DA week that was in the life of David Archuleta

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Keeping up with the über-talented, awe-inspiring, world-travelling David Archuleta can be a full-time job. Even the most (D)avid fans among us don’t always have time to follow David. Here are some of last week’s top stories about the awesome David Archuleta.

Media Headlines

News, Reviews, and Interviews

David Archuleta won Billboard Best Male American Idol!
by Billboard.com
22 May 2010

In the Billboard poll David handily beat second-place finisher Adam Lambert. The Best Female American Idol is Carrie Underwood who squeaked by Kelly Clarkson at the last minute. And now the final poll:

David Archuleta vs Carrie Underwood
Which one will become the Best American Idol Ever?

Only three more days to vote in Billboard’s poll! Billboard will announce the winner on 25 May! Ready, set, GO!!! Vote!!!

David Archuleta at Apple Computer
Cupertino, CA
21 May 2010

David Archuleta sang “Imagine” outdoors at Apple’s annual Apple Idol event. Watch and be inspired to vote on the Billboard poll!

“Crush” wins BMI Pop Songwriting award for David Hodges.
19 May 2010

Musician David Hodges attended the 58th Annual BMI Pop Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 18, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California, and took home the award for “Crush,” the hit song he wrote for David Archuleta. Emmanuel Kiriakou and Jess Cates also co-wrote “Crush.” Hodges also won for “What About Now,” a song he co-wrote for Chris Daughtry. (Last February David Archuleta sang “Crush” at The Mint in Los Angeles with all three songwriters.)

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In 2009, BMI collected over US$905 million in licensing fees and distributed US$788 million in royalties.

Source: David Hodges’ BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Songs

David’s World

Blogs, Tweets, Appearances

Blogs and Vlogs

DA Official Blog
21 May 2010

David has posted a new blog. Here’s an excerpt, but you can read the rest on his official website and send a comment.

“Hey everyone! I thought I’d leave a note to let you guys know about what’s been up with me lately. This last weekend was a really great one! I got to spend time with some friends, which included some who drove down from Utah, and we all went to the Santa Monica Pier and rode the ferris wheel haha. We also walked around 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and had a great time walking around and seeing the street performers. It’s really neat watching a bunch of those street performers….”

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Appearances – Recent & Future

• 21 May 2010: Apple Computers’ annual Apple Idol for employees, Cupertino, CA
• 2 June 2010: AOL TV’s Something Pitchy
• No further publicly-announced appearances, except for Book Signing Events in June (See next item.)

Chords of Strength Book Signing Tour

According to Archuleta Fan Scene, some fans in Japan and the Philippines have already received David’s memoir. And they say we can look forward to 245 pages, including several full-page photos. Chords of Strength will be available online and in bookstores on 1 June 2010. You can pre-order your copy for $11.69 today on Amazon.com. On Barnes and Noble, David’s memoir is currently at number 9 in the Top 100 books.

Book tour dates
David will perform one song!


Book tour dates:
  1 June – Bookends, Ridgewood, NJ
  2 June – Borders, Manhattan, NY
  3 June – Barnes & Noble, Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
  5 June – Barnes & Noble, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
  7 June – Deseret Books, Salt Lake City, UT
  8 June – Deseret Books, Orem, UT
17 June – Deseret Books, Rexburg, ID

DavidArchie on Twitter

Monday, 17 May

BubbleTweet, a Twitter video: songwriters Emanuel Kiriakou (Eman) and David Hodges are having fun with David Archuleta’s fans, giving us a tiny clip of a new song by the incomparable David Archuleta! Ah, the voice that soothes a teething baby and calms the savage beast seems to turn Eman into a ghoulish monster! “Hahahhhha!”

> I couldn’t sleep too well last night for some reason. But had a really great weekend! It’s so good to have great friends.
> Just had another nice phone interview! Now going to figure out some technical issues with the phone with a specialist lol.
> @xsillygirl6 I’m not sure! Maybe I’m meant to so I can learn more about technical stuff.

Tuesday, 18 May

> I love it when there’s an actual piano around to practice on.
> Babies are so cute. It’s hard to calm them down sometimes when they’re tired and hungry though lol.

Wednesday, 19 May

> So these little girls are saying you can make music using food.
> Playing percussion with fruit lol. http://twitpic.com/1p5ral
> RT @hodgesmusic: @EmanuelKiriakou & @ClaudeKelly, I agree w/ all 3 songs. Hold on @DavidArchie fans cause you’re gonna get all sorts of …
> @LadyVmusic Really?? That’s great! I’m sure it had a lot to do with the writers too haha. And yeah I’ve practiced on that piano a bit too
> @hodgesmusic Hey congrats on the BMI award man!

Thursday, 20 May

> Wow, the sky is so blue today! I can tell already that this day is going to be a good day.
> Wow I don’t realize how cheesy I sound sometimes. I just like looking at the sky though haha. It’s constantly changing and cool.
> @travisrclark Haha! Well hey it’s no crime to enjoy the weather and nature! I’m glad I’m not alone though!
> Had a nice meeting, now to work on some songs and recording today.
> I fail at uploading blogs. I tried getting one up earlier today and I wasn’t able to. I’ll try another time though!

Friday, 21 May

> Posted a new blog! Check it out on my website http://www.davidarchuleta.com/
> Had a fun time in Cupertino at Apple! Really really nice people there!
> Sorry I’m going to bring this up again… But I have to say the clouds here… Lol. So huge and just their dynamics are awesome

Saturday, 22 May

> Late for a recording session…. Just waiting in the car with my aunt’s dog still…
> So when I woke up this morning I somehow managed to wrap myself up like a mummy in my blanket. It was pretty comfy.
> All right, finishing up some more songs! Gonna see Georgy the dog today! So my aunt’s dog Duke and Georgy can hang.
> It’s been too long. I need to get some of the hair trimmed. So I am doing that now :).

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Fandom

Blogs, Stories, Charities

Stories

Project Bearing Kindness

Project Bearing Kindness has teamed up with Rising Star Outreach to raise money for the Rising Star schools in India. With a $12 donation, your name will be added to a beautiful Angel Bear which will be given to a deserving child at the dedication on 10 July of the new Rising Star school. And you’ll receive a complimentary “David Inspires Us” bumper sticker.

Read more about how you can help the children of India.

Japanese fan makes David Dolls
13 May 2010

David Dolls made by Hiromi, a huge David Archuleta fan living in Japan! They are very small, less than 2 inches in height:). Venga T-shirt was a present from our lovely friends, Mayumi and hiro, and Big Heart T-shirt was a present from us, All About Archuleta!

SOURCE: Tiny David Archuleta Dolls

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