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Robin Thicke

January 19, 2024

Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977)[5] is an American[6] singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 hit single "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams), which is one of the best-selling singles of all time.[7][8] At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, he received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Robin Thicke
Thicke in 2019
Born
Robin Alan Thicke[1]

(1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 (age 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2015)​
Partner(s)April Love Geary (2014–present; engaged)
Children4
Parents
RelativesTodd Thicke (uncle)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitewww.robinthicke.com

Thicke is a son of actress Gloria Loring and actor Alan Thicke. He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as Nicki Minaj, Nas, 3T, T.I., Christina Aguilera, Jessie J, K. Michelle, Pharrell, DJ Cassidy, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi, Mary J. Blige, Emily Ratajkowski and composed songs for Marc Anthony. He worked on albums such as Usher's Confessions and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, while releasing his own R&B singles in the United States including "Lost Without U", "Magic", and "Sex Therapy". He is currently a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer.

Life and career edit

1977–1998: early years and family edit

Thicke was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 1977.[9][10] His parents are American actress-singer Gloria Loring, who appeared on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, and Canadian actor Alan Thicke (1947–2016), known for his role on the TV sitcom Growing Pains, but they composed theme music such as Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off. They divorced when Thicke was 7 years old. He has an older brother, Brennan, who worked as a voice actor and voiced the titular character on the animated Dennis the Menace series, and a younger half-brother, Carter.[11] Robin Thicke also appeared in small roles on TV shows: The Wonder Years, The New Lassie, Just the Ten of Us and several episodes of Growing Pains.

Thicke's parents were supportive of his musical inclinations; his father helped him to write and structure his first songs.[12] According to Robin Thicke, his father would not pay for him (then in his early teens) and his vocal group, As One, to record a professionally produced demo tape, wanting Robin to focus on his studies and graduate from school before committing to the pursuit of a career in music.[13][14][15] The demo ultimately was paid for by jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, an uncle of one of the group members.[14] His demo made its way to R&B singer Brian McKnight, who was impressed enough by Thicke to invite him into the studio to work with him.[15] Thicke was signed to McKnight's production company; "Anyway", a song co-written with Thicke, was featured on McKnight's second album I Remember You.[16][17] Thicke's peers jokingly nicknamed him "Brian McWhite".[18] It was Thicke's association with McKnight, who Thicke counts as one of his first mentors, that led him to his acquaintance with Jimmy Iovine and helped him to land his first recording contract with Interscope Records at the age of 16. Thicke later joined a hip hop duo with future Beverly Hills 90210 actor Brian Austin Green.[15][19][20]

Thicke moved out on his own at the age of 17, during his senior year of high school, earning a living and supporting himself as a professional record producer and songwriter.[21][22] Thicke has noted that while his parents did not attempt to dissuade him from his desire to be in the music industry, their own experience with the nature of the entertainment business made them leery in the beginning.[13] As Thicke's list of credits grew so did his parents' confidence in his decision.[13]

While initially signed as a singer and artist in his own right, Thicke first made a name for himself within the industry as a songwriter and producer for other artists before releasing and performing his own music.[23] Among his work for other artists, Thicke co-wrote "Love Is on My Side" on Brandy's eponymous debut album;[24] he also wrote for 3T's Brotherhood,[25] and collaborated with Jordan Knight, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on several songs in Knight's 1999 album Jordan Knight including the Billboard top 10 hit "Give It to You".[26] According to Thicke, Knight also invested in the ability of the young songwriter early on by purchasing studio equipment for him.[27]

He also co-wrote the song "When You Put Your Hands on Me" for Christina Aguilera's debut album[28] and co-wrote and produced three songs for Mýa's sophomore release, Fear of Flying. In 1999, Thicke co-wrote the song "Fall Again" with Walter Afanasieff, which was intended to be a track on Michael Jackson's 2001 album Invincible, but it failed to be presented as a completed song. The demo Michael recorded in 1999 was released on November 16, 2004, as an album track of his limited edition box set The Ultimate Collection.[29][30] As an artist, he recorded and performed solely under his surname, Thicke. He would continue to do so until 2005.

1999–2003: A Beautiful World and early success edit

At the age of 22, after an involvement with Tommy Mottola and Epic Records following the end of his first deal with Interscope, Thicke resolved himself to work chiefly on material for his debut album, initially titled Cherry Blue Skies, planning to use his own money to fund the project.[19][31] As Thicke told Billboard, "I decided I was going to save money to make my album, and I hoped to offer it to labels–take it or leave it–so I didn't have to negotiate how to make my music."[31] While piecing his album together, Thicke began working with veteran producer and label executive Andre Harrell and, under his guidance, eventually signed with Interscope for a second time as part of Harrell's and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' Nu America imprint label in 2001.[19][32]

In 2002, Thicke released his debut single "When I Get You Alone". The track samples Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which itself is a disco rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music video for the song received some rotation on MTV2 and BET's Rated Next and was spun moderately on pop and urban radio, peaking at number 49 on Radio & Records Pop chart.[33] Globally, however, "When I Get You Alone" became a chart success when it peaked in the Top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Italy, and reached the Top 10 of the singles charts in New Zealand and the Top 3 in the Netherlands.[34]

The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album in 2003 with its name changed to A Beautiful World. Despite the release of a second single, "Brand New Jones", the album received very little promotion and debuted at number 152 on the Billboard 200 albums chart,[35] selling 119,000 copies as of January 2012.[19][36] A Beautiful World fell below the label's commercial expectations.[16][19] The album's under-performance troubled Thicke personally, but it proved enough to make him a wanted collaborator.[22] Thicke has cited Mary J. Blige, Usher, and Lil' Wayne, among others, as those who subsequently reached out to him.[22] Reflecting on A Beautiful World in 2013, Usher stated to The New York Times, "I was blown away — I thought Beatles, Earth Wind & Fire, Shuggie Otis, Marvin Gaye — all in one album. [Robin's] got a soul you can't buy, man."[15]

Runner-up Blake Lewis performed "When I Get You Alone" during the 2007 season of American Idol when the Top 3 chose a song to sing. Lewis has often put Robin Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the American Idol website. The song was also performed by Blaine Anderson (played by Darren Criss) on Glee during the Season 2 episode "Silly Love Songs".[37]

2004–2007: The Evolution of Robin Thicke and commercial breakthrough edit

Following A Beautiful World, Thicke was keen to begin work on his sophomore album but financial and creative disagreements stemming from the performance of his first album led to a several month-long stalemate between Robin and his record label.[16] Regarding this time in his career, Thicke said, "The label pretty much lost faith in my ability to sell. It became a question of, 'Where does he fit? Is he not rock or pop enough? Is he not soul enough?'"[16] Pharrell Williams, having established a distribution deal with Interscope for his record label, Star Trak, expressed to Jimmy Iovine his interest in Thicke, whose talent he thought of highly.[19][38]

Signed to Star Trak in 2005, Thicke continued work on his second album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke.[38] The first single, "Wanna Love U Girl", featured producer Williams and charted successfully on urban radio in the United Kingdom. In 2006, a remix version of the song was filmed with rapper Busta Rhymes.[39] Nearly a year after the single was released, the album was released on October 3, 2006. To promote it, Thicke toured with India.Arie, then opened for John Legend in late 2006.[16]

The video for his second single, the ballad "Lost Without U", was released in fall 2006.[40][41] The song began appearing on Billboard R&B charts in November of that year.[42] With the assistance of radio airplay, it became Thicke's breakout hit. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending 11 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, making him the first white male artist to top that chart since George Michael did so in 1988 with "One More Try".[43][44][45]

