public String getUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
                     .text().split(" - ")[0];
         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(item.html());
-            throw new ParsingException("Could not get uploader", e);
+            throw new ParsingException("Could not get uploader url", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeTrendingExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeTrendingExtractor.java
index b065aa6304..df75470e34 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeTrendingExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeTrendingExtractor.java
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ public String getUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
                     }
 
                     private Element getUploaderLink() {
+                        // this url is not always in the form "/channel/..."
+                        // sometimes Youtube provides urls in the from "/user/..."
                         Element uploaderEl = el.select("div[class*=\"yt-lockup-byline \"]").first();
                         return uploaderEl.select("a").first();
                     }
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/soundcloud/SoundcloudPlaylistExtractorTest.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/soundcloud/SoundcloudPlaylistExtractorTest.java
index 994e482754..ec020109eb 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/soundcloud/SoundcloudPlaylistExtractorTest.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/soundcloud/SoundcloudPlaylistExtractorTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.soundcloud;
 
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -119,14 +120,14 @@ public void testStreamCount() {
         }
     }
 
-    public static class RandomHouseDanceMusic implements BasePlaylistExtractorTest {
+    public static class RandomHouseMusic implements BasePlaylistExtractorTest {
         private static SoundcloudPlaylistExtractor extractor;
 
         @BeforeClass
         public static void setUp() throws Exception {
             NewPipe.init(Downloader.getInstance(), new Localization("GB", "en"));
             extractor = (SoundcloudPlaylistExtractor) SoundCloud
-                    .getPlaylistExtractor("https://soundcloud.com/hunter-leader/sets/house-electro-dance-music-2");
+                    .getPlaylistExtractor("https://soundcloud.com/micky96/sets/house");
             extractor.fetchPage();
         }
 
@@ -141,22 +142,22 @@ public void testServiceId() {
 
         @Test
         public void testName() {
-            assertEquals("House, Electro , Dance Music 2", extractor.getName());
+            assertEquals("House", extractor.getName());
         }
 
         @Test
         public void testId() {
-            assertEquals("310980722", extractor.getId());
+            assertEquals("123062856", extractor.getId());
         }
 
         @Test
         public void testUrl() throws Exception {
-            assertEquals("https://soundcloud.com/hunter-leader/sets/house-electro-dance-music-2", extractor.getUrl());
+            assertEquals("https://soundcloud.com/micky96/sets/house", extractor.getUrl());
         }
 
         @Test
         public void testOriginalUrl() throws Exception {
-            assertEquals("https://soundcloud.com/hunter-leader/sets/house-electro-dance-music-2", extractor.getOriginalUrl());
+            assertEquals("https://soundcloud.com/micky96/sets/house", extractor.getOriginalUrl());
         }
 
         /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public void testThumbnailUrl() {
             assertIsSecureUrl(extractor.getThumbnailUrl());
         }
 
-        @Ignore
+        @Ignore("not implemented")
         @Test
         public void testBannerUrl() {
             assertIsSecureUrl(extractor.getBannerUrl());
@@ -192,12 +193,12 @@ public void testBannerUrl() {
         public void testUploaderUrl() {
             final String uploaderUrl = extractor.getUploaderUrl();
             assertIsSecureUrl(uploaderUrl);
-            assertTrue(uploaderUrl, uploaderUrl.contains("hunter-leader"));
+            assertThat(uploaderUrl, CoreMatchers.containsString("micky96"));
         }
 
         @Test
         public void testUploaderName() {
-            assertEquals("Gosu", extractor.getUploaderName());
+            assertEquals("_mickyyy", extractor.getUploaderName());
         }
 
         @Test
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ public void testOriginalUrl() throws Exception {
         // ListExtractor
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
+        @Ignore
         @Test
         public void testRelatedItems() throws Exception {
             defaultTestRelatedItems(extractor, SoundCloud.getServiceId());
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ public void testMoreRelatedItems() throws Exception {
         // PlaylistExtractor
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
+        @Ignore
         @Test
         public void testThumbnailUrl() {
             assertIsSecureUrl(extractor.getThumbnailUrl());
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubePlaylistExtractorTest.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubePlaylistExtractorTest.java
index 9cfd6c00e1..9f3c40490d 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubePlaylistExtractorTest.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubePlaylistExtractorTest.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void testBannerUrl() throws Exception {
 
         @Test
         public void testUploaderUrl() throws Exception {
-            assertTrue(extractor.getUploaderUrl().contains("youtube.com"));
+            assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs72iRpTEuwV3y6pdWYLgiw", extractor.getUploaderUrl());
         }
 
         @Test
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ public void testRelatedItems() throws Exception {
         public void testMoreRelatedItems() throws Exception {
             ListExtractor.InfoItemsPage<StreamInfoItem> currentPage
                     = defaultTestMoreItems(extractor, ServiceList.YouTube.getServiceId());
-            // Test for 2 more levels
 
+            // test for 2 more levels
             for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                 currentPage = extractor.getPage(currentPage.getNextPageUrl());
                 defaultTestListOfItems(YouTube.getServiceId(), currentPage.getItems(), currentPage.getErrors());
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public void testBannerUrl() throws Exception {
 
         @Test
         public void testUploaderUrl() throws Exception {
-            assertTrue(extractor.getUploaderUrl().contains("youtube.com"));
+            assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHSPWoY1J5fbDVbcnyeqwdw", extractor.getUploaderUrl());
         }
 
         @Test
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeStreamExtractorDefaultTest.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeStreamExtractorDefaultTest.java
index bb160afcdb..9bf0344a12 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeStreamExtractorDefaultTest.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeStreamExtractorDefaultTest.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public void testGetDescription() throws ParsingException {
         }
 
         @Test
-        public void testGetFullLinksInDescriptlion() throws ParsingException {
+        public void testGetFullLinksInDescription() throws ParsingException {
             assertTrue(extractor.getDescription().contains("http://adele.com"));
             assertFalse(extractor.getDescription().contains("http://smarturl.it/SubscribeAdele?IQi..."));
         }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public void testGetUploadDate() throws ParsingException {
 
         @Test
         public void testGetUploaderUrl() throws ParsingException {
-            assertTrue(extractor.getUploaderUrl().length() > 0);
+            assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsRM0YB_dabtEPGPTKo-gcw", extractor.getUploaderUrl());
         }
 
         @Test
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorChannelOnlyTest.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorChannelOnlyTest.java
index 9439312b2b..1031ce2415 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorChannelOnlyTest.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorChannelOnlyTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.search;
 
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -63,4 +64,19 @@ public void testOnlyContainChannels() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testChannelUrl() {
+        for(InfoItem item : itemsPage.getItems()) {
+            if (item instanceof ChannelInfoItem) {
+                ChannelInfoItem channel = (ChannelInfoItem) item;
+
+                if (channel.getSubscriberCount() > 5e7) { // the real PewDiePie
+                    assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw", item.getUrl());
+                } else {
+                    assertThat(item.getUrl(), CoreMatchers.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/channel/"));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorDefaultTest.java b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorDefaultTest.java
index f25b00197f..bef1c62075 100644
--- a/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorDefaultTest.java
+++ b/extractor/src/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/search/YoutubeSearchExtractorDefaultTest.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public void testResultList_FirstElement() {
         assertTrue((firstInfoItem instanceof ChannelInfoItem)
                 || (secondInfoItem instanceof ChannelInfoItem));
         assertEquals("name", "PewDiePie", channelItem.getName());
-        assertEquals("url","https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie", channelItem.getUrl());
+        assertEquals("url", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw", channelItem.getUrl());
     }
 
     @Test