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 Live had the exclusive rights to broadcast the show which they were billed as "Pax Millennium Live: A New World's Eve". "Millennium Live" was competing against the 2000 Today international broadcast that was supported by PBS and ABC in the United States, and led by BBC in the UK. Scheduled musical guests included Aerosmith, Bee Gees, Blondie, Chicago, Phil Collins, Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, 'N Sync, The Pretenders, Sting, Santana and 10,000 Maniacs. Bryan Adams, Simply Red and the Spice Girls were also sought as featured artists. New Year's Eve celebrations from various worldwide locations were to have been seen on