Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal over ownership of master recordings

Salt-N-Pepa … Sandra Denton (left) and Cheryl James. Photograph: Slaven Vlašić/Getty Images for Room to Read

The pop-rap group Salt-N-Pepa have sued Universal Music Group as they try to regain control over their master recordings.

Salt-N-Pepa are known for irrepressible hits across the 1980s and 1990s such as Push It and Let’s Talk About Sex, which both reached No 2 in the UK and the US Top 20.