David Archuleta No Longer With Jive!

David Archuleta dropped by Jive Records: "The American Idol alum has lost his home at Jive Records, his label since 2008. The Season 7 finalist made a poor showing with his recent album—2010′s The Other Side of Down—which only sold 67,000 copies as of February 18."
The 20-year-old's bad news went public yesterday, according to the Los Angeles Times: Jive Records says they've dropped the singer from the label after three years, with a company spokesperson confirming, "David was released from our roster."
Archuleta was just 16 when he lost 'Idol' (bested by David Cook), but he won countless fans who adored his sweet smile and formidable vocal skill. Still, the record business is all about numbers: Archuleta's 2008 self-titled debut, featuring the hit single 'Crush,' was certified platinum and sold almost a million copies worldwide. Yet that may get chalked up to beginner's luck, as his sophomore studio album has struggled to rack up 60,000 in sales since its release a few months ago.
The singer’s self-titled debut in 2008 sold 765,000 copies. In addition, his 2009 holiday album “Christmas from the Heart” sold 246,000. It is possible that he could be picked up by another label who’s willing to have the patience to turn his career around..
In related news, Allison Iraheta, fourth-place finisher on season 8 of American Idol, has parted ways with her label, Jive Records, EW.com has learned. Rumors began to swirl in the blogosphere over Labor Day weekend, when fans of the red-headed rocker noticed she was no longer listed under the roster of artists on Jive’s official Web site.
In 2008 Former Idol Alumni Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, and Ruben Studdard have all been dropped by their label. All three were under SONY BMG-the parent company to Columbia, Arista, J Records, Epic and RCA. In Hicks' case he claims the separation was mutual!  

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But fear not! As students of "Idol" history know, an "Idol" loss is no guarantee of imminent obscurity. Just look at Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry or Adam Lambert for proof that the future can be bright. Of course, when it comes to second-place finishers, for every Lambert, there's a Diana DeGarmo or a Blake Lewis. How will Bowersox's career shake out? MTV News went back into the archives to dig up info on past "Idol" runners-up in a quest to discover the chances that we'll still be buying the 24-year-old singer's albums in years to come.

says the separation is a mutual one