In the February 24, 2007, issue of Billboard, Thicke concurrently topped four Billboard charts: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Adult R&B Songs, a feat he would duplicate in the March 17 issue.[46][47] Following its re-release as a Deluxe Edition (with three new bonus tracks) on February 13, 2007, the album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.[48] On March 23, 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[49] With album sales of over 1.5 million copies sold domestically, The Evolution of Robin Thicke became a commercial success in the United States.[50]

Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe", which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[45][51] On October 2, 2007, the track "Got 2 Be Down" was released as the album's fourth official single. The single peaked at number 60 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.[45]

On April 19, 2007, Thicke performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, singing "Lost Without U".[52] He returned to the show a month later, on May 29, performing "Complicated" and Oprah's favorite song from the album, "Would That Make U Love Me", while also promoting Beyoncé's tour, on which he would be an opening act.[53] Oprah revealed that Thicke's initial appearance garnered a strong reaction, noting that people called the show to say that they didn't know he would be on. Oprah explained, "So what I wanted to do was to accommodate all of the people who missed it the first time ... In order to do that, I had to do something I've never done before. I got on the phone and asked this very special guest if he would consider coming back."[53]

In late 2007, Thicke finished promotion for the album as the featured opening act for the North American leg of Beyoncé's US tour, The Beyoncé Experience.[54] Other notable performances in support of the album and its single "Lost Without U" include the 2007 BET Awards, The 2007 MOBO Awards,[55]American Idol,[56] and the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards.[57] He also performed a one-off UK concert at KOKO in London on September 24, 2007.[58]

2008–2010: Something Else and Sex Therapy edit

Thicke released his third solo album, titled Something Else, on September 30, 2008.[59] It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 charts and sold 137,000 copies in the first week.[60] The first single from the album, "Magic", was a further expansion of the R&B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough, The Evolution of Robin Thicke. "Magic" went on to peak at number two on the Adult R&B chart,[61] number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart[62] and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[63] He followed this success with the second single, "The Sweetest Love", which peaked at number two on the Adult R&B chart and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[64][65]

On February 8, 2009, at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, Thicke took the stage alongside Lil' Wayne to perform their song "Tie My Hands" from the Grammy-winning album Tha Carter III (the song was also featured on Something Else) which was followed by Thicke and Lil' Wayne participating in a medley of "Big Chief" and "My Feet Can't Fail Me Now" led by jazz musicians Allen Toussaint, Terence Blanchard, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in tribute to New Orleans and the victims of Hurricane Katrina.[66][67]

Thicke appeared on an episode of ABC's The Bachelor to perform "Magic" and "The Sweetest Love" for the remaining female contestants.[68] Thicke wrote and produced a track for the movie Precious in which his wife Paula Patton also starred, though it did not appear on the soundtrack and remains unreleased.[69] He co-headlined a U.S. tour with Jennifer Hudson, which began March 31, 2009, in Albany, New York, and wrapped up 25 shows later in Biloxi, Mississippi.[70] At the start of the tour, Thicke released "Dreamworld" as the official third single from Something Else.[70] As of April 2009, Something Else has shifted over 435,000 units in the U.S.

Seven months after the release of Something Else, Billboard.com announced that Thicke would release his fourth studio album in the fall of 2009, his first to not be mainly self-produced.[70] The album, titled Sex Therapy, had its release date postponed to winter, on December 15, 2009. The first single from the album was the title track, produced by Polow Da Don, which in March 2010 became Thicke's second song to top the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[43] The lead single for international markets was "Rollacosta" featuring singer Estelle. The second U.S. single was "It's in the Mornin'" featuring Snoop Dogg. "Shakin' It for Daddy", featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, produced by Polow Da Don, was supposed to be released as a single at some point, however, its release was eventually canceled.

Speaking of the musical background to Sex Therapy, Thicke told Pete Lewis – Deputy Editor of Blues & Soul – "I'm always gonna have the influence of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Al Green in my music. But with this album I also wanted to show my hip hop side. I grew up listening to Run-DMC and N.W.A and Biggie and Pac and Jay-Z ... So I really wanted to make a record that represented how much that music has influenced me."[71] Earlier in 2009, on October 14, Leighton Meester's debut single "Somebody to Love", featuring Thicke, was released. Thicke told MTV he hoped to have Lil Wayne on the album. He also pointed out that he was featured on Lil Wayne's last two albums, and Lil Wayne was on his last two albums. "We're kind of good luck charms for each other."[72]

Thicke appeared on ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve on January 1, 2010, and performed three songs in Las Vegas, in a pre-recorded segment. Also in 2010, it was confirmed that he, along with Melanie Fiona, would feature on The Freedom Tour with Alicia Keys. As of October 2011, the album has sold 289,000 copies in the United States.[73] On February 5, 2010, Thicke participated in BET's SOS Saving Ourselves: Help For Haiti telethon concert, held in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[74]

2011–2012: Love After War and Duets edit

 
Thicke in 2012

During 2011, Thicke was confirmed to go on tour with Jennifer Hudson, with whom he toured in 2009.[75] Later that year, Robin Thicke released his fifth studio album, Love After War, on December 6, 2011.[76] The album debuted at number twenty-two on the Billboard 200 and number six on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" selling 41,000 in its first week. In an interview to promote the album, Thicke has stated that a lot of the inspiration for the album came from his family.[77]

The album has produced three singles. The first is the title track, "Love After War" released on October 11, 2011, and has peaked at number fourteen on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart and topped the Adult R&B chart making it his second song after "Lost Without U" to top that chart. The music video for the song premiered November 21, 2011. The music video features his wife Paula Patton and consists of Thicke making up with his wife after a fight.

The second single is "Pretty Lil' Heart", which features Lil Wayne and was released on November 8, 2011. The music video for that premiered on March 2, 2012. It peaked at number fifty-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On May 31, 2012, Thicke released a video for his promo single, which was a cover of the Whitney Houston classic "Exhale (Shoop Shoop"). The third official single is "All Tied Up" which was released to Urban AC radio on April 10, 2012. The music video premiered on June 7, 2012, on Vevo.

Thicke performed "Love After War" on the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards and later returned to the stage to sing "Reasons", trading verses with Joe and Eric Benét, as part of an all-star tribute to Legend Award recipients Earth, Wind & Fire.[78][79][80]

Thicke appeared on season 2 of NBC's The Voice as a guest adviser/mentor to the contestants on Adam Levine's team.[81]

In July 2012, Thicke made his feature film debut starring alongside Jaime Pressly in Jimbo Lee's Abby in the Summer, produced by Gabriel Cowan, John Suits, Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller.[82] The film, shot in 2012, was released in 2014 under the title Making the Rules.[83]

Thicke served as a judge on the ABC television show Duets which premiered May 24, 2012, and which also featured John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, and Kelly Clarkson.[84] The judges doubled as mentors who searched for singers across the country (Robin Thicke's singers being Olivia Chisholm and Alexis Foster) to duet with them as they perform in front of a live studio audience. The premiere episode drew in 7 million viewers.[85] The show went live June 28, 2012, allowing the viewers to vote for their favorite contestants.

