Salt-N-Pepa’s fight to regain ownership of their master recordings has come to an unsuccessful end.

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

Salt-N-Pepa recently called out UMG during their acceptance speech at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Cheryl "Salt" James, ...

* Salt-N-Pepa’s legal battle to reclaim their master recordings has ended in defeat after a judge dismissed their lawsuit ...

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

Salt-N-Pepa’ s legal battle against Universal Music Group (UMG) may have reached a dead end. This week, a New York judge ...

A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Grammy-winning rap duo Salt-N-Pepa against Universal Music Group, ruling ...

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

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit from hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa to reclaim ownership of their master recordings from ...

A U.S. District Court judge ruled the do do not have the rights to reclaim ownership of their master recordings ...