The post Salt-N-Pepa Sue UMG Over Rights To Their Master Recordings And Are Seeking At Least $1M In Damages appeared first on AfroTech.

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

Salt-N-Pepa Sue UMG for Rights to Their Catalogue, Say Label Is Holding Music Hostage The “First Females of Rap” say they “will not tolerate disrespect” from the label who they have ...

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 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 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 have filed a federal lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of blocking their bid to regain ownership of 'Push It' and 'Shoop.' ...

Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa attend the Room to Read 2025 New York Gala on May 13, 2025, in New York City. Getty Images for Room to Read The fight, which has led to UMG pulling ...

Salt-N-Pepa filed the lawsuit to obtain the master recordings, saying that UMG is violating copyright law.

Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of legendary hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa are suing Universal Music Group for the rights to their catalogue, saying that the label is holding their music "hostage." In ...

UMG representatives did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The lawsuit suggests that situations like Salt-N-Pepa's are the very reason the provision of the copyright act exists.