Salt-N-Pepa vs. UMG: The Battle for Hip-Hop’s Blueprint On May 19, 2025, rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa officially entered legal combat with […] The post Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal Music over master ...

Salt-N-Pepa signed contracts with subsidiaries of Universal Music Group in 1986 and 1992 and, according to the lawsuit, served notices of termination in 2022.

Salt-N-Pepa has filed a lawsuit against UMG to reclaim their music masters, seeking injunctive relief, declaratory judgment, and over $1 million in damages.

Salt-N-Pepa want to reclaim the rights to their recordings including “Push It” and “Shoop,” and they're suing their record label to get them. The groundbreaking hip-hop duo of Cheryl James ...

Hip-Hop trailblazers Salt-N-Pepa are taking on one of the music industry’s most powerful entities, Universal Music Group (UMG), in a legal battle over the rights to their master recordings.

Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music.

Legendary group Salt-N-Pepa blazed the way for female rappers at a time when they were among the only prominent women on the hip-hop landscape. Later this year, they’ll be inducted into the Rock ...

Salt-N-Pepa wants the rights to their music’s masters. On Monday, the rap duo — Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton — sued Universal Music Group (UMG), accusing the label of ...

Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group after the record label allegedly pulled their music in retaliation They filed a lawsuit against UMG in New York federal court on Monday, accusing the label ...

Salt-N-Pepa argue that UMG’s actions have effectively frozen their ability to profit from their own work while also diminishing the value of their catalog.

Salt-N-Pepa take legal action against Universal Music Group over rights to master recordings, claiming refusal to honor copyright law.

Pioneering rappers Salt-N-Pepa have launched a lawsuit against former label UMG in a bid to reclaim their masters.