Universal Music Group (UMG) responded to Salt-N-Pepa ’s effort to regain control of their masters for their albums. In the ...

Salt-N-Pepa's music catalog lawsuit got a response from UMG, which said the duo doesn't qualify for termination rights over their master recordings.

UMG’s main point is that Salt-N-Pepa never directly signed away the rights themselves. Instead, contracts for those albums were inked back in 1986 by producer Herby “Luv Bug” Azor through his ...

Salt N Pepa sued UMG claiming that the major was refusing to allow them to reclaim the rights in their 1980s recordings, even ...

Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group earlier this year claiming that the label group had refused to grant them their termination rights.

T’s Culture Issue: Legends and Heirs What Salt-N-Pepa and Issa Rae See in One Another The hip-hop duo and the “Insecure” creator on guts, going global and creating art in the public eye.

Salt-N-Pepa released their final album, Brand New, in 1997, and while they took a hiatus in the '00s, they got back together and still perform today (albeit without DJ Spinderella).

Salt-N-Pepa vs. UMG: The Battle for Hip-Hop’s Blueprint On May 19, 2025, rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa officially entered legal combat with […] The post Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal Music over master ...

Will Smith got candid about his “one and only date” with Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa. The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum admitted he was “terrified” when he took Sandra “Pepa” Denton out ...

Sandra "Pepa" Denton, one-half of the iconic rap duo Salt-N-Pepa, said she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight and wasn't allowed to travel. The post Salt-N-Pepa’s Sandra Denton Kicked ...

Salt-N-Pepa's Cheryl James and Sandra Denton look back at their career in music and fighting for recognition ahead of their Hollywood Walk of Fame star dedication ceremony.