In a 166-page lawsuit, Salt-N-Pepa, whose real names are Cheryl James and Sandra Denton, accused Universal of violating federal copyright law by not surrendering its ownership of the master ...

Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit says the women’s agreements with the label make it very clear that they were not. The Queens, New York, duo of James and Denton became Salt-N-Pepa in 1985. They were ...

By Rachel Scharf Salt-N-Pepa is taking Universal Music Group (UMG) to court to regain control of the duo’s masters, alleging in a new lawsuit that the record label is refusing to honor copyright ...

Cheryl James and Sandra Denton, known famously as Salt-N-Pepa, filed a lawsuit on Monday, May 19, in New York federal court against Universal Music Group (UMG), accusing the label of refusing to ...

In response to the lawsuit, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG retaliated by pulling their music from streaming platforms, accusing the label of intentionally harming their legacy and cutting off access for fans.

The lawsuit suggests that situations like Salt-N-Pepa’s are the very reason the provision of the copyright act exists. It allows artists who made deals “at the beginning of their careers ...

On May 19, 2025, rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa officially entered legal combat with Universal Music Group (UMG), filing a federal lawsuit to reclaim ownership of their iconic catalog—including genera ...

Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music. The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics including 1983's “Shoop” and 1987's “Push It” say ...

The comprehensive lawsuit outlines additional copyright reversion dates for other albums in the duo’s catalog, including Black’s Magic scheduled for November 2024, A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits ...

the founding members of Salt-N-Pepa, filed a copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group on Monday (May 19) per the Associated Press, claiming their former label is illegally refusing to turn ...