ETA: Ozarka just posted this article from People in comments. David will be making his acting debut in an episode of Nickelodeon’s iCarly.

The American Idol Season 7 runner-up will play himself when the cameras roll on Thursday, Nickelodeon confirms. iCarly centers around a high school student, played by Miranda Cosgrove, who runs a video blog with her friends.

In the episode titled à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“iRocked the Vote,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Archuleta, 16, plays a contestant on an Idol-style show called America Sings. He gets a huge spike in votes after winning support in an iCarly webcast.

The episode won’t air until next Spring…

David Archuleta is doing the satellite radio interview thing today….from Brooke White’s house.   He’s staying with her while he’s in Los Angeles recording his upcoming album   His family will be joining him in LA soon.   No, they won’t all be staying with Brooke.   As an aside–Brooke is in Arizona visiting her family.   She performed a free homecoming concert on Friday.

You can listen to his interview with Woody and Jim from 107.5 Nashville HERE, and   Johnjay and Rich from Z100 out of Phoenix AZ (They want Brooke to stop by while she’s visiting) HERE.

David talks about “Crush” going gold (it has, just this week) songwriting, the competition with Cook, recording his new album and his favorite artists–Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles and John Mayer…

It appears that he did a bunch of interviews today.   If I find more, I’ll add them to the post.

More radio interviews:

 

Tomorrow, Orlando interview, David will be making a radio appearance on XL 106.7 in Orlando and 97.9 WNCI in Columbus, Ohio.

 
  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Brooke is such a nurturer. It just seems so natural for her to have Archie staying in her home.

  • cruzceleste

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  • ealbino

    awwwwwwww he is such a cutie! and Brooke is soooooo nice…and so is her hubby! Thanks!!

  • CRB

    Brooke White is love, that is all.

  • Davidx2

    Just curious, since I can’t listen to the interviews until I get home from home, what does David say about “the competition with Cook”? Are they referring to the American Idol competition or the competition “fans” are trying to create between them for record/single sales, downloads, etc.???

    How sweet of Brooke to open her home to David & Jeff…I wondered if they were just living in hotels or renting a house out in LA.

  • davidaforlife

    Davidx2, the latter. The question was about their albums coming out within a week of each other and whether that would create a new competition between them. Archie said he had talked to Cook about it some and that both of them were just wanting to put out the best music possible and weren’t really worried about sales so much.

  • cruzceleste

    ^^ They are letting the fans do all the worry about sales… LOL

  • Jul

    Awww, I’m so glad that those 2 are getting to see each other. :) Unless Brooke will be in AZ the whole time Archie is over..

    Yeah, I don’t even think David Cook believes yet that he won American Idol, so I doubt him (or Archie) are worried about sales, LOL. Leave that to us..

  • clee1107

    It seems Jive starts radio promo?? David is always trying to nice to answer all the questions and jokes. He’s so adorable person. I’m also glad David and Jeff are able to stay with Brook. Brook is sooooooooo nice.

  • frogcooke

    here is one from 92.3 PROFM in providence he did at 4:30

    http://www.snarkyarchies.com/2008/10/interview-4.html
    Transcript and audio
    ————–

    Looks like we will be hearing two David interviews tomorrow! In addition to the Orlando interview, David will be making a radio appearance on WNCI97.9 in Columbus, Ohio. There has been no time confirmation, but it is speculated that the interview will air during their morning show!
    ~~from snarky archies.
    Radio station link

  • ozarka

    This just in from People.com

    David Archuleta to Make Acting Debut

    By Marisa Laudadio
    Originally posted Wednesday October 01, 2008 05:25 PM EDT

    David Archuleta is set to make his acting debut in an episode of Nickelodeon’s iCarly.

    The American Idol Season 7 runner-up will play himself when the cameras roll on Thursday, Nickelodeon confirms. iCarly centers around a high school student, played by Miranda Cosgrove, who runs a video blog with her friends.

    In the episode titled “iRocked the Vote,” Archuleta, 16, plays a contestant on an Idol-style show called America Sings. He gets a huge spike in votes after winning support in an iCarly webcast.

    Archuleta recently released his first music video for the song “Crush,” which will appear on his self-titled debut album, due Nov. 11 on Jive Records.

    His episode of iCarly will air next spring.

    Is this for real?! Oh, but it won’t air until next year in the spring. Bummer!

