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Madonna and Gorillaz To Team Up For The Grammy Awards

The organizers called it an "exciting Grammy moment".

According to an official statement, the queen of pop Madonna will team up with the animated rock-band Gorillaz to open this year's Grammy Awards.

Madonna and Gorillaz will appear in 3-D animated color for the first time on network television. The rock band is currently nominated for Record Of The Year, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, and Best Short Form Music Video ("Feel Good Inc." featuring De La Soul) and Best Urban/Alternative Performance ("Dirty Harry" featuring Bootie Brown).

The music industry's premier event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at www.grammy.yahoo.com.

Among the stars which will perform to this year's event are: Kanye West and John Legend - who both have eight nominations; U2, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Jamie Foxx with Kanye West, Christina Aguilera, Herbie Hancock, Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir with Mariah Carey.

Previously announced presenters include Big & Rich, Tom Hanks, and Terrence Howard. Newly announced presenters include current GRAMMY nominees pop vocalist Michael Bublé and rapper/actor Common; as well as last year's GRAMMY host Queen Latifah, Academy Award Nominee Matt Dillon and rapper/actor Ludacris.