Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over control over their master recordings, including hits like 1987’s “Push It,” has been dismissed by a New York judge. Cheryl “Salt” James and ...

Salt-N-Pepa have reached a dead end in their lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Last year, the rap duo filed a suit alleging the company was holding their music “hostage” by not allowing them to ...

Salt-N-Pepa’s legal battle against Universal Music Group (UMG) may have reached a dead end. This week, a New York judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by group members Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra ...

A federal judge agreed with Universal Music Group that the hip-hop act never owned the copyrights to its earliest work. By Emmanuel Morgan The hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa cannot regain the copyrights to ...

*Salt-N-Pepa’s legal battle to reclaim their master recordings has ended in defeat after a judge dismissed their lawsuit against Universal Music Group, Billboard reports. Cheryl “Salt” James and ...

A judge has rejected Salt-N-Pepa’s attempt to reclaim their masters, the Associated Press reports. Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandra Denton (Pepa) had filed a petition under the copyright act of 1976, ...

The hip-hop duo sued UMG in May 2025, alleging the label pulled their music in retaliation for trying to reclaim rights to their hits Desiree Navarro/WireImage Salt-N-Pepa's lawsuit against Universal ...

Salt-N-Pepa has gifted us with music that we continue to love and appreciate today, but we can’t talk about the iconic hip-hop group without mentioning their mark on style. When we think of ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit from hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa to reclaim ownership of their master recordings from Universal Music Group. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on ...

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