Mars, Hilson set for pre-game show

Mars and Keri Hilson have been tapped to perform on the
T-Mobile-sponsored magenta carpet on the pre-game show at the players showcase
Feb. 20 in Los Angeles. The NBA said Tuesday that Nick Cannon will host the
festivities, to be aired live on TNT ahead of the big game.
Mars is up for
seven Grammys at Sunday's ceremony in Los Angeles. The next day, he is expected
to be in a court in Las Vegas pleading guilty to a felony cocaine charge that
will be wiped from his record if he stays out of trouble for a year. The
singer, songwriter and producer is featured on the Grammy-nominated B.o.B song
"Nothin' on You." He co-wrote Cee Lo Green's "Forget You" and
has his own hit with "Just the Way You Are."