I’m going to be giving David-Archuleta.org a FRESH new look sometime in November, in celebration of the Holiday’s and “Christmas From The Heart” (in stores now!) The layout will be a Holiday layout, and I am working on getting that designed and all of that stuff… so stay tuned!

Have a great Halloween - and stay safe!

David has written us a nice, long written blog! Great to read Thank you David!

Hola! I am in New Hampshire right now for the last 3 shows with Demi Lovato this week. We had rehearsals today, and they went pretty well. I haven’t sung these songs for a while haha, but it’ll be fun to do them for the shows. It’s fun seeing all the crew people again! It’ll be fun to perform for all you guys again! So let me know if you’re coming to any of the shows that are coming up! I know the weather has been pretty gloomy, but apparently I left Utah right as we were getting some major snow in that area. I prefer the rain here in the east over the freezing snowstorms in the Rocky Mountains. I hope everyone back over there is safe though.

So last Monday I spoke at the morning session for the Utah Women’s Conference. I was the speaker for the morning session, and Laura Bush was the speaker for the afternoon session. I was a little nervous to speak when I was trying to figure out what I should say, but the more I thought about it the more I surprisingly got excited to speak. I really had a great time getting to talk about what was on my mind and share it with all the ladies who came haha. I’m glad that Senator Orrin Hatch invited me to come, so thank you very much Senator! How many of you were able to make it to that conference, anyway? If any of you took notes I’d be really curious as to what was note-worthy I guess haha. My sister Claudia came and brought my friend Ashlee with her, and they took notes. It was really odd to think that my sister and friend were taking notes on what I was saying, but I thought that was really neat at the same time. So if there was anything you were able to learn from what I shared I’d love to hear what stood out to you!

Today I got a great workout in! But the bad thing is while I was running on the treadmill I did something to my back. It still doesn’t feel very good lol. During the rehearsals I just sat on the stool, which was really weird during Zero Gravity! I’m hoping that I can move around better tomorrow haha. Imagine me singing “Nothing brings me dooown, when you’re aroound” and I’m stuck on a stool. hahaha… It’s funny as long as it doesn’t actually happen lol. Well… it probably would be funny even if it did happen. But oh well. Anyway, I’m probably finished talking. Oh wait! Halloween is this weekend! If you guys have any cool costumes you should share! bwahahaha. I really don’t have anything in mind for myself costume-wise, but I guess we’ll see if I’m in the mood when the day comes closer. But all right, I’ll stop talking now and talk to you guys next week! Ciao.

Song for the day: Live Like We’re Dying - Kris Allen

David is writing a Memoir by the looks of things! Amazon confirmed that the author is our David Archuleta! Right now the book is scheduled for a May 4, 2010 release, and may not even be finished. Maybe this is what some of the writing was David was talking about (as well as for the new Pop album out next year too!), the book is called “Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance” and the publisher is Celebra. I can’t wait for this book to hit book stores, it will be great to read! Since it is a Memoir David will probably talk about everything with his career, Star Search, American Idol, to signing with Jive Records, recording his debut album, staying normal through everything, visiting Phillipines and other countries. It’s sure to be a great read As of right now, it says the book is 224 pages, but unless the book is done, that could possibly change

David got us a new video blog up! Thanks David! Haha really cool showing us the recording booth, I saw it!

Archie had a Interview with ABC News Radio today! What’s really cool is we have video of it thanks to ABC News Radio! Andrea did a AMAZING job with the interview. Great job and great job David! haha

Part One Interview

Part Two Interview

Should be a great tour!

Benton Paul will be opening up for David during his 2009 Christmas Solo Tour! Benton tweeted “to answer all the q’s: Yes, I’m the opener for the whole @davidarchie tour!” Check out Benton’s new EP “Trois” available on iTunes now! Be sure to support David and Benton on the tour, tickets go on sale soon!

We need your help in getting David nominated for the People’s Choice Awards and we also need your help in getting him nominated to perform at the 2010 Stadium Of Fire event.

The People’s Choice Awards:

To nominate David for the People’s Choice Awards, you will need to go HERE and write his name into the box marked “other” for the three categories most suited to him.

These categories are:

Favorite Breakout Artist
Favorite Male Artist
Favorite Pop Star

* You will need to vote for more than one artist, before hitting the submit button, or your suggestion will not be accepted.

To make sure that your votes are counted, please do the following:

WRITE David’s name in 3 categories:

Favorite Breakout Artist
Favorite Pop Star
Favorite Male Star

Then vote in the last category (rock star) & you will see this message—->

THANKS FOR VOTING! Be sure to come back on November 10th? to pick the People’s Choice Awards 2010 winners.

Please make sure votes are cast in the final rock star category [under music] to get the confirmation ”thank you for voting” message. We want to ensure every single vote for David counts!

2010 Stadium Of Fire Performers:

Many of us suggested that David be nominated to perform at the 2010 Stadium Of Fire event in Provo, Utah next year and we were successful in getting his name on the ballot! Now, we must go cast our vote for the Top 5 preferred acts HERE!

Your Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra welcomes
Special Guest
DAVID ARCHULETA
to Hill Auditorium on the University of Michgan Campus
on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 8:00 PM

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, October 26, 2009 as follows:

Monday, October 26 IN PERSON ONLY at Ann Arbor’s Briarwood Mall (I-94 at State St.) in the Center Court from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM.

Beginning at Noon on Tuesday, October 27, tickets will be available by phone at 734-994-4801, online at www.a2so.com, or in person at the Ann Arbor Symphony business office at 220 E. Huron St. Suite 470, Ann Arbor 48104 (corner of Fifth Ave. in the City Center building).
This is an office building, not a theater box office. PLEASE be considerate of the other tenants in the building. If at all possible, order online or by phone.

Source: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

Utah’s most famous American Idol will speak about reaching his dreams during the Annual Conference for Women later this month.

David Archuleta will join former first lady Laura Bush, Utah’s first lady Jeanette Herbert and pianist Roger Williams at this year’s conference, which is sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch and his wife Elaine.

“I am so pleased that David Archuleta was able to fit this conference into a demanding concert schedule,” Orrin Hatch said. “He is an unbelievable talent and a special performer who has a great story to share.”

The Murray teen will address the morning keynote session on how he “accomplished reaching his dreams, while staying grounded in life.” He was the runner-up during the seventh season of the popular “American Idol” TV show and is currently preparing for a winter concert headlining tour featuring songs from his newly-released Christmas album.

The conference will be held Oct. 26 at Abravanel Hall. To register, call 801-413-9133.

Source: DeseretNews