NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim ownership of ...

A federal judge agreed with Universal Music Group that the hip-hop act never owned the copyrights to its earliest work.

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 ...

The rap group accused Universal Music Group of ignoring federal copyright law by not giving up the original copies of its earliest work. By Emmanuel Morgan Salt-N-Pepa, the first female hip-hop group ...

Salt-N-Pepa’s effort to regain control of their early master recordings has been temporarily halted after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG).

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton do not have the rights to reclaim ...

Salt-N-Pepa are speaking out about their legal battle with Universal Music Group. In a new interview with Good Morning America, the rap duo — Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton — explained ...

Salt-N-Pepa has never dodged frankness. Even at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, the hip-hop pioneers took a moment from celebrating to put the music industry on blast. But along with ...

The hip-hop duo sued UMG in May 2025, alleging the label pulled their music in retaliation for trying to reclaim rights to ...