Yes. Bessie Smith has 239 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 239

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out, Sugar Foot Stomp (1931 Version), I'm Wild About That Thing

Listed under the artist name 239 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson – Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD B, 1928-1929)) · Watch on YouTube

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Sugar Foot Stomp (1931 Version)

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Sugar Foot Stomp (1931 Version) (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Wild About That Thing

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson – I'm Wild About That Thing (Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD B, 1928-1929)) · Watch on YouTube

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It Looks Like Rain

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – It Looks Like Rain (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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It's the Darndest Thing

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – It's the Darndest Thing (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Sugar Foot Stomp (1925 Version)

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Sugar Foot Stomp (1925 Version) (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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I’m Going Back To My Used To Be

Listed as Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson – I’m Going Back To My Used To Be (Bessie Smith) · Watch on YouTube

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My Pretty Girl

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – My Pretty Girl (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Cake Walking Babies

Listed as Bessie Smith, Joe Smith, Charlie Green, Buster Bailey – Cake Walking Babies (Vintage Vocal jazz / Swing No. 194 - EP: Gimme A Pigfoot) · Watch on YouTube

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Lady Luck Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson – Lady Luck Blues (Bessie Smith) · Watch on YouTube

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Sweet Mistreater

Listed as Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson – Sweet Mistreater (The Best Music Collection of The Mills Brothers, Benny Goodman, Bessie Smith, Walter Brown and Other Famous Artists, Vol. 2 (160 Songs)) · Watch on YouTube

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Hard Hearted Hannah

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Hard Hearted Hannah (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Moan, You Moaners

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Moan, You Moaners (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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The Henderson Stomp

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – The Henderson Stomp (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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My Sweet Tooth Says 'I Wanna' (But My Wisdom Tooth Says 'No')

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – My Sweet Tooth Says 'I Wanna' (But My Wisdom Tooth Says 'No') (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Kitchen Man

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson – Kitchen Man (Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD B, 1928-1929)) · Watch on YouTube

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I've Got What It Takes

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson – I've Got What It Takes (Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD B, 1928-1929)) · Watch on YouTube

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You've Got To Give Me Some

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson – You've Got To Give Me Some (Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD B, 1928-1929)) · Watch on YouTube

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My Man Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, Clara Smith – My Man Blues (Squeeze Me (Original Recordings)) · Watch on YouTube

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Just Hot

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Just Hot (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Lock and Key

Listed as Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson – Lock and Key (That New York Sound) · Watch on YouTube

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Foolish Man Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, June Cole, Fletcher Henderson, Tommy Ladnier – Foolish Man Blues (Smith, Bessie: Empty Bed Blues (1927-1928)) · Watch on YouTube

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Money Blues

Listed as Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Joe Smith – Money Blues (Smith, Bessie: Preachin' the Blues (1925-1927)) · Watch on YouTube

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My Gal Sal

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – My Gal Sal (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Muddy Waters

Listed as Bessie Smith, Joe Smith, Jimmy Harrison, Buster Bailey – Muddy Waters (Me and My Gin) · Watch on YouTube

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Money Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Money Blues (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Down in the Dumps

Listed as Buck Washington, Bobby Johnson, Bessie Smith, Frank Newton – I'm Down in the Dumps (Smith, Bessie: I'Ve Got What It Takes (1929-1933)) · Watch on YouTube

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Business In F

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Business In F (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Coming Virginia

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – I'm Coming Virginia (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Squeeze Me

Listed as Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson – Squeeze Me (That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950), Vol. 1 (1895-1927)) · Watch on YouTube

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Sweet Music

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Sweet Music (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Gimme a Pigfoot

Listed as Buck Washington, Bobby Johnson, Bessie Smith, Frank Newton – Gimme a Pigfoot (Smith, Bessie: I'Ve Got What It Takes (1929-1933)) · Watch on YouTube

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I Want to See a Little More of What I Saw In Tennessee

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – I Want to See a Little More of What I Saw In Tennessee (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Preachin' the Blues

Listed as James P. Johnson, Bessie Smith – Preachin' the Blues (Jazz Chronicles: James P. Johnson, Vol. 1) · Watch on YouTube

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Back Water Blues

Listed as James P. Johnson, Bessie Smith – Back Water Blues (The History Of Jazz: The Early Years) · Watch on YouTube

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Creepin' Eel Blues / Ghost Creepin' Blues / Boa Constrictor Blues / Death Valley Moan

Listed as Bessie Smith, Lonnie Johnson – Creepin' Eel Blues / Ghost Creepin' Blues / Boa Constrictor Blues / Death Valley Moan (Bluesmaster Nuggets, Set 4) · Watch on YouTube

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Wang Wang Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Wang Wang Blues (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Hop Off

Listed as Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson – Hop Off (Fletcher Henderson and the Birth of Big Band Swing) · Watch on YouTube

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Mean Old Bed Bug Blues

Listed as Bessie Smith, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong – Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (Bessie Smith Sings Them Dirty Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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