Yes. Ricus Nel has 131 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 131

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 Kitaar Medley, Osbraai Op Kromdraai (Backtrack), River of Dreams Medley

Listed under the artist name 131 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

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

Kitaar Medley

Listed as Ricus Nel – Kitaar Medley (Ouskool - Boerseun) · Watch on YouTube

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Osbraai Op Kromdraai (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Osbraai Op Kromdraai (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

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River of Dreams Medley

Listed as Elandré, Elizma Theron, Ricus Nel – River of Dreams Medley (Krone 5) · Watch on YouTube

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Gentle on My Mind

Listed as Ricus Nel – Gentle on My Mind (Sing Don Williams & Ander Country legendes) · Watch on YouTube

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Meisie Sonner Sokkies (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Meisie Sonner Sokkies (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 58Lichqn6Z4 · row 58Lichqn6Z4

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n Bietjie Tyd net en Ek en Jy

Listed as Ricus Nel – n Bietjie Tyd net en Ek en Jy (Sak En Pak) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 7kYwyK0l7iY · row 7kYwyK0l7iY

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Die Gat in die Grond (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Die Gat in die Grond (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video B4cyrjDndkg · row B4cyrjDndkg

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Beskerm-engel

Listed as Ricus Nel – Beskerm-engel (Sout Van Die Aarde) · Watch on YouTube

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Karolis (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Karolis (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Cnjuthb4vLI · row Cnjuthb4vLI

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Die Bitter Van Bitterfontein

Listed as Ricus Nel – Die Bitter Van Bitterfontein (Bring Hulde Aan Worsie Visser) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ISp5d5fN8U4 · row ISp5d5fN8U4

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Strandfontein

Listed as Ricus Nel – Strandfontein (Bring Hulde Aan Worsie Visser) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video J39wGdJTI90 · row J39wGdJTI90

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Time on My Hands

Listed as Ricus Nel – Time on My Hands (Sing Don Williams & Ander Country legendes) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video J9TOI5djMII · row J9TOI5djMII

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Ek Wonder (Live at The Shack, Pretoria, 2017)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Ek Wonder (Live at The Shack, Pretoria, 2017) (Sinkplaat Sessies (Lewendige Opname)) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video JCRNXvJkITE · row JCRNXvJkITE

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Sak en Pak

Listed as Ricus Nel – Sak en Pak (10+10) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video MaZnnTZ-UL8 · row MaZnnTZ-UL8

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Hier en Daar

Listed as Ricus Nel – Hier en Daar (Ouskool - Boerseun) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video PsHj38Tax6s · row PsHj38Tax6s

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Sunday Morning Coming Down

Listed as Ricus Nel – Sunday Morning Coming Down (Sing Don Williams & Ander Country legendes) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video QsvL49uzROk · row QsvL49uzROk

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Rooihuiskraal

Listed as Ricus Nel, Jasper Janse Van Rensburg, Henning Joubert – Rooihuiskraal (Konsertina Buddies) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Uk3LILPEx_o · row Uk3LILPEx_o

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Hartebeesfontein

Listed as Ricus Nel – Hartebeesfontein (Sak En Pak) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video WDUTyXjTcFI · row WDUTyXjTcFI

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Play Me

Listed as Ricus Nel – Play Me (Pure Plaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video X6rFWmaQkCQ · row X6rFWmaQkCQ

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Adios Amigo

Listed as Ricus Nel – Adios Amigo (Ouskool - Boerseun) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video XISjHjWMeoE · row XISjHjWMeoE

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Lang Slap Meisie Van Die Kaap (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Lang Slap Meisie Van Die Kaap (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video YQRW_1ptraQ · row YQRW_1ptraQ

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Nogsteeds So Lief Vir Haar

Listed as Ricus Nel – Nogsteeds So Lief Vir Haar (10+10) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Z73fSd34ong · row Z73fSd34ong

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Jorrie Dittel Dy (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Jorrie Dittel Dy (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video _5Fv0opSBw0 · row _5Fv0opSBw0

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Some Broken Hearts Never Mend

Listed as Ricus Nel – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend ('n Spesiale Aand Met Ricus Nel) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video aYJB-Xil5aA · row aYJB-Xil5aA

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Gansbaai

Listed as Ricus Nel – Gansbaai (Bring Hulde Aan Worsie Visser) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video clrR6KxO1mg · row clrR6KxO1mg

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My Kontrei

Listed as Ricus Nel – My Kontrei (Bring Hulde Aan Worsie Visser) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video jb_l6-4u4YI · row jb_l6-4u4YI

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Lekkerkry (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Lekkerkry (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video jtDqFFViQ6Y · row jtDqFFViQ6Y

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Royal Hotel (Backtrack)

Listed as Ricus Nel – Royal Hotel (Backtrack) (Om Die Vuur) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video kn5p4bn_2Y8 · row kn5p4bn_2Y8

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Nostalgiese Afrikaanse Medley

Listed as Elizma Theron, Liezel Pieters, Manie Jackson, Ricus Nel – Nostalgiese Afrikaanse Medley (Krone 5) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video lI97S6uTpYk · row lI97S6uTpYk

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Dankie Don

Listed as Ricus Nel – Dankie Don (Sing Don Williams & Ander Country legendes) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video o6S-MEKqnQs · row o6S-MEKqnQs

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Daspoort Vastrap

Listed as Ricus Nel, Jasper Janse Van Rensburg, Henning Joubert – Daspoort Vastrap (Konsertina Buddies) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video tKFv4PZn7Fo · row tKFv4PZn7Fo

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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.