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The 54th Annual Emmy Awards aren´t just for actors, as Sting, Madonna, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, and other music acts were among the nominees announced Thursday (July 18) morning. Sting was a top nominee for his "A&E in Concert: Sting in Tuscany... All This Time" concert special from Italy. The special is up for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program; Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special; Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming; Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special; and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special. "America: A Tribute to Heroes", featuring performances by U2, Bruce Springsteen, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, and others, also picked up six nominations for Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program; Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming; Variety, Music, or Comedy Special; Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special; Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special; and Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program. Madonna, Britney Spears, and Janet Jackson´s HBO concerts all received nominations as well. "Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour" is up for Outstanding Choreography and Costumes for a Variety or Music Program. "Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas" only landed one nom for Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special, and "Janet Jackson: In Concert from Hawaii" also got one for Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special. Janet´s brother Michael´s also in the game with "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary" for Outstanding Choreography. Everyone´s favorite family, MTV´s "The Osbournes", picked up a nom for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) and VH1´s always popular "Behind the Music" series is up for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational). Other music nominees include VH1´s "Concert for New York City" (featuring Paul McCartney, Elton John, Billy Joel, and others), "U2 Elevation 2001: Live from Boston", 44th Annual Grammy Awards, Opening Ceremony for Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, "Come Together: A Night for John Lennon´s Words and Music", "Ultimate Manilow!", "Billy Joel: In His Own Words", "Joshua Bell: West Side Story Suite from Central Park", "The Gershwins´ Porgy and Bess with the New York City Opera (Live From Lincoln Center)", and others. (CDNow)
