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David Archuleta took to his video blog to wish all his fans a Happy New Year and fill them in on everything he's been up to lately.

READ IT: J-14 Staff Picks: Best David Archuleta Tweets of 2010

While 2010 was a crazy year for the singer with the release of his autobiography Chords of Strength and his second album The Other Side of Down, but David has pretty impressive plans for 2011 already!

Find out what David's New Year's resolutions are in the video below:

Do you want to see more of David in 2011?

The J-14 staff is obsessed with David Archuleta's Twitter (@DavidArchie) -- he writes the cutest, funniest Tweets. And with 546,404 followers, we're not the only ones who beam every time Archie sends a Tweet. Here are some of our faves from 2010:

--Editor-in-Chief Rachel Chang

--Associate Editor Kim Messina

--Associate Art Director Erik Jacobsen

--Editorial Assistant Rachel Sheehan

--Editorial Assistant Ashley Spencer

Do you follow David on Twitter? What are some of your favorite Tweets?

He stole our hearts on American Idol, and made us fall even more in love with the sweet tunes of his two solo records and Christmas album. Today, David Archuleta celebrates his 20th birthday. Happy Birthday, David!

Fun Facts about David:
- American Idol wasn't David's first TV singing competition -- at age 12 he competed on Star Search.
- The first song he performed in public was "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston at a talent show when he was ten.
- David is super close with his family. He has even performed with his mom! See them sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" here!

Leave your birthday wishes for David below!

David Archuleta gets into the holiday spirit by singing "Joy to the World" with the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir for a PBS television Christmas special.

VISIT IT: J-14's David Archuleta Microsite

David called the performance an "incredible experience." He also Tweeted, "For everyone who was able to come thanks for coming! It'll be an unforgettable thing for me and hope you enjoyed it."

Check out his performance here:

What do you think of David Archuleta?

David Archuleta and "Billionaire" singer Travie McCoy will ring in 2011 live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on the FOX special New Year's Eve Live.

SEE IT: J-14 Video: David Archuleta admits, "I'm a dork"

New Year's Eve Live will air live from 11:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET.

In other New Year's news, it was also announced that Natasha Bedingfiled, Jason Derulo, Drake, Far East Movement, Jennifer Hudson, La Roux, Avril Lavigne, Mike Posner, Ne-Yo, Willow Smith, Train, Ke$ha, and Taio Cruz will perform on Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, starting at 10 p.m. E.T. on ABC.

What do you do on New Year's Eve? Stay at home? Go out with your friends?

David Archuleta gets into the Halloween spirit with his latest vlog that he posted just hours ago.

Shooting the video from his home in Utah, he gets distracted by his sister who's carving a pumpkin in the room.

WATCH IT: J-14 Exclusive: David Archuleta's 14-Second Diary

And pumpkin carving isn't the only way David's celebrating Halloween. "I went to a corn maze this week -- one of them was haunted, one of them wasn't. It was a fun!" he says. "It was the same place that a couple of years ago, they made a corn maze out of me, which was interesting. I felt too weird to go!"

David wraps the video up by saying, "I hope you guys have a good Halloween! Let me kow what you guys are dressing up as!"

Watch it now:

And just like David, we want to know what you'll be dressing up as this year for Halloween!

The December issue of J-14 is out now. Not only do we have the hottest stories about all your fave celebs like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Lautner, but we also have a free David Archuleta ringtone that you can't get anywhere else!

Follow these easy steps to get your free David Archuleta ringtone:
- Enter the secret password -- found only in the new December issue of J-14!

David Archuleta may seem like a super confident Hollywood star, but in reality he sees himself as "a dork."

SEE IT: David Archuleta's 14-Second Diary

The American Idol alum stopped by Music Choice's new 24/7 music video network SWRV to talk about his new album The Other Side of Down and said, "I'm a dork, so I was like well, this album needs to be more me... I'm kind of a strange, odd person -- an awkward kind of kid."

Check out the video below to learn more about David's "awkward" side:

Do you like that David calls himself a "dork"? What do you think of his new album?

David Archuleta has been crazy busy following the release of his second album The Other Side of Down, but Popeater managed to catch up with the singing star and follow him around New York City to see what a day in David's life is really like.

READ IT: J-14's exclusive Q&A with David

Between signing autographs, doing interviews, and eating lunch, David talked about how much his life has changed since American Idol and what his new album means to him.

Check out the video below:

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Popeater: David Archuleta -- A Day in the Life

Do you want to know more about David? What do you think of his new album?

David Archuleta's new album The Other Side of Down came out today, and now he's ready to answer all our your burning questions!

READ IT: J-14's exclusive Q&A with David

To ask David something, simply Tweet your question with the hashtag #bblivechat, then watch the streaming video below starting at 6 p.m. ET to hear David's answers!

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What do you think of David Archuleta's new album? Which song is your favorite?