Yes. Menzi has 70 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 70

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 Mampara, Salala (Instrumental), Bakhona (Instrumental)

Listed under the artist name 70 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

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

Mampara

Listed as Menzi – Mampara (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 050d-JPLiik · row 050d-JPLiik

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Salala (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Salala (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 0OdoUOw-NDk · row 0OdoUOw-NDk

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Bakhona (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Bakhona (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 1jCGmHgI13c · row 1jCGmHgI13c

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Wayemuhle (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Wayemuhle (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video BOadHaMnzPU · row BOadHaMnzPU

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Idibala (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Idibala (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video BwVFUtFGhhE · row BwVFUtFGhhE

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Amateki Ohlanya

Listed as Menzi – Amateki Ohlanya (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Elapb3sum6s · row Elapb3sum6s

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Ebafazini

Listed as Menzi – Ebafazini (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video If4U-ASDYNA · row If4U-ASDYNA

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Uyagula

Listed as Menzi – Uyagula (Intencane) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video J6-9GViBuOo · row J6-9GViBuOo

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Ukuboshwa

Listed as Menzi – Ukuboshwa (Bebuka Thina) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video QXK2RmAYF1w · row QXK2RmAYF1w

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Uyakhuluma (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Uyakhuluma (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video RP7UIPjeqvQ · row RP7UIPjeqvQ

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Akuwena

Listed as Menzi – Akuwena (Bebuka Thina) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video RZpk5kJ7kT8 · row RZpk5kJ7kT8

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Usizi (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Usizi (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video SnV_24lHv1Y · row SnV_24lHv1Y

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Uzobanami (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Uzobanami (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video SxiEDrD2PVc · row SxiEDrD2PVc

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Omemezayo

Listed as Menzi – Omemezayo (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Ya0VWyOmRUQ · row Ya0VWyOmRUQ

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Thando Lwami

Listed as Menzi – Thando Lwami (Bebuka Thina) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video _ajh52UnZ8s · row _ajh52UnZ8s

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Uyangithanda

Listed as Menzi – Uyangithanda (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video clugpoicWc4 · row clugpoicWc4

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Ikhona Indaba

Listed as Menzi – Ikhona Indaba (Awuyi Lapho) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ieWpq_ar8zY · row ieWpq_ar8zY

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Yaqala Kudala (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Yaqala Kudala (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ljBtkW04bSw · row ljBtkW04bSw

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Abekho (Instrumental)

Listed as Menzi – Abekho (Instrumental) (Work of Art) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video wERpvM3VXRU · row wERpvM3VXRU

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Umnakwethu (Pt. 2)

Listed as Menzi – Umnakwethu (Pt. 2) (Bebuka Thina) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video w_JhemikogI · row w_JhemikogI

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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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These pages report where identifiers from public research datasets point. Presence in a dataset is a fact about the dataset, not a claim about the channel or artist, and says nothing about what any company did with the material. If you are this artist and want this page removed, see removals.