  • cruzceleste

    What, I leave for he afternoom and come back to David making his debut in iCarly, well at least its not Hanna Montana…

    Go Archie…maybe and Emmy is in his future…

    Eta: From FOD:

    iCarly is enormously popular, and in a recent episode The Plain White Tà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s appeared as themselves (and sang a song). I thought it was pretty dang cool! There is an argument to be made that exposure is key right now.

    Hey if The Plain White TÂ ´s appeared and were cool with it…

  • abbysee

    Wow, Archie on a kid show I actually like. I watch that show with my kids. It’s not bad.

  • ozarka

    here is one from 92.3 PROFM in providence he did at 4:30

    Thanks for that link, Froggie. David sounded very relaxed in that interview. He really seems okay and at peace with being runner up. I would be too if I were in his place. That’s a huge accomplishment in and of itself. For someone to be bitter for coming in second instead of first place out of 103,000 would be greedy, which is what he himself had said in another interview a while back. I was so proud of him for saying that. He sees the big picture. He definitely is a glass-half-full kind of guy. Gotta love him!

  • soundscene

    iCarly is better than Hannah Montana. lol. It’s cheesy (but all kids shows seem cheesy to adults), but it’s far less so than Disney shows.

  • cheese

    Actually, Archie being on iCarly should raise his coolness factor in the eyes of my kid, who currently thinks he’s the biggest dork who ever goshed. Even my husband will watch iCarly – it’s a funny show.

  • clee1107

    iCarly? I’ve never watched that show…but its so cool! I can see him on TV. Yay!!

  • frogcooke

    Cheese… my husband watches iCarly too! hahaha He got me into it. LOL

  • cruzceleste

    ^^Me and my sister watch iCarly…but this is a secret…

  • frogcooke

    I wont tell anyone! shhhhh
    ————
    article thing on yahoo entertainment tab about his music vid
    http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/114310/archuleta-crushes-the-competition

  • sabby_rina

    I’m a sorta on the fence about Archie on iCarly. Well, I’ll be honest, I do like the show but still… I just find it a little strange. Anyway, as long as he stays away from Hannah Montana, it’s okay with me.

  • cruzceleste

    US MAGAZINE article

    Tv Guide article

    Both about Archie and iCarly… men I hope this goes well for him…

  • Tatiana

    I think this is really great for David. It also speaks very highly to his perceived longevity/buzz factor by people in Hollywood if they are having him film a show that will not air until Spring. :lol_wp:

  • Jabkmc

    I think People had it wrong.

    Not only is he 17 and not 16, but…

    http://television.gearlive.com/tvenvy/article/casting-corner-how-i-met-your-mother-greek-brothers-sisters-and-more/

    iCarly: American Idol finalist David Archuleta will be targeting the teen demos when he makes a stop on Nickelodeon. In the appearance, which will be taped this Thursday, the singer will play…himself. But there will be a twist. Instead of being known for his FOX show, Archuleta will be a contestant on a program called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Sings.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  This guest stint not-so-coincidentally comes around the time Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s first album drops. His self-titled debut hits stores on November 11.)

  • E

    So I guess the promo is starting. When is the massive tv promo starting?

    Can’t wait for his acting debut, but airing next spring? too long!

    I finally got the time to catch up with DA related stuff on youtube. That Spanish cover of Crush, excelente! I hope DA really put out the Spanish version. Hopefully his first album sells a lot so he can make a Spanish album. He’s so marketable. Actually I’m having a good time watching all the different covers of Crush, and I noticed quite a number of them are by guys :)

  • cruzceleste

    ^^ Some rumors said the episode will air for the time Archie ´s cd come out, bu no confirmation is avalaible yet…

    Audio, and transcript from the interview in Ohio:
    http://www.snarkyarchies.com/2008/10/interview-5.html

    They call him the anti-Britney

  • clee1107

    Thanks cruzceleste, I just heard that interview. I admire Archie. I cannot get up like that early…4:30am in LA time? Very interesting things is that lots of ppl’ve changed their mind after meeting or talking with David. That’s good. haha..I love goofy and funny Archie. u know..u know…

  • elle

    Great quotes from these interviews:

    “The anti-Brittney”
    “He’s on the Good Karma Train”
    “We know what Cook will sound like, but you could do anything”
    “David Archuleta you are the nicest guy in the world”
    :innocent2_tb:

  • ozarka

    Access Hollywood reveals the plot of that iCarly episode that David will be in…

    David Archuleta is following in the footsteps of Victoria à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Posh Spiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Beckham, by going from pop singer to TV guest star.

