Still, they’ve had to battle to be taken seriously—first ... from major streaming platforms. According to Salt-N-Pepa’s legal team, the takedown was a calculated attack to devalue their ...

but the trailblazing rap duo is also waging a major legal battle to reclaim the rights to their music catalog. Cheryl James and Sandra Denton, known famously as Salt-N-Pepa, filed a lawsuit on ...

The rap group accused Universal Music Group of ignoring federal copyright law by not giving up the original copies of its earliest work.

Salt-N-Pepa wants their master recordings back ... from commercial use “malicious” and calculated over their legal battle. UMG, on the other hand, deemed the recordings “works made for ...

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.

Cheryl James and Sandra Denton of Salt-N-Pepa (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Sam Aronov) Iconic hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa has launched a powerful legal challenge against Universal Music Group ...

Salt-N-Pepa launched a legal battle against UMG on Monday (May 19) in New York federal court, accusing the music giant of refusing to return control of their classic recordings and deliberately ...

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 ...

Seemingly in response to the legal battle, UMG has pulled Salt-N-Pepa’s early music from streaming services. Right now, the group’s first three albums are unavailable on Spotify, and the only ...

Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of legendary hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa are suing Universal Music ... tolerate disrespect” from the label. The legal paperwork, which was obtained by TheWrap, ...

“Salt-N-Pepa’s own legal filings demonstrate the repeated attempts we have made to resolve this matter amicably (including offers to enter into a mediation) ever since the artists served an ...