Yes. Ethel Waters has 142 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 142

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 Deep River, Guess Who's In Town, Happiness Is A Thing

Listed under the artist name 142 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

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

Deep River

Listed as Ethel Waters – Deep River (Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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Guess Who's In Town

Listed as James P. Johnson, Ethel Waters – Guess Who's In Town (Jazz Chronicles: James P. Johnson, Vol. 1) · Watch on YouTube

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Happiness Is A Thing

Listed as Ethel Waters – Happiness Is A Thing (Am I Blue) · Watch on YouTube

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Second Handed Man

Listed as Ethel Waters – Second Handed Man (Presenting Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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One Man Nan

Listed as Ethel Waters – One Man Nan (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 7) · Watch on YouTube

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Miss Otis Regrets

Listed as Ethel Waters, Dorsey Brothers Orchestra – Miss Otis Regrets (I Got a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter Songs)) · Watch on YouTube

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My Handy Man

Listed as Ethel Waters, James P. Johnson – My Handy Man (Those Dirty Blues Volume 2) · Watch on YouTube

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Oh Daddy

Listed as Ethel Waters – Oh Daddy (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 6) · Watch on YouTube

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Bring Your Greenbacks

Listed as Ethel Waters – Bring Your Greenbacks (Presenting Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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Taking a Chance on Love (From "Cabin in the Sky")

Listed as Ethel Waters – Taking a Chance on Love (From "Cabin in the Sky") (Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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Down In My Soul

Listed as Ethel Waters – Down In My Soul (Presenting Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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Thanking a Chance On Love

Listed as Ethel Waters – Thanking a Chance On Love (The Broadway Musical 60 Songs (1918-1946)) · Watch on YouTube

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I Got Rhythm

Listed as George Gershwin, Ethel Waters – I Got Rhythm (The Very Best Of) · Watch on YouTube

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Dat Auits Me

Listed as Ethel Waters – Dat Auits Me (Movie Themes, Vol. 7 (The Jazz Singer Cabin in the Sky Greatest Movie Melodies Part 3)) · Watch on YouTube

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Royal Garden Blues

Listed as Ethel Waters – Royal Garden Blues (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 7) · Watch on YouTube

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Heat Wave

Listed as Ethel Waters, Ben Selvin – Heat Wave (Magical Musicals) · Watch on YouTube

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You Can't Stop Me From Loving You

Listed as Ethel Waters – You Can't Stop Me From Loving You (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 10) · Watch on YouTube

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Take Your Black Bottom Outside (05-06-27)

Listed as Ethel Waters – Take Your Black Bottom Outside (05-06-27) (Complete Jazz Series 1926 - 1929) · Watch on YouTube

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You're Going To Leave The Old Home, Jim

Listed as Ethel Waters – You're Going To Leave The Old Home, Jim (Ethel Waters' Youre A Sweetheart) · Watch on YouTube

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At The New Jump Steady Ball

Listed as Ethel Waters – At The New Jump Steady Ball (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 1) · Watch on YouTube

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Baby, What Else Can I Do?

Listed as Ethel Waters – Baby, What Else Can I Do? (Presenting Ethel Waters) · Watch on YouTube

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They say

Listed as Ethel Waters – They say (Ethel Waters 1938-1939: Push Out (Jazz Archives No. 1)) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Black Sheep (Church Song)

Listed as Ethel Waters, Hall Johnson Choir – Little Black Sheep (Church Song) (Cabin in the Sky) · Watch on YouTube

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Dying With The Blues

Listed as Ethel Waters – Dying With The Blues (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 3) · Watch on YouTube

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St. Louis Blues

Listed as Ethel Waters – St. Louis Blues (100 Super Best) · Watch on YouTube

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River, Stay 'Way From My Door

Listed as Ethel Waters – River, Stay 'Way From My Door (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 7) · Watch on YouTube

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Tiger Rag

Listed as Ethel Waters – Tiger Rag (My Tiger Rag - The Early Years) · Watch on YouTube

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St. Louis Blues

Listed as Ethel Waters – St. Louis Blues (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 8) · Watch on YouTube

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You've Seen Harlem At Its Best

Listed as Ethel Waters – You've Seen Harlem At Its Best (Ethel Waters' Youre A Sweetheart) · Watch on YouTube

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Porgy

Listed as Ethel Waters – Porgy (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 7) · Watch on YouTube

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The New York Glide

Listed as Ethel Waters – The New York Glide (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 9) · Watch on YouTube

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Stand by Me

Listed as Ethel Waters – Stand by Me (His Eye Is on the Sparrow) · Watch on YouTube

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That Da Da Strain

Listed as Ethel Waters – That Da Da Strain (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 9) · Watch on YouTube

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Can't Be Bothered with No Sheik

Listed as Ethel Waters – Can't Be Bothered with No Sheik (Bustin the Blues, Vol. 4, (Ladies Who Sing the Blues)) · Watch on YouTube

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Miss Otis Regrets

Listed as Ethel Waters – Miss Otis Regrets (Moments) · Watch on YouTube

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Stormy Weather

Listed as The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, Ethel Waters – Stormy Weather (Harlem Lullaby) · Watch on YouTube

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You're A Sweetheart

Listed as Ethel Waters – You're A Sweetheart (Ethel Waters' Youre A Sweetheart) · Watch on YouTube

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Porgy

Listed as Ethel Waters – Porgy (Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 7) · Watch on YouTube

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Cabin In The Sky (04-16-46)

Listed as Ethel Waters – Cabin In The Sky (04-16-46) (Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947) · Watch on YouTube

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Do What You Did Last Night

Listed as Ethel Waters, James P. Johnson – Do What You Did Last Night (Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo) · Watch on YouTube

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Three Little Words

Listed as Ethel Waters – Three Little Words (Golden Selection) · Watch on YouTube

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Shadows On The Swanee

Listed as Ethel Waters – Shadows On The Swanee (Art Deco Series: Sophisticated Ladies) · 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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