2013: Blurred Lines and Real Husbands of Hollywood edit

On March 26, 2013, Thicke released "Blurred Lines" featuring T.I. and Pharrell as the lead single to his sixth studio album, also titled Blurred Lines. The video, featuring models Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans, was directed by Diane Martel and released on March 20, 2013, and garnered more than 1 million views in days after release on Vevo. Thicke said he had received the approval of his wife Paula Patton before shooting the video.[86]

 
Thicke performing in December 2013

In early 2013, Thicke starred as a fictionalized version of himself alongside Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove, Nick Cannon, and Cynthia McWilliams in the first season of BET's hit show Real Husbands of Hollywood. Thicke was unable to rejoin the cast for the shooting of the second season, opting instead to focus on his music. According to Thicke, "Once the song started to take off, and all this momentum was happening, and [Real Husbands of Hollywood] needed me for all eight weeks, I couldn't finish the album and promote the single and go over seas and do all these other things I wanted to do."[87]

As Thicke stated to the Breakfast Club, "The album is called Blurred Lines. I've realized as I've gotten older that we all think we're living either in a black or white world, or on a straight path, but most of us are living right in between those straight lines. And everything you thought you knew, the older you get, you realize, 'Damn, I don't know nothing about this. I better pay attention, I better listen and keep learning.' So I think that, that's what I've been realizing these past few years."[88]

The singer also stated his attempt into a more poppy sound than his normal environment. "The last year I've been wanting to have more fun. I think I took myself very seriously as an artist and I wanted to be like Marvin Gaye, and John Lennon and Bob Marley and these great artists and songwriters that sang about love and sang about relationships," Robin said. "And then the last year, my wife and I just really wanted to have fun again, we wanted to be young again and we wanted to dance again and go out with our friends, so I wanted to make music that reflected that culture also." The song has been a worldwide hit, has peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and has also reached number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom, where Blurred Lines became only the 137th record in history to surpass the one million sales mark,[89] and the United States. The new album Blurred Lines was released on July 30, 2013.[90]

The song and related music videos also received criticism for being misogynistic and promoting rape culture,[91] with some critics calling the lyrics "creepy" and "rapey".[92][93] In an interview for GQ magazine Thicke joked about the video, saying, "What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected women."[94] In response to Thicke's statement in GQ that the idea of the video was to be 'derogatory towards women', the director Diane Martel denied this was discussed on set: "That's crazy. Maybe he wasn't thinking when he said that."[95][96]

During an interview with Oprah Winfrey for Oprah's Next Chapter, Thicke clarified his comment about degrading women, describing it as a "bad joke", noting that the published GQ interview did not mention that he was doing an impersonation of Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy character while making the remark, thus not providing the sarcastic/joking context.[97] The song's unrated music video was originally banned from YouTube before being reposted some weeks later.[94][86]

On August 25, at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Thicke performed "Blurred Lines" with Miley Cyrus, who famously twerked on stage, followed by "Give It 2 U" with 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar.[98] The performance drew negative reactions for its alleged raunchiness,[99] sexism,[100][101] racism,[101][102] slut-shaming,[102] and cultural appropriation.[103][104] It became the most tweeted about event in history, with Twitter users generating 360,000 tweets about the event per minute; breaking the previous record held by Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII halftime show performance six months earlier.[105][106]

On December 6, 2013, Thicke and T.I. performed "Blurred Lines" accompanied by Earth, Wind & Fire at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! on CBS where it was announced that Thicke had been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Album for Blurred Lines and Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the album's single "Blurred Lines".[107][108] In the same month, he was awarded the title "Sexist of the Year" by the End Violence Against Women Coalition, which has more than 60 member groups working to end sexual and domestic violence, trafficking and other forms of abuse. Thicke received twice as many votes as the poll's runner up, Prime Minister David Cameron.[109][110] It was parodied many times and forbidden in many UK student unions.[109]

On January 26, 2014, Thicke performed live with Chicago at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, celebrating the induction of Chicago's debut album, The Chicago Transit Authority, into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[111] Thicke and Chicago performed a medley of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", and "Saturday in the Park" ending with "Blurred Lines".[111][112]

2014–present: Paula and On Earth, and in Heaven edit

 
Thicke performing in 2014

In February 2014, Thicke collaborated with DJ Cassidy and British singer Jessie J to record Calling All Hearts.

In June 2014, Thicke announced that his next album would be called Paula, dedicated to his estranged wife, Paula Patton. The lead single "Get Her Back" was released on May 19, 2014.[113] Thicke debuted the song on the same day with a performance at the Billboard Music Awards where he also won four awards for "Blurred Lines".[114] Thicke also appeared on the season finale of The Voice singing "Get Her Back" with finalist Josh Kaufman.[115] Thicke then performed the song "Forever Love" at the BET Awards 2014.[116]

At the end of June 2014, during a Q&A session on Twitter and hosted by VH1, Thicke asked followers to submit questions by using the hashtag #AskThicke. The tag was quickly overrun by people protesting against his lyrics criticized as misogynistic, his lifestyle choices and other detractors leading to what The Guardian called "an epic PR fail".[117] When a Twitter user pointed out that the comments directed at Thicke were "brutal", Thicke responded: "I can handle it, I'm a big boy".[118]

The album, originally set for a Fall release, was pushed forward and released on July 1, 2014, five weeks after the release of its lead single.[119][120] Paula peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, and sold 24,000 copies in its first week of release. In a 2015 interview with Jody Rosen of The New York Times, Thicke expressed both embarrassment over his public dedications and regret over giving the album a commercial release, stating, "my record company didn't want me to put it out, but they stuck by me. In hindsight, the only thing I would have done differently was, I wouldn't have promoted it or sold it. I would have given it away."[121][122]

 
Thicke performing at the Indonesian Choice Awards in 2017

Following the release of Paula, Thicke spent several months largely away from media appearances and performing in order to focus on his personal life and to work on new music.[13] Thicke returned to the spotlight at the BET Awards 2015 to sing the classic Smokey Robinson and The Miracles hit "Ooo Baby Baby" in tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Smokey Robinson and joined Robinson on stage for a group rendition of "My Girl" alongside Tori Kelly and Ne-Yo.[123][124] On June 29, on the heels of his BET Awards performance, Thicke debuted the lyric video for his new single "Morning Sun", on Vevo followed by the official release of the single on June 30.[125][126] "Morning Sun" rose to the number 4 position on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart becoming Thicke's 11th top 10 hit on Urban AC radio.[127][128]

Speaking with Prestige Hong Kong, Thicke explained: "The new album is call[ed] Morning Sun. It's about fresh starts, new beginnings, and the heralding in of a new day. It's about the last year of my life, the time I've spent with my friends and family and especially my son."[13] Thicke also spoke of working again with Pharrell and Timbaland as well as with new collaborators DJ Mustard, Max Martin, and Ricky Reed.[13] Another new single "Back Together", featuring Nicki Minaj, was released on August 6, 2015.[129] Thicke rejoined the cast of Real Husbands of Hollywood in 2016 for its fifth season.[130] In the premiere episode, Thicke parodied his publicized personal and professional troubles including his divorce, lawsuit, drug use and poorly received album.[131]

In January 2019, Thicke began appearing as a panelist on the reality competition series The Masked Singer.

After nearly eight years since their hit collaboration, "Blurred Lines", Thicke and producer Pharrell Williams reunited for the single "Take Me Higher", released on January 21, 2021. It was included on his eighth studio album, On Earth, and in Heaven, released on February 12, 2021, through his Lucky Music label in partnership with Empire Distribution. It marks his first album since 2014's Paula. Thicke explained the album's inspiration: "I feel like I'm finally the person I set out to be. I'm able to laugh at anything, which I've realized is the greatest superpower. I've fully embraced it, and nothing has been better for my soul. When I saw the phrase 'On Earth, and in Heaven', I realized that's what I'm singing about: the people who aren't here and the people who are here that made me who I am. This music is the sunshine coming out after the rain".[132]

Thicke collected his sixth No. 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart with "Look Easy" on the list dated for August 21.[133]

Artistry edit

Influences edit

Thicke is a self-taught pianist.[13] Some of the first songs he learned to play and sing along with as a child were by gospel artists such as Commissioned, Take 6, and John P. Kee, studying their licks and harmonies.[134][135] Thicke has drawn influence from a variety of artists including James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sting, Prince, Alanis Morissette, The Beatles, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Michael Jackson.[136] Thicke has said that he considers himself a soulful singer but does not like his music being described as "blue-eyed soul", finding the term too pigeonholing.[16][137]

"You know, people don't always know why they connect with things. Like some people wanna be a fireman when they're young. And for some reason hip hop, gospel, R&B and soul music just always felt like home to me. I was listening to Kurtis Blow at 8; N.W.A at 12; Jodeci and Mary J. at 14; then Boyz II Men and Babyface soon after."

