Raphael Saadiq, DJ Cassidy, E-40, Too $ Hort, Sawetie and a Vogue to lead musical tribute to the Bay Area on NBA All-Star 2025

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New York -National Basketball Association today announced a star-studded series of musical performances celebrating Bay Area’s Rich Musical Culture as part of the NBA All-Star 2025.

The well -known Maestro, DJ Cassidy, will lead a special Bay Area edition of his “Pass the Mic Live!” Contributing to award-winning artist and entrepreneurial E-40, Multi-Platin Hip-Hop artists also $ Hort and Saweetie and Multi-Platin Vocal Group A Vogue under 2025 NBA All-Star game, which will be played on Sunday 16 February. At. 20.00 one at TNT, TRUTV and MAX. The performance will take place at the Chase Center in San Francisco, home to the Golden State Warriors, under the new NBA All-Star Game format.

Before Tip-Off, Oakland, California, Native and Three-time Grammy® Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq will deliver a special performance to welcome fans to the Bay Area and introduce 2025 NBA All-Stars. Until the event, Saadiq, along with colleague Oakland natives and nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard from Milwaukee Bucks, appeared in a promotional short film that explored how the bay has shaped their lives and careers. The movie is now streaming across @nba platforms.

On Saturday, February 15, the Academy Award® winner, five-time Grammy Award-winning artist and Vallejo, California will native her fans to State Farm® All-Star on Saturday night with the National Basketball Players Association Executive Director and four-time NBA -master with Golden State Warrior’s Andre Iguodala. In addition, DEF JAM Recording artist Liangelo “Gelo” Ball will make his live TV debut and perform his hit single “Tweaker” ahead of Starry 3-Point Contest. The track, which debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the #1 rap song from 2025, topped, among others, Tiktok Top 50 Viral Chart and Apple Music Hip-Hop diagram. The coverage begins at. 20 one at TNT, TRUTV and MAX.

The Bay Area rapper Larussell will take the stage to perform an original song to introduce 2025 Castrol® Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, February 14 at 1 p.m. 21 one at TNT, TRUTV and MAX.

As previously announced, multi-platin singer songwriter Noah Kahan, the Grammy Award-winning artists, Zedd and 2 Chainz and Multi-Platin Artist Flo Rida will perform throughout the weekend on the Pier 48 as part of the NBA All-Star concert series . Tickets for the concert series are available at nbaevents.com.

The US national anthem before the NBA All-Star game will have a tribute to the Los Angeles area in the wake of the devastating fires. The performance will be led by Los Angeles Firefighter and Paramedicine Dennis R. Rodriguez, accompanied by a presentation of the colors of other LAFD fires. The Grammy Award-winning singer Alessia Cara performs the Canadian national anthem.

On Saturday, five-time Grammy Award-winning musician and Morehouse Alumnus PJ Morton will perform the American national anthem before Morehouse College and Tuskgee University meet in the fourth annual NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T, tip at. 17.00 one at ESPN+, NBA TV and TRUTV. Morton will also join Oakland natives and singer-songwriter goapele to perform the black national anthem, “lift each voice and sing.”