Industry Jul 18, 2026
AI Music Platform Suno Accused of Extensive Data Scraping
404 Media reports that in training its models, the AI music generation platform lifted at least "2,013,545 music clips" from YouTube Music alone
Originally published by
MusicRadar
The AI music generation platform Suno has reportedly acquired a vast dataset for training its models, allegedly scraping millions of audio clips from various online sources. Hacked data indicates that the platform accessed at least 2,013,545 music clips exclusively from YouTube Music.
Further investigation by 404 Media suggests that Suno's data collection also extended to other platforms, including Deezer and numerous stock music libraries. This extensive scraping forms the basis of the datasets used to train Suno's AI. Originally reported by MusicRadar.