
Over the past week, Elton John lashed out at Madonna (again), we caught sight of Lady Gaga on the cover of Vogue (again), we revisited Backstreet Boys debut album (again) and Drake unveiled a collaboration with late songstress Aaliyah (okay, that was a new one). Our readers chimed in with plenty of good commentary, which we've gathered up below. Go on — see [...]

It's Tuesday, that time in the week when we get to enjoy new album releases — and another episode of our original video series Soundbytes . Today we're debuting a new segment called " The Drop ," where we'll be highlighting the biggest releases in the pop universe. This week the music gods have brought us new tunes from David Archuleta ( Begin. ), our Popping Up -spotlighted band Niki & The Dove ( Instinct ) and that late-'90s teen flick soundtrack [...]
Overgrown fetus, known to a few as the DAVID ARCHULETA , unleashes new music video, I'LL NEVER GO . Filing under boring would be offensive to boring.

David Archuleta may had to say goodbye for a while (two years to be exact) to work on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints , but the American Idol alum is still set on releasing a new album. Begin will be a compilation of inspirational covers including "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane and R.E.M. 's "Everybody Hurts." But we do get some original material from Archuleta [...]

Although he's currently away serving on an LDS mission for two years, fans of David Archuleta will still receive new music to hold themselves over until the star returns. Archie has announced the official tracklisting for his new album titled " Begin ." The album will contain the former American Idol star performing a slew of inspirational cover songs like " Everybody Hurts " and " Somewhere Only We Know ." It will also feature the original David A. track "Broken." "Begin" is David's fifth studio album and second album to be released this year. [...]
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Daniel Bedingfield is BACK folks. For years I've been passively aggressively Tweeting in Bedingfield's direction, inquiring about new music ventures. new projects and the like. While Bedingfield never took the time to personally respond to my messages, he did me one up. He released a new song, his first since 2005, I might add. For those of you still stuck on the Daniel Bedingfield of the early 2000s, it's time to move on. The new Daniel Bedingfield is going to take some [...]

David Archuleta will be spending the next two years in Chile as part of a mission for his church . "Wow," tweeted the singer, "Things are really beginning to hit me. Can't believe I'll be leaving soon." Before his departure, the American Idol alum took the time to record an emotional video farewell for all his fans. Watch it below. We'll miss you, Archie! "I'm going to miss my family, I'm going to miss to keep in touch with them, but also... I am going [...]

When David Archuleta announced that he was putting his music career on hold to embark on a two-year mission with his church , we thought that was the last we'd see of our little Archie for awhile. Thankfully, we get a send-off in the form of a new video for the song "Wait", previously unheard here in the States. Hop below to watch a solemn David in his Hong Kong-set clip. The song "Wait" comes from David's The Other Side Of Down Asian Tour Edition, and is [...]

David Archuleta's emotions overtook him last night during a Christmas concert at Salt Lake City's Abravanel Hall while the singer made a special announcement to all his fans. "I've chosen to serve a full time mission," the 2008 American Idol runner-up said, before the audience erupted into applause. He then covered his face with his hands as he tried to compose himself. While serving his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Archuleta will put his singing career on hold for two years. Eric Hawkins, a spokesman from [...]

David Archuleta David Archuleta is putting his music career on hold in order to serve out a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 20-year-old crooner gave the emotional announcement during a concert in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah on his My Kind of Christmas Tour last night (December 19). "I feel very blessed in my life. While I'm home in front of you guys tonight, I would like to make a special announcement that I've chosen to serve a full-time mission," David told [...]

David Archuleta - Wireimage This holiday season is going to be our kind of perfect now that David Archuleta has announced the first batch of dates for his My Kind of Christmas tour. "I just can't wait. I'm so excited about it," David said in a video blog announcing the trek. "I've said many times before that the Christmas tour that I did last time, the Christmas From The Heart tour, was my favorite tour I've done, so I just can't wait to celebrate this time again with being able [...]

Link: www.nowtherabbithasthegun.com For fans of: Coldplay, Counting Crows, Death Cab for Cutie Releases: "Now the Rabbit Has the Gun" (Bandcamp download HERE ) Take note: Members Mike Seminari and C. Todd Nielsen are songwriters with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Since signing their publishing deals, they've had cuts with David Archuleta and RED, and they've collaborated with several established producers and songwriters, including Justin Trugman (Eminem), Keith Harris (The Black Eyed Peas), Klaus Derendorf (Josh Groban), and [...]

What is this, 2008 all over again? Today we were treated with the sweet sounds of American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook (his LP This Loud Morning finally dropped today), and now that season's runner-up has some new tunes to check out, too. David Archuleta's new song "Everything And More" premiered on a radio station in Singapore today, and the Jive-less wonder is going back to basics with some emotional balladeering. Listen to Archie's latest offering below — and listen closely, since it's pretty low quality. [...]

David Archuleta Soaring ballads are totally David Archuleta 's thing. And, thankfully, he has a new one to croon your eardrums into sweet heavenly bliss with in the form of his new song "Everything And More." The piano-laced tune finds David exercising the range of his golden voice; it's silky and buttery throughout most of it, but he gets gorgeously belty by the end. Archie is also exercising his songwriter's pen with "Everything And More." He co-wrote the song with Grammy-winning songwriter Victoria Horn . Take a listen [...]

Though most people dread their high school reunions, the American Idol reunion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter seems like it'd be a party not to miss. The entertainment mag managed to get 29 Idol alumni, split from across all ten seasons, into one room for a class photo. Season 10 faves Pia Toscano and Casey Abrams were in attendance, as was Kris Allen, the only former winner to make it to the reunion. Jump below to watch the alumni talk about their time on the show, what they've been doing since, [...]
Alums old and new came out last night to attend the Season 10 finale of American Idol . On hand were Adam Lambert (who has apparently gone from experimenting with the hair on his face , to experimenting with the hair on his head) and boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, David Archuleta, "Before He Cheats" performer Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, David Cook, Pia Toscano, James Durbin, Haley Reinhart and, of course, finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina . Check out all the excitement from the red carpet — including Jennifer Lopez who was clearly the most [...]

Sauli Koskinen and Adam Lambert - Getty Images Adam Lambert and his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen were a striking pair as they walked the red carpet at the American Idol season 10 finale in Hollywood last night (May 25). The season 8 runner-up and breakout star watched as country crooner Scotty McCreery became America's latest idol. Other stars who attended AI's biggest night of the season included Carrie Underwood , David Archuleta , David Cook , Allison Iraheta , Kris Allen , [...]

David Archuleta David Archuleta was the entertainment for the night at the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game last night (May 17) as he gave two special performances. Archie got things started off right with a beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner . He returned later with another patriotic performance, singing God Bless America . Watch his absolutely stunning performances below:

David Archuleta may not have won American Idol , but a young idol couldn't get much more American than singing the national anthem alongside a bunch of Marines at a hockey game. (Okay, maybe if it was baseball.) And that's just what the "Senseless" singer did at the Honda Center in Anaheim yesterday. Alas, "The Star Spangled Banner" may not be the new music Archie recently promised via his video blog, but hey — at least he knows all the words. Oh say, can you see the video of this performance? Why, yes [...]

David Archuleta Fans and spectators at yesterday's (March 26) NASCAR Nationwide series Royal Purple 300 event had the pleasure of seeing the race start with a performance of the National Anthem by singer/songwriter David Archuleta . Archie performed a simple version of the Star Spangled Banner for the race. Light on adlibs and unnecessary runs, David wowed the crowd by simply having a fantastic voice. Watch David's performance below: