Aloe Blacc to perform National Anthem, Halftime for NBA Finals Game 7

Sunday, June 19, 2016
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The NBA announced Sunday that multi-platinum recording artist Aloe Blacc will perform the national anthem before Game 7 of The Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Blacc will also give a special halftime performance for the crowd at Oracle Arena.

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Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc released his major-label debut album "Lift Your Spirit" on March 11th, 2014 on XIX Recordings/Interscope Records where it debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The set followed up Aloe Blacc's collaboration as vocalist and co-writer on well-known DJ/producer Avicii's track "Wake Me Up," a song that hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on its Hot Dance Club Songs and Dance/Electronic Songs charts, as well as topping charts in more than 100 countries.
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Blacc's single "The Man" topped the charts with more than 2.7 million singles sold and Lift Your Spirit received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album. Recently Aloe teamed up with Zedd for "Candyman" - a modern reinterpretation of Sammy Davis Jr.'s 1972 classic "The Candy Man.



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