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Archive - August 2000
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Billy's first recorded duet (08-31-00) [updated 09-02-00]
Thanks to Mark of CharlotteChurchFans.com we know know more about Billy and Charlotte's duet. The duet will be recorded for Charlotte's 3rd album "Dream a Dream" with a possible release date of 09/30/00. "Delight in the radiant joy of holiday music sung by this extraordinary young talent. Features the title track duet with preteen sensation Billy Gilman, plus "O Holy Night," "Winter Wonderland," "Joy to the World," "What Child Is This?," and more."
For more on Charlotte Church visit CharlotteChurchFans.com

"Classic Christmas" (08-03-00) [updated: 08-25-00]
Billy's Christmas album will be titled "Classic Christmas" and will be released on October 17, 2000

Exciting News (08-10-00)

There was all kinds of interesting and big news about Billy today. Here are are the highlights:

Billy's second single will be "Oklahoma" and he will be back in Nashville at the end of the month to film his second video.

Billy spent a good part of the last two weeks in Los Angeles, while there he personally met with Aaron Spelling and executives from ABC, NBC, Walt Disney and Warner Brothers.

While in LA, Billy attended The Teen Choice Awards (aired on FOX, Aug. 22) where he met N'Sync, Britney Spears, Lisa Kudrow and Jim Carrey.

This fall while in Nashville Billy will also start filming his part for an IMAX film that will also feature the Dixie Chicks and Alan Jackson. Billy will also be making a trip to Ireland to film part of it, and while there is scheduled to do a duet with 12 year-old opera singer Charlotte Church

People Magazine WEEK 2 (08-13-00)

For the second week in a row there is an article on Billy in People Magazine. This is the issue with the cover date of August 21, 2000 and is available NOW!!!

Magazines (08-06-00) [updated 08-10-00]

The following magazines have been confirmed:
People Magazine - Aug 14 issue pg 108 - IN STORES THIS WEEK ONLY
TV Guide - Aug 12-18 - AVAILABLE NOW OR SOON, ONE WEEK ONLY
Country Weekly Magazine - Aug 22 - Available now or soon, 2wks only
16 Magazine - September issue pg 79 - currently available.

The following ones have not been confirmed has having Billy in them:
Popstar - August, album review - can't find it the magazine
Teen Magazine - August, "Ones to Watch" - can't find it the magazine
Blast - August, feature story - can't find it the magazine
Teen Celebrity - August, "Up and Comers" - can't find it the magazine
Popstar - September, feature story - probably isn't out yet

Billy gets his Gold album (08-01-00)
While in NYC last week, Billy visited Sony's offices to pick up his gold album. It was presented to him personally by the head of Sony Music, Thomas Mattola.

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