Drake’s legal battle with UMG is unlike anything we’ve seen in the modern rap era. The Toronto superstar filed a civil defamation lawsuit against the label in January 2025, claiming they had backed ...

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 ...

In a 166-page lawsuit, Salt-N-Pepa, whose real names are Cheryl James and Sandra Denton, accused Universal of violating federal copyright law by not surrendering its ownership of the master ...

Reporter Rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa are taking their record label to court. Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York on Monday against ...

The comprehensive lawsuit outlines additional copyright reversion dates for other albums in the duo’s catalog, including Black’s Magic scheduled for November 2024, A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits ...

Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit says the women’s agreements with the label make it very clear that they were not. The Queens, New York, duo of James and Denton became Salt-N-Pepa in 1985. They were ...

In response to the lawsuit, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG retaliated by pulling their music from streaming platforms, accusing the label of intentionally harming their legacy and cutting off access for fans.

Hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) in New York federal court on Monday, May 19. In the suit, Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Cheryl "Salt" James claimed that the ...

The lawsuit suggests that situations like Salt-N-Pepa’s are the very reason the provision of the copyright act exists. It allows artists who made deals “at the beginning of their careers ...

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 ...

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 ...