—Robin Thicke interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul, November 2008.[138]

Songwriting and producing edit

Further information: Robin Thicke production discography

Thicke began his career by writing and producing songs for popular artists. He co-wrote and produced the Color Me Badd song "Sexual Capacity" in 1996.[139] He also co-wrote on the self-titled debut album by Christina Aguilera, which sold 17 million copies worldwide.[140][141] Albums on which Thicke's songwriting, producing, and other contributions have been featured include: Brandy's Brandy, Brian Mcknight's I Remember You,[142] Brownstone's Still Climbing,[143] Jordan Knight,[144] Chante Moore's This Moment Is Mine,[145] Marc Anthony,[146] P!nk's Can't Take Me Home,[147] Ronan Keating's Ronan,[148] Mýa's Fear of Flying,[149] BBMak's Sooner or Later,[150] both Will Young's Friday's Child[151] and Keep On.[152]

The Thicke original "When I Get You Alone" was performed by Guy Sebastian, the winner of the first Australian Idol 2003, during the competition and at the Idol grand finale. "When I Get You Alone" was a popular song choice for Sebastian; he put the live idol performance on his four-times platinum debut single "Angels Brought Me Here"; it was the fastest selling single in Australia debuting at number one and immediately breaking an ARIA record.[153] In 2004, Thicke co-wrote and produced "Out With My Baby" with Guy Sebastian, along with being credited for work on two additional songs from Sebastian's second album, Beautiful Life.[154] The single, "Out With My Baby", became a platinum selling No. 1 hit for Sebastian on the ARIA Singles Charts.[155][156] During this same year, he co-wrote and produced a song with the singer and actress Raven-Symoné for the album This Is My Time, with the song "Set Me Free".[157]

Thicke co-wrote "Can U Handle It?" for Usher's 2004 album, Confessions, with backing vocals provided by Paula Patton.[158] Confessions would go on to sell 20 million copies worldwide and win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2005.[159] Thicke co-wrote and produced the song "Tie My Hands" on Lil' Wayne's multi-platinum selling album Tha Carter III[160] which went on to win Best Rap Album.[161] Thicke wrote and produced the song "Giving Myself" for Jennifer Hudson's eponymous debut album,[162] which went on to win Best R&B Album.[161]

In total, albums on which Thicke has been credited for his work (in capacities including writer, producer, arranger, vocalist, and musician) have sold over 60 million copies worldwide.

Throughout his career, Thicke has worked most frequently with long-time production partner Pro Jay (James Gass), whose contributions have appeared on all of Thicke's own studio albums and whose name can be found alongside Thicke's in writing and producing credits for other artists.[163] Thicke also often enlists veteran session guitarist and songwriter Bobby Keyes as well as keyboardist and music director Larry Cox to contribute to his projects.[164][165]

Collaborations edit

In 2005, Thicke performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith's song "Switch".[166]

In 2007, Thicke appeared on 50 Cent's album Curtis on a song called "Follow My Lead".[167] The following year, he worked with Ashanti on her fourth studio album, The Declaration.[51][54]

Thicke also appeared on R. Kelly's Untitled on the track "Pregnant" which also features Tyrese and The-Dream.[168][169]

In 2008, Thicke was enlisted by producer Polow da Don to play piano on the hit Usher track "Love in This Club", which reached the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100.[170]

Thicke was featured along with a number of his contemporaries on the 2010 release Q Soul Bossa Nostra, an album in tribute to famed composer and music producer Quincy Jones (who also executive produced the project), which consisted of reinterpretations of Jones' work.[171]

In 2014, Thicke joined Jessie J on the DJ Cassidy produced song "Calling All Hearts".[172]

Thicke was featured along with bassist Verdine White on Flo Rida's "I Don't Like It, I Love It" in 2015 which found success on several international charts and peaked among the top 10 singles in seven countries.

Personal life edit

At age 14, Robin Thicke first met actress Paula Patton, who was then 16, in 1991 at an under-21 hip-hop club called Balistyx (co-founded and co-hosted by David Faustino) on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when he asked her to dance.[21] They were married in 2005 and their son was born in April 2010.[173] Thicke and Patton separated in February 2014, after 21 years together and almost nine years of marriage.[174] On October 9, 2014, Patton officially filed for divorce, which was finalized on March 20, 2015.[175][176]

In 2014, Thicke met April Love Geary, who is 17 years younger than him, at a party. They first appeared in public together in 2015.[177] In February 2018, their first child, a daughter, was born.[178] In August 2018, Geary announced that the couple was expecting their second child,[179] a daughter, born in February 2019.[180] They became engaged on Christmas Eve 2018.[181] In December 2020, the couple announced the birth of their third child and first son together.[182]

Thicke is a close friend of fellow performer Usher. Thicke was present for Usher's engagement to Tameka Foster, serenading the couple with his song "The Stupid Things" as Usher proposed among family and friends.[183]

On November 10, 2018, Geary revealed in an Instagram story she and Thicke had lost their Malibu home to the Woolsey wildfire that had been consuming the area.[184] Two days later, Thicke returned to his property, describing the totality of the fire in a video for Entertainment Tonight: "It's funny, [from what] you see in movies, you'd think there would be one doll left over, or a book of course, something. [But] it's just rubble. There's nothing left."[185]

Controversies edit

Performance with Miley Cyrus at MTV Video Music Awards 2013 edit

In 2013, Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus caused an uproar following their performance during the MTV Video Music Awards. During the performance, in which the singers performed "Blurred Lines" and "We Can't Stop", Cyrus twerked in such a way as to mimic a sexual act with her colleague.[186] Afterwards, Cyrus said that Thicke had explicitly asked her to be "as naked as possible" during the performance. According to the same source, "Thicke was angry with Cyrus for 'going too far' during the VMAs, and that he thought the 'Wrecking Ball' songstress had 'hijacked the performance.'"[187][188]

Marvin Gaye plagiarism edit

After the success of "Blurred Lines", the heirs of singer Marvin Gaye sued Thicke and Pharrell Williams claimed that the song had plagiarised Gaye's "Got to Give It Up". Jurors awarded Gaye $7.4 million, but U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt reduced the sum to $5.3 million, while adding royalties.[189]

Emily Ratajkowski's book edit

In early October 2021, fragments from Ratajkowski's forthcoming book, My Body, were leaked online, where the model allegedly claimed that Thicke groped her breasts without her consent[190] in 2013 during the filming of the music video for the song "Blurred Lines".[191][192]

According to Time magazine and other sources, Ratajkowski was frustrated about the leaked chapter and said it was taken "out of the essay's context".[193][194] She said, "It's been hard for me. I really like to have control over my image and I wrote this book of essays to share the whole story and all sides of it, and I feel like it turns into a clickbait frenzy and all of a sudden words like 'sexual assault' and 'allegations' are getting thrown around rather than people reading the actual essay... I'm just looking forward to when people will be able hear things in my own words." Thicke has not publicly responded.[195]

Discography edit

Main article: Robin Thicke discography

Studio albums

Tours edit

Headlining edit

Co-headlining edit

Promotional edit

  • Love & War Tour (2011)[198]

