On Jan. 8, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in the Southern District of New York dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's complaint. A federal judge has dismissed pioneering hip-hop duo Salt‑N‑Pepa’s lawsuit against ...

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 ...

New York — A federal judge has dismissed the pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim ownership of their master recordings from Universal Music Group. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ...

Last year, Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton filed suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the rights to their catalog, claiming that the label had pulled the duo’s ...

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’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 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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over control over their master recordings, including hits like 1987’s “Push It ...

Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal court on Thursday rejected pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa's bid to reclaim copyrights from Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab for their hit song ...