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Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to 'Push It' and other recordings
Salt-N-Pepa want to reclaim the rights to their recordings including "Push It" and "Shoop," and they're suing their record label to get them
Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York on Monday asserting that the copyright act of 1976, which says that after several decades artists can terminate previous agreements and reclaim ownership of their recordings, clearly now applies to them. The fight, which has led to UMG pulling Salt-N-Pepa's music from streaming services, comes as many artists with beloved legacies are making lucrative sales of their catalogs, while others get stuck in classic record-label battles over old contracts. The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics, including 1983's "Shoop" and 1987's "Push It," say in a lawsuit that Universal Music Group is violating copyright law by refusing to agree to turn over the rights to their master recordings.Related video above: 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees and Awards AnnouncedCheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York on Monday asserting that the copyright act of 1976, which says that after several decades artists can terminate previous agreements and reclaim ownership of their recordings, clearly now applies to them.
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