Opening act edit

See also edit

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robin, thicke, robin, alan, thicke, born, march, 1977, american, singer, songwriter, record, producer, best, known, 2013, single, blurred, lines, featuring, pharrell, williams, which, best, selling, singles, time, 56th, annual, grammy, awards, received, nomina. Robin Alan Thicke born March 10 1977 5 is an American 6 singer songwriter and record producer He is best known for his 2013 hit single Blurred Lines featuring T I and Pharrell Williams which is one of the best selling singles of all time 7 8 At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards he received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance Robin ThickeThicke in 2019BornRobin Alan Thicke 1 1977 03 10 March 10 1977 age 46 Los Angeles California U S OccupationsSingersongwriterrecord producerYears active1994 presentSpousePaula Patton m 2005 div 2015 wbr Partner s April Love Geary 2014 present engaged Children4ParentsAlan Thicke father Gloria Loring mother RelativesTodd Thicke uncle AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresR amp B 2 pop 3 soulhip hop 4 LabelsNuAmericaEMPIREStar TrakGeffenInterscopeWebsitewww wbr robinthicke wbr comThicke is a son of actress Gloria Loring and actor Alan Thicke He has collaborated with numerous artists such as Nicki Minaj Nas 3T T I Christina Aguilera Jessie J K Michelle Pharrell DJ Cassidy Usher Jennifer Hudson Flo Rida Brandy Kid Cudi Mary J Blige Emily Ratajkowski and composed songs for Marc Anthony He worked on albums such as Usher s Confessions and Lil Wayne s Tha Carter III while releasing his own R amp B singles in the United States including Lost Without U Magic and Sex Therapy He is currently a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1977 1998 early years and family 1 2 1999 2003 A Beautiful World and early success 1 3 2004 2007 The Evolution of Robin Thicke and commercial breakthrough 1 4 2008 2010 Something Else and Sex Therapy 1 5 2011 2012 Love After WarandDuets 1 6 2013 Blurred Lines and Real Husbands of Hollywood 1 7 2014 present Paula and On Earth and in Heaven 2 Artistry 2 1 Influences 2 2 Songwriting and producing 2 3 Collaborations 3 Personal life 4 Controversies 4 1 Performance with Miley Cyrus at MTV Video Music Awards 2013 4 2 Marvin Gaye plagiarism 4 3 Emily Ratajkowski s book 5 Discography 6 Tours 6 1 Headlining 6 2 Co headlining 6 3 Promotional 6 4 Opening act 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksLife and career edit1977 1998 early years and family edit Thicke was born in Los Angeles California on March 10 1977 9 10 His parents are American actress singer Gloria Loring who appeared on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives and Canadian actor Alan Thicke 1947 2016 known for his role on the TV sitcom Growing Pains but they composed theme music such as Diff rent Strokes and its spin off They divorced when Thicke was 7 years old He has an older brother Brennan who worked as a voice actor and voiced the titular character on the animated Dennis the Menace series and a younger half brother Carter 11 Robin Thicke also appeared in small roles on TV shows The Wonder Years The New Lassie Just the Ten of Us and several episodes of Growing Pains Thicke s parents were supportive of his musical inclinations his father helped him to write and structure his first songs 12 According to Robin Thicke his father would not pay for him then in his early teens and his vocal group As One to record a professionally produced demo tape wanting Robin to focus on his studies and graduate from school before committing to the pursuit of a career in music 13 14 15 The demo ultimately was paid for by jazz vocalist Al Jarreau an uncle of one of the group members 14 His demo made its way to R amp B singer Brian McKnight who was impressed enough by Thicke to invite him into the studio to work with him 15 Thicke was signed to McKnight s production company Anyway a song co written with Thicke was featured on McKnight s second album I Remember You 16 17 Thicke s peers jokingly nicknamed him Brian McWhite 18 It was Thicke s association with McKnight who Thicke counts as one of his first mentors that led him to his acquaintance with Jimmy Iovine and helped him to land his first recording contract with Interscope Records at the age of 16 Thicke later joined a hip hop duo with future Beverly Hills 90210 actor Brian Austin Green 15 19 20 Thicke moved out on his own at the age of 17 during his senior year of high school earning a living and supporting himself as a professional record producer and songwriter 21 22 Thicke has noted that while his parents did not attempt to dissuade him from his desire to be in the music industry their own experience with the nature of the entertainment business made them leery in the beginning 13 As Thicke s list of credits grew so did his parents confidence in his decision 13 While initially signed as a singer and artist in his own right Thicke first made a name for himself within the industry as a songwriter and producer for other artists before releasing and performing his own music 23 Among his work for other artists Thicke co wrote Love Is on My Side on Brandy s eponymous debut album 24 he also wrote for 3T s Brotherhood 25 and collaborated with Jordan Knight Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on several songs in Knight s 1999 album Jordan Knight including the Billboard top 10 hit Give It to You 26 According to Thicke Knight also invested in the ability of the young songwriter early on by purchasing studio equipment for him 27 He also co wrote the song When You Put Your Hands on Me for Christina Aguilera s debut album 28 and co wrote and produced three songs for Mya s sophomore release Fear of Flying In 1999 Thicke co wrote the song Fall Again with Walter Afanasieff which was intended to be a track on Michael Jackson s 2001 album Invincible but it failed to be presented as a completed song The demo Michael recorded in 1999 was released on November 16 2004 as an album track of his limited edition box set The Ultimate Collection 29 30 As an artist he recorded and performed solely under his surname Thicke He would continue to do so until 2005 1999 2003 A Beautiful World and early success edit At the age of 22 after an involvement with Tommy Mottola and Epic Records following the end of his first deal with Interscope Thicke resolved himself to work chiefly on material for his debut album initially titled Cherry Blue Skies planning to use his own money to fund the project 19 31 As Thicke told Billboard I decided I was going to save money to make my album and I hoped to offer it to labels take it or leave it so I didn t have to negotiate how to make my music 31 While piecing his album together Thicke began working with veteran producer and label executive Andre Harrell and under his guidance eventually signed with Interscope for a second time as part of Harrell s and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Nu America imprint label in 2001 19 32 In 2002 Thicke released his debut single When I Get You Alone The track samples Walter Murphy s A Fifth of Beethoven which itself is a disco rendition of Beethoven s Fifth Symphony The music video for the song received some rotation on MTV2 and BET s Rated Next and was spun moderately on pop and urban radio peaking at number 49 on Radio amp Records Pop chart 33 Globally however When I Get You Alone became a chart success when it peaked in the Top 20 in Australia Belgium and Italy and reached the Top 10 of the singles charts in New Zealand and the Top 3 in the Netherlands 34 The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album in 2003 with its name changed to A Beautiful World Despite the release of a second single Brand New Jones the album received very little promotion and debuted at number 152 on the Billboard 200 albums chart 35 selling 119 000 copies as of January 2012 19 36 A Beautiful World fell below the label s commercial expectations 16 19 The album s under performance troubled Thicke personally but it proved enough to make him a wanted collaborator 22 Thicke has cited Mary J Blige Usher and Lil Wayne among others as those who subsequently reached out to him 22 Reflecting on A Beautiful World in 2013 Usher stated to The New York Times I was blown away I thought Beatles Earth Wind amp Fire Shuggie Otis Marvin Gaye all in one album Robin s got a soul you can t buy man 15 Runner up Blake Lewis performed When I Get You Alone during the 2007 season of American Idol when the Top 3 chose a song to sing Lewis has often put Robin Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the American Idol website The song was also performed by Blaine Anderson played by Darren Criss on Glee during the Season 2 episode Silly Love Songs 37 2004 2007 The Evolution of Robin Thicke and commercial breakthrough edit Following A Beautiful World Thicke was keen to begin work on his sophomore album but financial and creative disagreements stemming from the performance of his first album led to a several month long stalemate between Robin and his record label 16 Regarding this time in his career Thicke said The label pretty much lost faith in my ability to sell It became a question of Where does he fit Is he not rock or pop enough Is he not soul enough 16 Pharrell Williams having established a distribution deal with Interscope for his record label Star Trak expressed to Jimmy Iovine his interest in Thicke whose talent he thought of highly 19 38 Signed to Star Trak in 2005 Thicke continued work on his second album The Evolution of