NBA TAPS J. COLE & MEEK MILL FOR ALL-STAR GAME

North Carolina native J. Cole will headline the 2019 NBA All-Star Game halftime show at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, the league announced. Meek Mill will open the evening with a performance for the introduction of the All-star teams.

Anthony Hamilton will perform the U.S. national anthem and Carly Rae Jepson will perform the Canadian national anthem.

The All-star performance follows the release of Cole's chart topping single, "Middle Child," from the upcoming Dreamville compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III.

The NBA All-Star Game will air 2/17 at 8pm ET on TNT.