    Like Posh did on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ugly Bettyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  last year, Archuleta, or à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as he was affectionately referred to on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  last season, will take his cherubic cheeks and blushing smile to Nickelodeonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“iCarly,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  where he will play himself, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

    Archie will guest star in an episode titled à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The iCarly Effect,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which finds him winning the fictional à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Singsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  TV contest after he receives a huge spike in votes due to an iCarly Web cast.

    According to Nickelodeon, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s drama from every angle in the episode as the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Singsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner up, Wade King, scores a spot on Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show after telling her a sob story. But after Carly and her friends realize King is rude and arrogant, they help show their fictional TV world that Archuleta is not only the true star, but also a nice guy to boot.

    Archuleta will also sing on the episode, which airs next year.

    In related Archie news, the 17-year-old will release his self-titled debut album November 11.

    The role fits him to a T, doesn’t it?! Except that in this make believe world, David is the winner instead of the runner up. Sweet!!

  • cruzceleste

    ^^Sounds good… I already bought popcorn and nachos for the big night…Go David… this is going to be great…

    PS.
    Thanks for posting this info….

  • elle

    cruzceleste – nachos and popcorn – I’m there! Save some for me!

  • cruzceleste

    ^^ Since you are comming IÂ ´m making Tacos… anything special for dessert…

  • Jabkmc

    Actually, the way that reads, he’s still the runner up. We’ll have to wait and see.
    Go David!

  • cruzceleste

    ^^He wins…according to this:

    According to Nickelodeon, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s drama from every angle in the episode as the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Singsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner up, Wade King, scores a spot on Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show after telling her a sob story. But after Carly and her friends realize King is rude and arrogant, they help show their fictional TV world that Archuleta is not only the true star, but also a nice guy to boot.

    Archuleta will also sing on the episode, which airs next year

    He sings in the episode so I don ´t care about much else, but I hope they have a nice stylist…

  • cruzceleste

    ^^IÂ ´m posting this because I think is in topic, sorry if is not…(also sorry dor posting two time)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt-nqLX4vas

    This is part of the episode of iCarly, in wich the Plain White Ts appear, I think is a funny episode, and Plain White is punk and Cool…

  • ozarka

    Actually, the way that reads, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still the runner up. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to wait and see.

    Yes, he does win the way it reads. In addition to the passage cruzceleste cited, it says this just above that…

    Archie will guest star in an episode titled à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The iCarly Effect,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which finds him winning the fictional à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Singsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  TV contest after he receives a huge spike in votes due to an iCarly Web cast.

    To me what it’s saying is that this guy Wade King, one of the contestants, is interviewed on iCarly, whereupon Carly discovers what a jerk he really is, and so this compels her to encourage the iCarly viewers to vote for Archie instead, which helps him win the title.

    Thanks for the Youtube link, cruzceleste. I’ve never seen the show. But to be quite honest, I didn’t like the looks of it from that clip. However, I’m not too worried about it since it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t air until next spring, long after David’s album has dropped and 100s of thousands of copies have already been gobbled up. I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s main purpose is to generate a good buzz for his upcoming album release this November. Hopefully we’ll get to see some production footage from the taping of the show sometime soon, for promotional purposes.

  • ozarka

    ^^ Some rumors said the episode will air for the time Archie’s cd come out, bu no confirmation is avalaible yetà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    Sorry, cruzceleste, I didn’t catch what you had said the first time around. It would make much more sense for them to air the episode close to the time of the album release date rather than waiting until spring. It may just be all wishful thinking though, but I hope not. Nevertheless, I did find this article from Gearlive.com which supports this rumor…

    iCarly: American Idol finalist David Archuleta will be targeting the teen demos when he makes a stop on Nickelodeon. In the appearance, which will be taped this Thursday, the singer will play…himself. But there will be a twist. Instead of being known for his FOX show, Archuleta will be a contestant on a program called “America Sings.” This guest stint not-so-coincidentally comes around the time David’s first album drops. His self-titled debut hits stores on November 11.)

  • ozarka

    Oops sorry. It looks like Jabkmc beat me to it. I missed that too. Gosh!

  • IGetCranked

    Good for Archie! With the music industry so slow, I think singers have to branch out in other ways.

    Love all his interview!