Tom Jones (singer) from the album, reaching No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. U.S. President Bill Clinton invited Jones to perform on New Year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington D.C. Throughout the year 2000, Jones garnered a number of honours for his work; including a BRIT Award for Best British Male. He was also hired as the new voice of Australia's National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season. In 2002, Jones released the album "Mr. Jones", which was produced by Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean. The album and the first single, "Tom Jones International", were
Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000 and BBC Northern Ireland co-operated on several events during the broadcast. The first midnight celebrations in the South Pacific and reports from Jerusalem and Nazareth featured. The "Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000" schedule reached 75 per cent of the people of Ireland, the equivalent of 2.6 million viewers. At midnight 74 per cent of the available audience were watching RTÉ One. Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000 Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000 was RTÉ's coverage of the turn of the millennium from 31 December 1999 into 1 January 2000. Part of the "2000 Today" programming in Ireland, a series of well-known broadcasters presented various