Filed under: Features Today, season 7 runner-up David Archuleta paid a special, jam-packed visit to the SomethingPitchy studio to promote his new memoir, ‘Chords of Strength.’ Among the many topics discussed in this 43-minute-plus interview: The inspiration behind writing a book, details on his upcoming CD, his thoughts on ‘American Idol’ season 9 and a look back at some of his most memorable tweets. When will his next CD hit shelves? And will he go on tour after it’s released?

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SomethingPitchy Broadcast Exclusive: Interview With ‘Idol’ Alum David Archuleta

‘American Idol’ will be rated R on Wednesday. That’s because pop superstar Rihanna is coming on board to perform her hit ‘Te Amo’ from her ‘Rated R’ album during the results show, according to the ‘American Idol’ website.

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Rihanna, David Archuleta Will Perform on Top 9 ‘Idol’ Results Show

Filed under: Features , Predictions When the ninth season of ‘American Idol’ kicked off this January, it was clear that the magic that’s made ‘AI’ one of the highest-rated shows in TV history remained untarnished. But, of course, nearly a decade into the show’s run, a few familiarities were inevitable. Some of ‘AI”s nearly 28 million viewers may have had a sense of d

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ These days, everybody is on Twitter — even former ‘American Idol’ contestants like Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks.

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‘American Idol’ Twitters

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ — Adam Lambert speaks out about his pre-’Idol’ studio recordings. Hear what he has to say [ NY Daily News ] — David Archuleta is ‘Idol”s latest golden boy. See why [ MJsBigBlog ] — Carly Smithson’s new band has already changed its name

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‘Idol’ Lunchtime Lowdown 06/24/09

David Archuleta apparently won’t be graduating from high school this month because he was on “American Idol.” His hometown paper, the Deseret News, has a pretty interesting interview with him where he talks about how it’s tough for him to write songs, how much he likes just hanging out with his family (“I enjoy taking my sisters to eat”), and why he’s not graduating: This week, Archuleta’s Murray High classmates will graduate. He won’t be one of the class of 2009. “When I joined ‘American Idol,’ I had to stop school,” he said

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David Archuleta: ‘American Idol’ keeps me from graduating high school

“American Idol” winner Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were in New York today to appear on the “Today” show, nearly a year after David Cook and David Archuleta were on the same show — and we’ve got photos of both! First, click here for photos of Kris and Adam on the show.

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Photos: American Idol’s Kris Allen and Adam Lambert vs. David Archuleta and David Cook

David Archuleta said “my heart really goes out” to fellow American Idol David Cook and his family, after he heard Cook’s brother, Adam, had died of cancer over the weekend.

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David Archuleta: ‘Heart goes out’ to David Cook

, Hot Topics Allison Iraheta may be young, but the 17-year-old is practically a pro when it comes to TV singing competitions. In 2006, the Californian won the Telemundo reality show, ‘Quincea

David Cook calls himself a “goof,” but one who wants to write serious music — music he thinks he’d be writing anyway even without having won American Idol. Our sister TV station, WSFL, caught up with last season’s winner and asked him about his band, and being on American Idol

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David Cook:’I'm a goof’ who wants to write serious music