Robin Thicke 38 The first single Wanna Love U Girl featured producer Williams and charted successfully on urban radio in the United Kingdom In 2006 a remix version of the song was filmed with rapper Busta Rhymes 39 Nearly a year after the single was released the album was released on October 3 2006 To promote it Thicke toured with India Arie then opened for John Legend in late 2006 16 The video for his second single the ballad Lost Without U was released in fall 2006 40 41 The song began appearing on Billboard R amp B charts in November of that year 42 With the assistance of radio airplay it became Thicke s breakout hit It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending 11 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs making him the first white male artist to top that chart since George Michael did so in 1988 with One More Try 43 44 45 In the February 24 2007 issue of Billboard Thicke concurrently topped four Billboard charts Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Hot R amp B Hip Hop Airplay and Adult R amp B Songs a feat he would duplicate in the March 17 issue 46 47 Following its re release as a Deluxe Edition with three new bonus tracks on February 13 2007 the album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 48 On March 23 2007 The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA 49 With album sales of over 1 5 million copies sold domestically The Evolution of Robin Thicke became a commercial success in the United States 50 Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album s next and third single Thicke s preference was the track Can U Believe which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs and at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 45 51 On October 2 2007 the track Got 2 Be Down was released as the album s fourth official single The single peaked at number 60 on Billboard s Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks 45 On April 19 2007 Thicke performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show singing Lost Without U 52 He returned to the show a month later on May 29 performing Complicated and Oprah s favorite song from the album Would That Make U Love Me while also promoting Beyonce s tour on which he would be an opening act 53 Oprah revealed that Thicke s initial appearance garnered a strong reaction noting that people called the show to say that they didn t know he would be on Oprah explained So what I wanted to do was to accommodate all of the people who missed it the first time In order to do that I had to do something I ve never done before I got on the phone and asked this very special guest if he would consider coming back 53 In late 2007 Thicke finished promotion for the album as the featured opening act for the North American leg of Beyonce s US tour The Beyonce Experience 54 Other notable performances in support of the album and its single Lost Without U include the 2007 BET Awards The 2007 MOBO Awards 55 American Idol 56 and the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards 57 He also performed a one off UK concert at KOKO in London on September 24 2007 58 2008 2010 Something Else and Sex Therapy edit Thicke released his third solo album titled Something Else on September 30 2008 59 It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 charts and sold 137 000 copies in the first week 60 The first single from the album Magic was a further expansion of the R amp B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough The Evolution of Robin Thicke Magic went on to peak at number two on the Adult R amp B chart 61 number six on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop chart 62 and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 63 He followed this success with the second single The Sweetest Love which peaked at number two on the Adult R amp B chart and number 20 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop chart 64 65 On February 8 2009 at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards Thicke took the stage alongside Lil Wayne to perform their song Tie My Hands from the Grammy winning album Tha Carter III the song was also featured on Something Else which was followed by Thicke and Lil Wayne participating in a medley of Big Chief and My Feet Can t Fail Me Now led by jazz musicians Allen Toussaint Terence Blanchard and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in tribute to New Orleans and the victims of Hurricane Katrina 66 67 Thicke appeared on an episode of ABC s The Bachelor to perform Magic and The Sweetest Love for the remaining female contestants 68 Thicke wrote and produced a track for the movie Precious in which his wife Paula Patton also starred though it did not appear on the soundtrack and remains unreleased 69 He co headlined a U S tour with Jennifer Hudson which began March 31 2009 in Albany New York and wrapped up 25 shows later in Biloxi Mississippi 70 At the start of the tour Thicke released Dreamworld as the official third single from Something Else 70 As of April 2009 Something Else has shifted over 435 000 units in the U S Seven months after the release of Something Else Billboard com announced that Thicke would release his fourth studio album in the fall of 2009 his first to not be mainly self produced 70 The album titled Sex Therapy had its release date postponed to winter on December 15 2009 The first single from the album was the title track produced by Polow Da Don which in March 2010 became Thicke s second song to top the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 43 The lead single for international markets was Rollacosta featuring singer Estelle The second U S single was It s in the Mornin featuring Snoop Dogg Shakin It for Daddy featuring rapper Nicki Minaj produced by Polow Da Don was supposed to be released as a single at some point however its release was eventually canceled Speaking of the musical background to Sex Therapy Thicke told Pete Lewis Deputy Editor of Blues amp Soul I m always gonna have the influence of Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder and Al Green in my music But with this album I also wanted to show my hip hop side I grew up listening to Run DMC and N W A and Biggie and Pac and Jay Z So I really wanted to make a record that represented how much that music has influenced me 71 Earlier in 2009 on October 14 Leighton Meester s debut single Somebody to Love featuring Thicke was released Thicke told MTV he hoped to have Lil Wayne on the album He also pointed out that he was featured on Lil Wayne s last two albums and Lil Wayne was on his last two albums We re kind of good luck charms for each other 72 Thicke appeared on ABC s New Year s Rockin Eve on January 1 2010 and performed three songs in Las Vegas in a pre recorded segment Also in 2010 it was confirmed that he along with Melanie Fiona would feature on The Freedom Tour with Alicia Keys As of October 2011 the album has sold 289 000 copies in the United States 73 On February 5 2010 Thicke participated in BET s SOS Saving Ourselves Help For Haiti telethon concert held in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake 74 2011 2012 Love After WarandDuets edit nbsp Thicke in 2012During 2011 Thicke was confirmed to go on tour with Jennifer Hudson with whom he toured in 2009 75 Later that year Robin Thicke released his fifth studio album Love After War on December 6 2011 76 The album debuted at number twenty two on the Billboard 200 and number six on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums selling 41 000 in its first week In an interview to promote the album Thicke has stated that a lot of the inspiration for the album came from his family 77 The album has produced three singles The first is the title track Love After War released on October 11 2011 and has peaked at number fourteen on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart and topped the Adult R amp B chart making it his second song after Lost Without U to top that chart The music video for the song premiered November 21 2011 The music video features his wife Paula Patton and consists of Thicke making up with his wife after a fight The second single is Pretty Lil Heart which features Lil Wayne and was released on November 8 2011 The music video for that premiered on March 2 2012 It peaked at number fifty one on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart On May 31 2012 Thicke released a video for his promo single which was a cover of the Whitney Houston classic Exhale Shoop Shoop The third official single is All Tied Up which was released to Urban AC radio on April 10 2012 The music video premiered on June 7 2012 on Vevo Thicke performed Love After War on the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards and later returned to the stage to sing Reasons trading verses with Joe and Eric Benet as part of an all star tribute to Legend Award recipients Earth Wind amp Fire 78 79 80 Thicke appeared on season 2 of NBC s The Voice as a guest adviser mentor to the contestants on Adam Levine s team 81 In July 2012 Thicke made his feature film debut starring alongside Jaime Pressly in Jimbo Lee s Abby in the Summer produced by Gabriel Cowan John Suits Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller 82 The film shot in 2012 was released in 2014 under the title Making the Rules 83 Thicke served as a judge on the ABC television show Duets which premiered May 24 2012 and which also featured John Legend Jennifer Nettles and Kelly Clarkson 84 The judges doubled as mentors who searched for singers across the country Robin Thicke s singers being Olivia