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Pop Life Radio Past Guest Meelah will be performing with 702 for the 2019 Black Music Honors television taping. The taping is set to take place on Thursday, September 5th at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. During this star-studded two-hour television special, Central City Productions (CCP) will honor artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. Television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and GRAMMY® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett return as co-hosts of the show, which is set to air in broadcast syndication Sept. 14 – October 20, 2019. State FarmREAD MORE...

Tidal is a streaming music service offers premium-quality audio on any listening device along with high-definition music videos.  As Pop Life listeners and for all the lovers of pop culture, we have partnered with Groupon to provide our followers a free 2-month subscription to the Tidal music service.  We all know and love Beyonce and Jay-Z and Tidal is where you can view and hear exclusive works from your favorite artist duo! Signing up is the easist thing to do...just click on the link below. SIGN UP HERE!!!  READ MORE...

A federal court hearing for R&B singer R. Kelly has been pushed back a day and will instead be held Tuesday when the singer was expected to be arraigned. Federal judges were supposed to meet Monday in Chicago to figure how to proceed in the case that involves separate indictments out of Chicago and New York. According to a judge’s order they’ll discuss the details Tuesday afternoon. Kelly is expected in court. The 52-year-old was arrested last week on a 13-count indictment that includes sex crimes and obstruction of justice. A federal indictment was also unsealed in New York thatREAD MORE...

Four power-packed days of networking, critical conversations featuring Debbie Allen, Ray J, 2020 Presidential Candidates, Blackstreet, Anthony Hamilton and many more!   Join Us For The Opening Press Conference On Wednesday, July 24    Register FOR FREE today at bit.ly/NULCONF19   Full Conference schedule here!           The National Urban League Conference July 24-27, 2019 Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46225   Register today at bit.ly/NULCONF19   #NULCONF19 #Getting2Equal   Connect with the National Urban League Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatUrbanLeague Twitter: https://twitter.com/naturbanleague Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturbanleague Website: https://www.NUL.org    Newsletter: http://bit.ly/SUBYT17 YouTube: http://bit.ly/YTSubNUL READ MORE...

The New York Police Department is investigating allegations that a precinct commander threatened rapper and actor 50 Cent, NYPD Sgt. Jessica McRorie told CNN Sunday.   The New York Daily News reported Sunday that Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, who is commander of the city's 72nd precinct in Brooklyn, allegedly told officers to shoot 50 Cent "on sight" during a roll call in the station house. New York police did not confirm the date the alleged comment was made. The Daily News reported the incident was not recorded and that Gonzalez tried to pass off the comment as a joke. The "In Da Club" rapper respondedREAD MORE...

CNN reported Thursday that it has seen the video that lawyer Michael Avenatti claims shows R. Kelly assaulting an underage girl—and that the “clear and explicit” footage “appears to show” the disgraced singer “having sex with a girl who refers to her body parts as 14 years old.” In the 42-minute video, CNN reports, “a naked man who appears to be R. Kelly” performs “multiple sex acts with the girl.” The girl’s age remains unclear—but both she and the man reportedly reference her “14-year-old p***y.” She reportedly calls him “daddy” multiple times, and after asking her to urinate, the footage appearsREAD MORE...

Pulse Centers – a Georgia-based company spearheading the most transformative movement in the $4.2T global wellness industry – hosted “The Pro Experience,” a high-energy celebration of art, culture and wellness innovation. Pulse Centers CEO Greg Johnson was on hand to greet the over 600 guests who arrived at the Four Seasons, including Pulse Centers founder Paul Webb, actor/comedian Chris Tucker, NFL Hall of Fame athlete Curtis Martin, celebrity fitness trainer Dolvett Quince ("The Biggest Loser"), WNBA player Cappie Pondexter, NY Jets linebacker Avery Williamson, Buffalo Bills running back Christopher Ivory, WNBA player Angel McCoughtry, retired NBA player Theo Ratliff, entrepreneur andREAD MORE...

The Florida man arrested this week after violently attacking a female McDonald’s worker on New Year’s Eve remains in custody, according to jail records. Daniel Taylor is charged with two counts of simple battery after viral video showed him yanking 20-year-old Yasmine James by the collar during a dispute over a drinking straw at a McDonald’s in St. Petersburg. After being separated from James, the police say Taylor kicked another McDonald’s employee, Tateona Bell, 23, as he was being booted from the restaurant. Taylor, who is believed to be homeless, reportedly grew upset when there were no straws at the store’s beverageREAD MORE...

BUMBLEBEE (Paramount Pictures) Release Date: December 21st, 2018 Genre: Action Adventure Rating: PG-13 Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, Mark Vahradian, Chris Brigham, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy, Michael Bay Directed by: Travis Knight Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angela Bassett, John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider Synopsis: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this isREAD MORE...

Iconic Series to Air Mon. - Fri. at 8:00 p.m. (ET) Starting Nov. 12      Olivia Pope is coming back to primetime.   Bounce has licensed the broadcast television rights to the Peabody and EMMY® award-winning series Scandal in a multi-year agreement with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. Bounce lands all seven seasons and 125 episodes of Scandal and will air the popular series Monday - Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET beginning Nov. 12. Link to promo here.   Scandal stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a former White House Communications Director who helms a prominent D.C. crisis management firm. She and her team of powerful lawyers make scandals disappear while handling governmentREAD MORE...