{"id":2278335,"date":"2026-02-12T02:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2278335"},"modified":"2026-02-12T02:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:39:54","slug":"three-time-grammy-winner-ludacris-to-headline-performances-at-nba-all-star-2026-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/three-time-grammy-winner-ludacris-to-headline-performances-at-nba-all-star-2026-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-time Grammy winner Ludacris to headline performances at NBA All-Star 2026 in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2052018\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2052018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ludacris (above) seen performing at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2013 The National Basketball Association (NBA) and NBC Sports today announced the entertainment lineup for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2026\"><strong>NBA All-Star 2026<\/strong><\/a> in Los Angeles, headlined by three-time GRAMMY Award winner Ludacris.\u00a0 The global entertainment icon will take center court on NBA All-Star Saturday (Feb. 14) and deliver a high-energy, in-arena performance ahead of AT&amp;T Slam Dunk designed to elevate the atmosphere inside Intuit Dome.\u00a0 NBA All-Star Saturday tips off at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock and will be available in more than 200 countries and territories in 50 languages.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Feb. 15, legendary music composer and television and radio personality John Tesh will deliver a historic live performance of his iconic \u201cRoundball Rock\u201d to introduce the 75<sup>th<\/sup> NBA All-Star Game, airing at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.\u00a0 This marks the first time \u201cRoundball Rock\u201d has ever been performed live inside a sports arena and celebrates the NBA All-Star Game\u2019s return to NBC after 24 years.\u00a0 First introduced during NBC Sports\u2019 acclaimed NBA coverage from 1990 to 2002, \u201cRoundball Rock\u201d remains one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of sports music in television history and underscores the NBA All-Star Game\u2019s return to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to tip-off of the 75th All-Star Game, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Brandy will perform the U.S. national anthem, while three-time GRAMMY Award winner Sarah McLachlan will sing the Canadian national anthem live from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Feb. 13, ahead of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-rising-stars\">Castrol Rising Stars<\/a>, Aiden Ross, winner of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice\u201d Season 28, will perform the U.S. national anthem and Toronto native Chxrry will perform the Canadian national anthem.\u00a0 Castrol Rising Stars tips off at 9 p.m. ET from Intuit Dome and airs live on Peacock.\u00a0 Prior to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/hampton-north-carolina-a-t-2026-hbcu-classic\">NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&amp;T<\/a> on Friday, Feb. 13, GRAMMY-nominated singer and actress Chl\u00f6e Bailey will perform the U.S. national anthem and \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing.\u201d\u00a0 The NBA HBCU Classic tips off at 8 p.m. ET and streams live on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-all-star-celebrity-game\">Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game<\/a> will include a special halftime performance by five-member K-pop group CORTIS on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, airing exclusively on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/ludacris-shaboozey-and-cortis-headline-nba-crossover-concert-series-at-l-a-convention-center\">Ludacris, genre-defying star Shaboozey and CORTIS<\/a> will perform throughout the weekend as part of the NBA Crossover Concert Series, taking place Feb. 12-15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.\u00a0 Tickets are available at NBAEvents.com.<\/p>\n<p>Emmy Award-winning musician Adam Blackstone will serve as Musical Director for NBA All-Star 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nba.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ludacris (above) seen performing at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland. 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