Salt-N-Pepa Go In On UMG Over Battle For Masters

Salt N Pepa say its “time to fight for our rights” as Universal legal bust up continues

Salt N Pepa have again laid into Universal Music in a new interview about their ongoing legal dispute with the major over the termination right in US copyright law. They don’t get into the nitty gritty of Universal's legal arguments for why they don't qualify for the termination right, instead insisting that that particular element of copyright law is meant to “protect the artist” and, well, “we are the artist”. “When you're an artist, in the be…

Salt-N-Pepa Go In On UMG Over Battle For Masters

Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Hip-Hop legends Salt-N-Pepa are calling out Universal Music Group (UMG) in a new lawsuit over the rights to their master recordings. The iconic duo filed the suit back in May, claiming UMG is breaking federal copyright laws by refusing to give them back the rights to their music after a certain amount of time has passed. Salt recently spoke about the situation in an interview, saying, “When you’re an artist, in the …

Amid legal battle, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG ‘keeps us from re-releasing our music’

Cheryl James and Sandra Denton told Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts that UMG removed their music from streaming platforms. Source