Gilman’s second album Dare to Dream was released in 2011 and was certified Gold and charted on the US Country and Billboard 200 charts. The album featured the singles “She’s My Girl” and “Elisabeth” which both charted on the US country charts. Gilman has released five studio albums as well as a successful Christmas album in 2000 that was certified Gold. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal performance and hosted the 2014 Artists Music Guild’s AMG Heritage Awards. Gilman is a celebrity ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In November 2014 he came out as gay in a YouTube video.