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Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage is also branching out, into television, signing on as the executive producer of a proposed new series about the paranormal, the industry press said Thursday.

Cage, 41, the star of such hits as Leaving Las Vegas and Gone in 60 Seconds, will play the big cheese behind the scenes on the two-hour pilot episode of The Dresden Files for the Sci Fi Channel, Daily Variety said.

Madonna will perform the first single from her new album, Hung Up, at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon on November 3, organizers said Thursday.

The US pop superstar will join Coldplay, Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Black Eyed Peas and Robbie Williams on stage at the annual ceremony which will be broadcast to a potential worldwide audience of around one billion people.

The 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards will feature 29 separate awards, including 16 regional awards. -- AGENCIES

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