The trio was the first female rap group to go platinum and win a Grammy.

As pioneers of hip-hop, Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella rewrote the rules and boldly claimed space in a genre that forever changed because of their voices, style, and undeniable ...

Salt-N-Pepa file an appeal against Universal Music Group over the dismissal of their copyright lawsuit with the help of a ...

In 2019, pop-punk band Yellowcard filed a lawsuit, via Busch, claiming that Juice Wrld’s smash Lucid Dreams had infringed on the copyright of the melody in their song, Holly Wood Died. The suit was ...

Salt of Salt-N-Pepa debuted her second solo single, “Kings & Queens,” and announced her upcoming album, “Salty N Lit.” Salt launched her solo chapter with a message and a Bronx backdrop as she ...

On Jan. 8, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in the Southern District of New York dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's complaint. A federal judge has dismissed pioneering hip-hop duo Salt‑N‑Pepa’s lawsuit against ...

A federal judge agreed with Universal Music Group that the hip-hop act never owned the copyrights to its earliest work. By Emmanuel Morgan The hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa cannot regain the copyrights to ...

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 ...

Last year, Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton filed suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the rights to their catalog, claiming that the label had pulled the duo’s ...

The hip-hop duo sued UMG in May 2025, alleging the label pulled their music in retaliation for trying to reclaim rights to their hits Desiree Navarro/WireImage Salt-N-Pepa's lawsuit against Universal ...