A bit late...but oh well! Click on the link below to check it out!!!

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David won 3 awards at this year's Teen Choice Awards on Fox! These are the awards David walked away with:

Choice Breakout Artist - David Archuleta

Choice Love Song "Crush" David Archuleta

Choice Tour - Demi Lovato and David Archuleta

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OF COURSE!!!!!

Hello there to all of you who are reading!

Just another week of updating here. This last week has been pretty interesting since I've had the little challenge of trying to perform even though I was struggling with losing my voice. It's actually been a pretty good learning experience though! I struggled quite a bit the last 3 shows, but what's interesting is that I loved all 3!
Minneapolis, and then 2 solo shows in Sioux Falls and Milwaukee haha. I think it made me appreciate what I've been doing even more, and made me realize the most important thing isn't blasting away at every high note perfectly. There's a lot more to music and performing than that, and I need to remember that there's a connection and feeling in music that doesn't come by hitting each note technically perfect. I guess I just needed to lose my voice to remember that haha. Anyway, I could go on with that but I probably wouldn't make any more sense than what I already said :).

Wednesday we had our acoustic show, and that was really fun! We just did stripped down versions of the songs, and I think it allowed people to focus more on the music side of things rather than just the energy. It was a really laid back mood too, and I felt really comfortable. It's definitely something I'd like to do again!

So my buddy Ashlee has come out for a few days!! It's been fun having a friend here for me (and for everyone else) to hang out with. I had her come on stage the last 2 shows we had in Sioux Falls and Milwaukee to sing for the encore. We sang Lean On Me, which is a song we used to always sing together at home haha. It's good to have friends who are and have been there for you no matter what changes you may be going through, and who still treat you with the same respect that they had before - even when everyone else is treating you differently haha. But it's been great singing that song, and it's a great song that represents a good friendship.

Something that Ashlee, Kendra and I got to go to after the Minneapolis show was the Parachute and The Script concert! Both acts have really great music and are really talented! We got to talk to both bands afterwards, and they were all really nice and cool guys. You never know how people really are until you get to really talk to them and meet them. So when people are genuine and appreciative of what they have even when they're successful, I find them really admirable and have a lot of respect for them. So it's cool to see that and feel that energy from them.

So today is a day off in Nashville, and I had a writing session! One of the writers I worked with today, Joy Williams, actually was one of the writers of Waiting For Yesterday. I've had one of her songs (Every Moment, great song!) as my song for the day before too. The other talented writers were Matt Bronleewe and Andrew Frohm (sp? haha.) But I had a really good time. It's so much fun getting to write and be in the studio! I also did some recording for the Christmas album when I had a day off in Minneapolis. I'm looking forward to doing more writing and recording! I really hope you guys like the Christmas stuff. We've really been working on trying to have the songs be heartfelt and have that spirit of Christmas in them. So I hope you guys like it! Well I have a bunch of people waiting for me to come join them dinner, so I'm gonna eat some food now! So ciao as I chow down haha.

Song for the day: She Is Love - Parachute

OMG you guys I'm so so so sooooo sorry this is late!

Hellooooo!

I wanted to drop a quick line or two... or more.. haha. I'm in Sacramento right now, where I had my very first Jingle show during the holiday season last December. It was a lot of fun. At that specific show we had Katy Perry, Jesse McCartney, Boys Like Girls, and my good friend Shontelle!!! First time meeting all of them. We also didn't have a show yesterday, so I just had some interview stuff and did things for the Rising Star Outreach foundation. I then went to see Harry Potter 6! It was a really good movie!

This last week was our San Jose show too, and my family came! I got to hang with them that night, and it was nice spending quality time with them, even though it was just for the night. The next day I had to fly out to Utah to do some recording, which is kind of funny since I was flying away from my family to go work in Utah haha. But it was great getting to record more Christmas music! After that I went to LA the next day to record some more Christmas songs. I am working with Eman on a bunch of these Christmas songs so it's good working him again. Maybe we can get some pop stuff going after all this Christmas stuff too haha.

Tomorrow is the LA show, and I'm always nervous for anything in LA lol. It always seems like there's more pressure, but I'm really excited for it! It should be fun with everyone coming. I have some friends coming too so I'm looking forward to seeing them! Some familiar faces.

I'd also like to mention that Brooke White's new album has come out on iTunes! It's so good!! So happy for Brooke :). It has that good old-fashioned raw sound to it, and it's just refreshing to hear. I'm pretty sure the official release of her album is the 21st, but has been released on iTunes. Another good album that has come out is Owl City! I went to their concert a while ago and they have some really good stuff. So you should check both of those albums out.

So sorry this is a sloppy blog lol. I felt like it was organized in my mind, and there was something else I wanted to say but I forgot. But I guess it's good that my mind has finally stopped going on and on and on about nothing. But hey I need to head to soundcheck now! I'll talk to you all later!

P.S. it's Tom Fletcher from Mcfly's birthday tomorrow, so wish him a happy birthday!

P.P.S. A lot of you aren't familiar with Totoro. He's an anime cartoon character thing from a movie I loved when I was a kid haha. I really don't know how to explain him. I'm sure he's on google though. It's from the movie My Neighbor Totoro.

Songs for the day: When We Were One - Brooke White Hello Seattle - Owl City

Ugh I guess he just likes to use 'Today's Blog!' Wow its getting to be annoying.... but a good annoying! (: hahaa

Howdy all! Today I'm in South Carolina for my first time, and am looking forward to the new crowd! I have to head to soundcheck, meet and greets, and then to getting ready for the show pretty soon here, but just thought I'd let you know about the last week.

A week ago I had the PIttsburgh show, and I had such an amazing time! I really miss those solo shows, and I feel like I can relate to the audience so much more. Thanks to all of you who came out to that show and made it what it was. I'm looking forward to the other solo shows during this tour! The next 2 shows are actually solo ones! So I'm excited :). The one tomorrow is in Kentucky, and the one after that is in Rockford, Illinois. For the Kentucky show we're going to be trying a more toned-down set of the same songs I've been doing, but where the audience can focus more on the music and vibe. It'll be my first time trying something like this out, and it's always something I've wanted to try. The rest of the shows will be the same as before where it's about the energy and fun haha. I'm really looking forward to all of the shows though.

After the Pittsburgh show, we had the North Carolina show, and then went down to Florida! The state where I was born and lived my first 6 years of life haha. We had a day off there, and so I got to spend it with some friends who are amazing people! I also got to spend time with my Grandparents! I love them. My grandparents were actually able to come to all 3 of our shows in Florida, and it was so great. I honestly don't remember the last time I was able to spend that much time with them, so I'm really grateful for it. My cousins, aunt, and uncle also came to the Orlando show. In addition to all of them, I tried to get a hold of other relatives I knew I had in Florida but had never met. My mom has a cousin in Florida who she hasn't seen in 16 years, so I invited her and her kids haha. So my 2nd cousins came. It was a great big family reunion! The next day we had off in Orlando, so I got to spend time with friends and family in Disney World! It was so much fun! I'd tell you more about it but I am running out of time and am even writing this while I'm up on stage haha. So I'll have to tell you guys more stuff later. But what a great week spend with family :). You gotta do more of it! I didn't even know these 2nd cousins existed until I did some research and invited them myself to the show haha. So you guys should do some research and see if you have any family members you haven't met yet, and then let me know your stories! I think it's always fun to hear that kind of stuff. Well I better go now so ttyl!

Song for the day: First Train Home - Imogen Heap