After Twitter lit up last night with rumors that David Archuletahad been dropped by Jive Records, his label home since 2008, a Jive spokesperson confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that “David was released from our roster.”

Archuleta’s latest album, 2010′s The Other Side of Down, failed to gain traction at radio or on the charts, where it’s sold 67,000 copies as of February 18, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s a far cry from his 2008 self-titled debut, which moved nearly a million units and has been certified platinum.

The season 7 finale which pitted Archuleta against eventual victor David Cook logged over 97 million votes, the highest total the show had seen until the next year’s face-off between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, which drew 100 million.

Webmaster Note: I am actually glad that David can now record a new album with a NEW label and new management that will actually PROMOTE him and get his new music out there! This is NOT the end of David, guys! He will definitely be back very soon with something brand new for us, including a new label and management, i’m sure of it! He works SO hard – and he definitely will not be leaving us!