Billy News Archive

December 2001

Billy sings Ben again... sort of.... - Friday, December 28, 2001 On January 9th CBS will rebroadcast the Michael Jackson tribute special, HOWEVER, CBS says that this will not be same version it aired in November. Reports indicate that this *may* include the uncut version of Billy's performance of Ben. ... Talk about it, click here!

Billy autographs Corvette - Sunday, December 23, 2001 Billy was one of four Rhode Islander who signed a new Corvette Z06 this week in Providence. The car will travel the route that the Olympic Torch will take to Salt Lake City, stopping along the way at nearly 100 Chevrolet dealerships to be adorned with more signatures. The car will be on display at the Olympic games where officials hope Olympic athletes and other celebrities will add their signatures. After the Olympic's it will be put up for auction on eBay with the proceeds going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. ... Talk about it, click here!

Young Stars Week on Hollywood Squares - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 The week of December 24 features a Christmas present for the whole family as Hollywood Squares celebrates "Young Stars Week." All week long, Center Square Whoopi Goldberg and Emmy Award-winning host Tom Bergeron host some of the hottest young stars from film, television and music, including country music star Billy Gilman, Alex D. Linz, opera star Charlotte Church, Cole and Dylan Sprouse, Erik Per Sullivan, MacKenzie Rosman, plus many others. For most of the young stars, this was their first time appearing on a game show, and the reactions were unanimously enthusiastic. Billy Gilman said, "I was a little nervous at the beginning because I didn't know if I would know the right answer, but I had a feeling that this would be fun and it is! I bluffed and they believed me." - text and 2 pictures (in the gallery) courtesy King World Productions, Inc. ... Talk about it, click here!

2,000,000 One Voice's - Monday, December 10, 2001 After months of waiting it's finally official. One Voice is DOUBLE PLATINUM!!! That's two million copies. Congratulations Billy!!

Is Billy Your Hero? - Sunday, December 9, 2001 Billy's "follow your dreams" attitude has made him a hero to some, take a look at MyHero.com

Billy in the Top 25 of the year.... TWICE! - Friday, December 7, 2001 Billboard has released a preview of it's Year End Charts for 2001 and Billy has made the Top 25 Country Albums of 2001.. TWICE. Billy's powerful debut album "One Voice" moves up 4 spots over last year to make it into the top 10 at #10 for the year, while his incredible "Classic Christmas" album comes in as the #25 album of 2001, making Billy one of the top artists in 2001.

Billboard Awards - Tuesday, December 4, 2001 Late word from Sony is that Billy is Las Vegas for tonight's Billboard Awards where he will perform on E! Entertainment's pre-show at 7:00 PM ET, then be a presenter during the awards on FOX at 8:00 PT ET.

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