Chisholm and Alexis Foster to duet with them as they perform in front of a live studio audience The premiere episode drew in 7 million viewers 85 The show went live June 28 2012 allowing the viewers to vote for their favorite contestants 2013 Blurred Lines and Real Husbands of Hollywood edit On March 26 2013 Thicke released Blurred Lines featuring T I and Pharrell as the lead single to his sixth studio album also titled Blurred Lines The video featuring models Emily Ratajkowski Jessi M Bengue and Elle Evans was directed by Diane Martel and released on March 20 2013 and garnered more than 1 million views in days after release on Vevo Thicke said he had received the approval of his wife Paula Patton before shooting the video 86 nbsp Thicke performing in December 2013In early 2013 Thicke starred as a fictionalized version of himself alongside Kevin Hart Boris Kodjoe Nelly Duane Martin J B Smoove Nick Cannon and Cynthia McWilliams in the first season of BET s hit show Real Husbands of Hollywood Thicke was unable to rejoin the cast for the shooting of the second season opting instead to focus on his music According to Thicke Once the song started to take off and all this momentum was happening and Real Husbands of Hollywood needed me for all eight weeks I couldn t finish the album and promote the single and go over seas and do all these other things I wanted to do 87 As Thicke stated to the Breakfast Club The album is called Blurred Lines I ve realized as I ve gotten older that we all think we re living either in a black or white world or on a straight path but most of us are living right in between those straight lines And everything you thought you knew the older you get you realize Damn I don t know nothing about this I better pay attention I better listen and keep learning So I think that that s what I ve been realizing these past few years 88 The singer also stated his attempt into a more poppy sound than his normal environment The last year I ve been wanting to have more fun I think I took myself very seriously as an artist and I wanted to be like Marvin Gaye and John Lennon and Bob Marley and these great artists and songwriters that sang about love and sang about relationships Robin said And then the last year my wife and I just really wanted to have fun again we wanted to be young again and we wanted to dance again and go out with our friends so I wanted to make music that reflected that culture also The song has been a worldwide hit has peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has also reached number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom where Blurred Lines became only the 137th record in history to surpass the one million sales mark 89 and the United States The new album Blurred Lines was released on July 30 2013 90 The song and related music videos also received criticism for being misogynistic and promoting rape culture 91 with some critics calling the lyrics creepy and rapey 92 93 In an interview for GQ magazine Thicke joked about the video saying What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman I ve never gotten to do that before I ve always respected women 94 In response to Thicke s statement in GQ that the idea of the video was to be derogatory towards women the director Diane Martel denied this was discussed on set That s crazy Maybe he wasn t thinking when he said that 95 96 During an interview with Oprah Winfrey for Oprah s Next Chapter Thicke clarified his comment about degrading women describing it as a bad joke noting that the published GQ interview did not mention that he was doing an impersonation of Will Ferrell s Ron Burgundy character while making the remark thus not providing the sarcastic joking context 97 The song s unrated music video was originally banned from YouTube before being reposted some weeks later 94 86 On August 25 at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Thicke performed Blurred Lines with Miley Cyrus who famously twerked on stage followed by Give It 2 U with 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar 98 The performance drew negative reactions for its alleged raunchiness 99 sexism 100 101 racism 101 102 slut shaming 102 and cultural appropriation 103 104 It became the most tweeted about event in history with Twitter users generating 360 000 tweets about the event per minute breaking the previous record held by Beyonce s Super Bowl XLVII halftime show performance six months earlier 105 106 On December 6 2013 Thicke and T I performed Blurred Lines accompanied by Earth Wind amp Fire at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live on CBS where it was announced that Thicke had been nominated for three Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album for Blurred Lines and Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance for the album s single Blurred Lines 107 108 In the same month he was awarded the title Sexist of the Year by the End Violence Against Women Coalition which has more than 60 member groups working to end sexual and domestic violence trafficking and other forms of abuse Thicke received twice as many votes as the poll s runner up Prime Minister David Cameron 109 110 It was parodied many times and forbidden in many UK student unions 109 On January 26 2014 Thicke performed live with Chicago at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards celebrating the induction of Chicago s debut album The Chicago Transit Authority into the Grammy Hall of Fame 111 Thicke and Chicago performed a medley of Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is Beginnings and Saturday in the Park ending with Blurred Lines 111 112 2014 present Paula and On Earth and in Heaven edit nbsp Thicke performing in 2014In February 2014 Thicke collaborated with DJ Cassidy and British singer Jessie J to record Calling All Hearts In June 2014 Thicke announced that his next album would be called Paula dedicated to his estranged wife Paula Patton The lead single Get Her Back was released on May 19 2014 113 Thicke debuted the song on the same day with a performance at the Billboard Music Awards where he also won four awards for Blurred Lines 114 Thicke also appeared on the season finale of The Voice singing Get Her Back with finalist Josh Kaufman 115 Thicke then performed the song Forever Love at the BET Awards 2014 116 At the end of June 2014 during a Q amp A session on Twitter and hosted by VH1 Thicke asked followers to submit questions by using the hashtag AskThicke The tag was quickly overrun by people protesting against his lyrics criticized as misogynistic his lifestyle choices and other detractors leading to what The Guardian called an epic PR fail 117 When a Twitter user pointed out that the comments directed at Thicke were brutal Thicke responded I can handle it I m a big boy 118 The album originally set for a Fall release was pushed forward and released on July 1 2014 five weeks after the release of its lead single 119 120 Paula peaked at No 9 on the Billboard 200 and sold 24 000 copies in its first week of release In a 2015 interview with Jody Rosen of The New York Times Thicke expressed both embarrassment over his public dedications and regret over giving the album a commercial release stating my record company didn t want me to put it out but they stuck by me In hindsight the only thing I would have done differently was I wouldn t have promoted it or sold it I would have given it away 121 122 nbsp Thicke performing at the Indonesian Choice Awards in 2017Following the release of Paula Thicke spent several months largely away from media appearances and performing in order to focus on his personal life and to work on new music 13 Thicke returned to the spotlight at the BET Awards 2015 to sing the classic Smokey Robinson and The Miracles hit Ooo Baby Baby in tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Smokey Robinson and joined Robinson on stage for a group rendition of My Girl alongside Tori Kelly and Ne Yo 123 124 On June 29 on the heels of his BET Awards performance Thicke debuted the lyric video for his new single Morning Sun on Vevo followed by the official release of the single on June 30 125 126 Morning Sun rose to the number 4 position on the Billboard Adult R amp B Songs chart becoming Thicke s 11th top 10 hit on Urban AC radio 127 128 Speaking with Prestige Hong Kong Thicke explained The new album is call ed Morning Sun It s about fresh starts new beginnings and the heralding in of a new day It s about the last year of my life the time I ve spent with my friends and family and especially my son 13 Thicke also spoke of working again with Pharrell and Timbaland as well as with new collaborators DJ Mustard Max Martin and Ricky Reed 13 Another new single Back Together featuring Nicki Minaj was released on August 6 2015 129 Thicke rejoined the cast of Real Husbands of Hollywood in 2016 for its fifth season 130 In the premiere episode Thicke parodied his publicized personal and professional troubles including his divorce lawsuit drug use and poorly received album 131 In January 2019 Thicke began appearing as a panelist on the reality competition series The Masked Singer After nearly eight years since their hit collaboration Blurred Lines Thicke and producer Pharrell Williams reunited for the single Take Me Higher released on January 21 2021 It was included on his eighth studio album On Earth and in Heaven released on February 12 2021 through his Lucky Music label in partnership with Empire Distribution It marks his first album since 2014 s Paula Thicke explained the album s inspiration I feel like I m finally the person I