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NBA All-Star Game: Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo to sing anthems

Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo will sing the national anthems at the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto this weekend, with other musicians such as Gwen Stefani, Usher and Snoop Dog also to descend upon the city to perform at various parties.

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Nelly Furtado joins music lineup for NBA All-Star Game

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The B.C. singer will perform O Canada, with Ne-Yo and Walk the Moon also set to perform during the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto.

Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado once sang about Big Hoops.On Sunday, she'll be singing alongside them as she performs the Canadian national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto.

Ne-Yo will perform the U.S. national anthem at the event at the Air Canada Centre.

The 65th NBA All-Star Game coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. ET on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet ONE and TSN in Canada.

Sting, seen performing at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will headline the All-Star Game's halftime show. (Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

Montreal acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil will perform before the player introductions.Sting will headline the halftime show that night.

All-star organizers have also announced that American pop-rockers Walk the Moon will perform prior to the Verizon Slam Dunk contest during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night.

That event will tip off at 8 p.m. ET on TNT in the U.S. and on Sportsnet ONE and TSN from Air Canada Centre.

Gwen Stefani, Usher, Snoop Dogg, and 2 Chainz will be performing at various parties around the city throughout the weekend.