NEW YORK (AP) – The Grammy Awards will open with a meeting of the Material Girl and the virtual world.

Madonna and Gorillaz will perform together for the first time at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be presented Wednesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The 47-year-old pop star will sing with the Gorillaz, who will be appearing in 3-D animated color. The brainchild of Blur frontman Damon Albarn, Gorillaz are a melding of rock and hip-hop that represents band members as cartoon alter-egos created by animator Jamie Hewlett.

Paul McCartney has been added to the list of performers, the Recording Academy announced Thursday, who also include Mariah Carey, John Legend, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, U2 with Mary J. Blige, Coldplay, Faith Hill with Keith Urban, Sugarland and Jamie Foxx.

It will be McCartney’s first ever performance at the Grammys, the Academy said. This year, he is nominated for three awards, including album of the year for “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.”

The Gorillaz are nominated for four Grammys, including record of the year for “Feel Good Inc.,” which features De La Soul.

Madonna, who has won five Grammys, released “Confessions on a Dance Floor” in November. She is not nominated this year.

The Grammys will be broadcast by CBS on Wednesday (8 p.m. EST).

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On the Net:

http://www.grammy.com/index.aspx

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LONDON (AP) – Kate Moss flew out of Britain 48 hours after being interviewed by police over allegations that she had used cocaine.

The 32-year-old supermodel refused to speak to reporters Thursday before boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport bound for Miami. Wearing a black top and miniskirt under a beige coat, the unsmiling Moss kept her head down as she headed for the plane.

On Tuesday, Moss met detectives in London to discuss her alleged cocaine use, but was not arrested or charged with any offense.

The Daily Mirror tabloid in September published pictures allegedly showing Moss using cocaine in a west London music studio where her then-boyfriend, Pete Doherty, was recording with his group, Babyshambles.

Police said Moss was spoken to “under caution” for 80 minutes. To be spoken to under caution is an arrangement under English law that means police can use a person’s answers as evidence in any future proceedings.

Police said they would eventually submit a file to prosecutors depending on the outcome of the investigation. Prosecutors will eventually decide if any charges should be brought against Moss.

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HONOLULU (AP) – One of the actors of the ABC series “Lost” left behind his star power to promote a different type of strength among local lawmakers – harmony and hope.

Dressed in a simple gray suit draped with a single strand of maile leaves, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, a devout Buddhist, quietly delivered the traditional daily prayer before the state Senate on Wednesday.

“I thank you very much, deeply, from the root of my heart because I believe this is what my mission is in life to share this practice and to create dialogue with others,” Akinnuoye-Agbaje said.

The actor plays the character of Mr. Eko, a former African drug lord who had taken on the identity of a Roman Catholic priest. The series is filmed in Hawaii.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje read the 23rd Psalm, which is also the title of the “Lost” episode during which Eko’s violent past and struggle for redemption are revealed.

He was invited to deliver the invocation by Sen. Fred Hemmings, R-Lanikai-Waimanalo, after the senator saw the episode featuring Eko’s story.

Though the show won a Golden Globe last month for best television drama series, Akinnuoye-Agbaje called his appearance before the Hawaii Legislature “the pinnacle” of his career.

“This to me is the greatest reward because it’s based upon my faith,” he said in an interview following the invocation.

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On the Net:

http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index.html

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ROWE, N.M. (AP) – For sale: 1,800 acres of Val Kilmer’s Pecos River Ranch southeast of Santa Fe. Asking price: $18 million.

Sotheby’s listed the riverfront property near Rowe on Jan. 3. It’s only a part of the actor’s 6,000-acre ranch, and was once part of the Forked Lightning Ranch owned by Greer Garson and her husband, Texas oil man Buddy Fogelson.

Real estate agent Garrett VeneKlasen said buyers can choose to purchase only part of the land.

The property already has been subdivided into two parcels, he said. The first part, which includes a fishing operation, covers nearly 1,000 acres and includes 3 miles of the river, three houses, a stable and a rock quarry.

Part of that parcel is protected from further development and subdivision by a conservation easement held by the Santa Fe Conservation Trust.

The other piece consists of about 850 acres of undeveloped land with three-quarters of an acre of river. San Miguel County zoning ordinances would allow it to be split into parcels as small as 5 acres, VeneKlasen said.

Kilmer, whose screen credits include roles in “Alexander,” “Batman Forever” and “The Doors,” is keeping the rest of the ranch.

“He wants to build his own big facility on the other side of the ranch,” VeneKlasen said. “He likes the amenities, but he just wants to start from scratch. If he is going to deal with maintaining a whole bunch of buildings and stuff, he wants his own stuff. He wants to have his own architectural plans and his own sort of dream.”

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NEW YORK (AP) – Destiny’s Child will reunite to sing the national anthem at the 55th NBA All-Star game at the Toyota Center in their native Houston on Feb. 19.

Their appearance before the game, which will be televised on TNT (8 p.m. EST), is being billed by the NBA as their “last-ever performance.”

The Grammy-winning trio of Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams disbanded last year to pursue solo careers. They had a string of hits, including “Bootylicious,” “Survivor” and “Independent Women (Part I).”

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On the Net:

http://www.nba.com

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