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February 25, 2001 - Variety reports NBC has officially given the green light to a pilot starring Sisqo.

February 23, 2001 - Sisqo took Access Hollywood host Shaun Robinson as his guest to the Grammy awards, yet was shown outside with another unnamed female. Sisqo told Shaun, "Your dress is making my heart palpitate. I ain't worried about the Grammys."

February 22, 2001 - Sisqo and Mya presented Destiny's Child with the Grammy Best R&B Performance Group.

February 20, 2001 - Sisqo was interviewed on EXTRA last night where he showed off his house and talked about the Grammys and his new clothing line. For a transcript go to our message boards and check out our 11 picture gallery from the show by clicking the photo.

February 17, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Sisqo has RSVP'd for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party in Beverly Hills next week.

February 16, 2001 - Sisqo never made it to the chair on the Wednesday Who Wants to be a Millionaire either. Even though he didn't get to the chair, $32,000 went to Sisqo's favorite charity, The Muscular Dystrophy Association.

February 16, 2001 - Sisqo was 2000's 17th biggest earning pop act raking in $59.4 million in U.S. album sales and $900 thousand in tour revenues.

February 11, 2001 - Sisqo told Rolling Stone he's working on his follow-up record to Unleash the Dragon and hopes the new album will be out by April. Talking about the first single, Sisqo said it "sounds like nothing anybody has ever heard before.  It's called 'Infatuated.' I'm saying the world is infatuated by the dragon, like one line says, 'infatuated by the clothes, but there's more than that you know.' I want to show that I'm not a gimmick, I'm a very accomplished musician."

February 4, 2001 - Entertainment Weekly surveyed Grammy voters for an indication of who'd win Best New Artist, and Sisqo was named the frontrunner though EW said "it pains our experts" to admit it, who seem to favor Shelby Lynne.

February 2, 2001 - Sisqo has modified his look now sporting cornrows and blond hair. At Wednesday's Teen People luncheon honoring 20 teens the magazine predicts "will change the world," Sisqo said, "I try my best to do something new with my image every time I come back out. Everybody's doing the cornrow thing, but nobody has blond streaks. I figured I'd try something new."

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