Yes. Jo-El Sonnier has 141 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 141

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 Lafayette Waltz, Valse Du Chere Baby, Johnnie Fais Bien

Listed under the artist name 141 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

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

Lafayette Waltz

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Lafayette Waltz (Cajun Blood) · Watch on YouTube

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Valse Du Chere Baby

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Valse Du Chere Baby (Cajun Spice) · Watch on YouTube

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Johnnie Fais Bien

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Johnnie Fais Bien (Cajun Pride) · Watch on YouTube

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Chere Bassette

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Chere Bassette (Cajun Spice) · Watch on YouTube

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Bayou Teche

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Bayou Teche (Cajun Blood) · Watch on YouTube

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Jambalaya

Listed as Jo-el Sonnier – Jambalaya (Live In Canada) · Watch on YouTube

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Good Luck To You My Friend

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Good Luck To You My Friend (Where's That Music Comin' From?) · Watch on YouTube

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High Point Two Step

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – High Point Two Step (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Sweet Operator

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Sweet Operator (The Real Deal) · Watch on YouTube

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One of Those Old Things

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – One of Those Old Things (Jo-El Sonnier & Friends: The L.a. Sessions) · Watch on YouTube

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Mama's Two Step

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Mama's Two Step (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Cajun Christmas) · Watch on YouTube

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The Real Deal

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – The Real Deal (The Real Deal) · Watch on YouTube

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Le Danse De Mardi Gras

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Le Danse De Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Bosco Stomp

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Bosco Stomp (Cajun Spice) · Watch on YouTube

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J'sus Apre Te Quitter

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – J'sus Apre Te Quitter (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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Good Deal Lucille

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Good Deal Lucille (Jo-El Sonnier & Friends: The L.a. Sessions) · Watch on YouTube

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I'd Like To Know

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – I'd Like To Know (Cajun Blood) · Watch on YouTube

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Iko Iko

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Iko Iko (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Go To The Mardi Gras

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Go To The Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Step It Fast

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Step It Fast (Cajun Spice) · Watch on YouTube

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Laisse Les Bon Temps Rouler

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Laisse Les Bon Temps Rouler (Cajun Roots) · Watch on YouTube

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Allons A' Lafayette

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Allons A' Lafayette (Cajun Blood) · Watch on YouTube

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Jambalaya

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Jambalaya (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Blue Christmas

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Blue Christmas (Cajun Christmas) · Watch on YouTube

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Chers Yeux Noirs

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Chers Yeux Noirs (Survivants) · Watch on YouTube

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Lawtell Two Step

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Lawtell Two Step (Cajun Pride) · Watch on YouTube

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Silver Bells

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Silver Bells (Cajun Christmas) · Watch on YouTube

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Tu Peux Conger

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Tu Peux Conger (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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Tit Cheveux Noir

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Tit Cheveux Noir (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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Twelve Honest Men

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Twelve Honest Men (Where's That Music Comin' From?) · Watch on YouTube

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Mardi Gras Mambo

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Mardi Gras Mambo (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Dockside Special

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – Dockside Special (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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Carnival Time

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Carnival Time (Mardi Gras Party) · Watch on YouTube

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Louisiana 1927

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Louisiana 1927 (Cookin' Cajun) · Watch on YouTube

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Sugar Bee

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Sugar Bee (Cookin' Cajun) · Watch on YouTube

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Huppes Taiauts 1935

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Huppes Taiauts 1935 (Cajun Roots) · Watch on YouTube

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J'ai Gone Fou

Listed as Jo-EL Sonnier – J'ai Gone Fou (The Legacy) · Watch on YouTube

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Blessed Assurance (Cajun Hymns Album Version)

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Blessed Assurance (Cajun Hymns Album Version) (Cajun Hymns) · Watch on YouTube

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Les Grande Bois

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – Les Grande Bois (Cajun Spice) · Watch on YouTube

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The First Noel

Listed as Jo-El Sonnier – The First Noel (Cajun Christmas) · 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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