Billy News Archive

February 2001

ACMA Nominations - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 The Academy of Country Music announced the final list of nominations for the ACM Awards which will air on CBS May 9th. Billy has received THREE nominations Top New Male Vocalist Album of the Year - "One Voice" Song of the Year - "One Voice" Congratulations Billy, and Good Luck!

Third Album - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Billy will be entering the studio soon to begin recording his third album which is tentatively scheduled to be released May 8, 2001.

NEW SITE ADDRESS! - Tuesday, February 20, 2001 The UNofficial Billy Gilman Fan Site is happy to announce a new permanent address for the site. www.BillyGilmanFanSite.com Please update your bookmarks.Thanks.

Billy Helps St. Judes - Wednesday, February 14, 2001 As you all probably know by now, on Friday, February 2nd Billy was in St. Louis, MO to take part in WIL92's Radiothon in benefit of St Judes Children's Hospital. The Friday night autograph signing was a MAJOR success that brought out over 1,000 fans, some of whom had started lining up at 9am for the 7pm event. Billy spent two hours signing autographs and helping raise a record amount of money for St. Judes. Because Billy's appearance drew such a huge crowd to WIL's St Judes Radiothon, Billy's promotion team felt that "There's A Hero" was a "prefect expression of hope" shared by all involved with St. Judes Children's Hospital and the Radiothon. Due to a number of requests, Sony/Epic have rushed customized copies of the song, including some personal stories of St. Judes children and parents, and customized station public service announcements for the charity to radio stations. The reaction from participating radio stations has been so overwhelming that Sony/Epic is creating a special video to "complement" the customized version of "There's A Hero" in an "ongoing effort to help raise thousands of dollars for a charity that makes a difference in thousands of children's lives each year." Personally, having recently lost an 8 year old relative to leukemia, I couldn't think of a better use of this song. These children, many of whom fight for their lives every day, are truly heros themselves.

ACM SEMI-Final Nominations - Wednesday, February 7, 2001 The ACM list of SEMI-Final nominations is looking good for Billy. Please note however that these are NOT the FINAL nominations, they will be announced on February 27th in L.A. and the ACMA's are scheduled for May 9th. Going through the list, Billy's name can be found under: Entertainer of the Year Top New Male Vocalist Vocal Event of the Year - "Dream a Dream" Album of the Year - One Voice Single Record of the Year - "One Voice" Song of the Year - "One Voice" Country Video of the Year - "One Voice" GOOD LUCK BILLY!!

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