THE GRAMMY’S ARE TONIGHT!!

The green carpet at L.A.’s Staples Center is in place and ready to accommodate Wednesday’s night’s 48th annual Grammy Awards, where outspoken hip-hop artist Kanye West and comeback queen Mariah Carey will vie for the music industry’s top honors – and where performance highlights are bound to include Madonna’s duet with the cartoon “virtual band” Gorillaz, created by Blur frontman Damon Albarn.