S andra “Pepa” Denton had just removed her shoes and settled into the massage chair at the She Thing salon in Queens for what she hoped would be a relaxing pedicure when her cellphone started to buzz.

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Thursday sided with the recording giant, arguing that the Grammy-winning group never owned the copyrights to their sound recordings and didn't transfer them to ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) just notched another high-profile courtroom win, this time against hip-hop legends Salt-N-Pepa. A federal judge in New York dismissed the legendary rap duo's lawsuit ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa against their record label over ownership of their master recordings. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote decided in favor of ...

UMG defeated Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit, marking their second major court win against high-profile rap artists. UMG scored another decisive legal victory Thursday when a federal judge dismissed Salt-N-Pepa ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2022, Salt-N-Pepa allegedly filed to terminate their agreement with UMG and their lawsuit said that "inexplicably, Universal has refused to honor" their wishes. They sought rights to their early ...

The iconic hip-hop duo had been seeking to terminate a 1986 copyright transfer. By Rachel Scharf A judge has thrown out Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) that sought to retake ...

Salt-N-Pepa at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson) Salt-N-Pepa, a name that symbolizes their spicy and bold approach to music, emerged from Queens, New York, in 1986 ...