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’s relationship with UMG and its corporate predecessors dates back to 1986 and 1992, respectively, placing several of their most commercially successful albums within the timeframe ...

The fight, which has led to UMG pulling Salt-N-Pepa’s music from streaming services, comes as many artists with beloved legacies are making lucrative sales of their catalogs, while others get ...

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 1993’s “Shoop” and 1987’s ...

Now, Salt-N-Pepa are suing UMG over the rights to their music. Salt-N-Pepa’s UMG lawsuit isn’t anything like Drake’s one. As the Associated Press reports, Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra ...

The fight, which has led to UMG pulling Salt-N-Pepa's music from streaming services, comes as many artists with beloved legacies are making lucrative sales of their catalogues, while others get ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even though Salt-N-Pepa filed to end the contract and reclaim ownership as the law allows, “Inexplicably, UMG has refused to honor” their request, according to filings viewed by the AP.

Salt‑N‑Pepa have taken Universal Music Group to federal ... They filed termination notices in 2022, but the duo says UMG has refused to honor them and has yanked their music from streaming ...