set out to be I m able to laugh at anything which I ve realized is the greatest superpower I ve fully embraced it and nothing has been better for my soul When I saw the phrase On Earth and in Heaven I realized that s what I m singing about the people who aren t here and the people who are here that made me who I am This music is the sunshine coming out after the rain 132 Thicke collected his sixth No 1 on Billboard s Adult R amp B Airplay chart with Look Easy on the list dated for August 21 133 Artistry editInfluences edit Thicke is a self taught pianist 13 Some of the first songs he learned to play and sing along with as a child were by gospel artists such as Commissioned Take 6 and John P Kee studying their licks and harmonies 134 135 Thicke has drawn influence from a variety of artists including James Brown Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye Sting Prince Alanis Morissette The Beatles John Lennon Bob Marley and Michael Jackson 136 Thicke has said that he considers himself a soulful singer but does not like his music being described as blue eyed soul finding the term too pigeonholing 16 137 You know people don t always know why they connect with things Like some people wanna be a fireman when they re young And for some reason hip hop gospel R amp B and soul music just always felt like home to me I was listening to Kurtis Blow at 8 N W A at 12 Jodeci and Mary J at 14 then Boyz II Men and Babyface soon after Robin Thicke interview by Pete Lewis Blues amp Soul November 2008 138 Songwriting and producing edit Further information Robin Thicke production discography Thicke began his career by writing and producing songs for popular artists He co wrote and produced the Color Me Badd song Sexual Capacity in 1996 139 He also co wrote on the self titled debut album by Christina Aguilera which sold 17 million copies worldwide 140 141 Albums on which Thicke s songwriting producing and other contributions have been featured include Brandy s Brandy Brian Mcknight s I Remember You 142 Brownstone s Still Climbing 143 Jordan Knight 144 Chante Moore s This Moment Is Mine 145 Marc Anthony 146 P nk s Can t Take Me Home 147 Ronan Keating s Ronan 148 Mya s Fear of Flying 149 BBMak s Sooner or Later 150 both Will Young s Friday s Child 151 and Keep On 152 The Thicke original When I Get You Alone was performed by Guy Sebastian the winner of the first Australian Idol 2003 during the competition and at the Idol grand finale When I Get You Alone was a popular song choice for Sebastian he put the live idol performance on his four times platinum debut single Angels Brought Me Here it was the fastest selling single in Australia debuting at number one and immediately breaking an ARIA record 153 In 2004 Thicke co wrote and produced Out With My Baby with Guy Sebastian along with being credited for work on two additional songs from Sebastian s second album Beautiful Life 154 The single Out With My Baby became a platinum selling No 1 hit for Sebastian on the ARIA Singles Charts 155 156 During this same year he co wrote and produced a song with the singer and actress Raven Symone for the album This Is My Time with the song Set Me Free 157 Thicke co wrote Can U Handle It for Usher s 2004 album Confessions with backing vocals provided by Paula Patton 158 Confessions would go on to sell 20 million copies worldwide and win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R amp B Album in 2005 159 Thicke co wrote and produced the song Tie My Hands on Lil Wayne s multi platinum selling album Tha Carter III 160 which went on to win Best Rap Album 161 Thicke wrote and produced the song Giving Myself for Jennifer Hudson s eponymous debut album 162 which went on to win Best R amp B Album 161 In total albums on which Thicke has been credited for his work in capacities including writer producer arranger vocalist and musician have sold over 60 million copies worldwide Throughout his career Thicke has worked most frequently with long time production partner Pro Jay James Gass whose contributions have appeared on all of Thicke s own studio albums and whose name can be found alongside Thicke s in writing and producing credits for other artists 163 Thicke also often enlists veteran session guitarist and songwriter Bobby Keyes as well as keyboardist and music director Larry Cox to contribute to his projects 164 165 Collaborations edit In 2005 Thicke performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith s song Switch 166 In 2007 Thicke appeared on 50 Cent s album Curtis on a song called Follow My Lead 167 The following year he worked with Ashanti on her fourth studio album The Declaration 51 54 Thicke also appeared on R Kelly s Untitled on the track Pregnant which also features Tyrese and The Dream 168 169 In 2008 Thicke was enlisted by producer Polow da Don to play piano on the hit Usher track Love in This Club which reached the 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 170 Thicke was featured along with a number of his contemporaries on the 2010 release Q Soul Bossa Nostra an album in tribute to famed composer and music producer Quincy Jones who also executive produced the project which consisted of reinterpretations of Jones work 171 In 2014 Thicke joined Jessie J on the DJ Cassidy produced song Calling All Hearts 172 Thicke was featured along with bassist Verdine White on Flo Rida s I Don t Like It I Love It in 2015 which found success on several international charts and peaked among the top 10 singles in seven countries Personal life editAt age 14 Robin Thicke first met actress Paula Patton who was then 16 in 1991 at an under 21 hip hop club called Balistyx co founded and co hosted by David Faustino on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles when he asked her to dance 21 They were married in 2005 and their son was born in April 2010 173 Thicke and Patton separated in February 2014 after 21 years together and almost nine years of marriage 174 On October 9 2014 Patton officially filed for divorce which was finalized on March 20 2015 175 176 In 2014 Thicke met April Love Geary who is 17 years younger than him at a party They first appeared in public together in 2015 177 In February 2018 their first child a daughter was born 178 In August 2018 Geary announced that the couple was expecting their second child 179 a daughter born in February 2019 180 They became engaged on Christmas Eve 2018 181 In December 2020 the couple announced the birth of their third child and first son together 182 Thicke is a close friend of fellow performer Usher Thicke was present for Usher s engagement to Tameka Foster serenading the couple with his song The Stupid Things as Usher proposed among family and friends 183 On November 10 2018 Geary revealed in an Instagram story she and Thicke had lost their Malibu home to the Woolsey wildfire that had been consuming the area 184 Two days later Thicke returned to his property describing the totality of the fire in a video for Entertainment Tonight It s funny from what you see in movies you d think there would be one doll left over or a book of course something But it s just rubble There s nothing left 185 Controversies editPerformance with Miley Cyrus at MTV Video Music Awards 2013 edit In 2013 Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus caused an uproar following their performance during the MTV Video Music Awards During the performance in which the singers performed Blurred Lines and We Can t Stop Cyrus twerked in such a way as to mimic a sexual act with her colleague 186 Afterwards Cyrus said that Thicke had explicitly asked her to be as naked as possible during the performance According to the same source Thicke was angry with Cyrus for going too far during the VMAs and that he thought the Wrecking Ball songstress had hijacked the performance 187 188 Marvin Gaye plagiarism edit After the success of Blurred Lines the heirs of singer Marvin Gaye sued Thicke and Pharrell Williams claimed that the song had plagiarised Gaye s Got to Give It Up Jurors awarded Gaye 7 4 million but U S District Judge John Kronstadt reduced the sum to 5 3 million while adding royalties 189 Emily Ratajkowski s book edit In early October 2021 fragments from Ratajkowski s forthcoming book My Body were leaked online where the model allegedly claimed that Thicke groped her breasts without her consent 190 in 2013 during the filming of the music video for the song Blurred Lines 191 192 According to Time magazine and other sources Ratajkowski was frustrated about the leaked chapter and said it was taken out of the essay s context 193 194 She said It s been hard for me I really like to have control over my image and I wrote this book of essays to share the whole story and all sides of it and I feel like it turns into a clickbait frenzy and all of a sudden words like sexual assault and allegations are getting thrown around rather than people reading the actual essay I m just looking forward to when people will be able hear things in my own words Thicke has not publicly responded 195 Discography editMain article Robin Thicke discography Studio albums A Beautiful World 2002 The Evolution of Robin Thicke 2006 Something Else 2008 Sex Therapy The Session 2009 Love After War 2011 Blurred Lines 2013 Paula 2014 On Earth and in Heaven 2021 Tours editHeadlining edit Blurred Lines Tour 2014 196 Co headlining edit Jennifer Hudson amp Robin Thicke in Concert with Jennifer Hudson 2009 197 Promotional edit Love amp War Tour 2011 198 Opening act edit 2006 Tour for India Arie 2006 199 Once Again Tour for John Legend 2006 200 The Beyonce Experience for Beyonce 2007 201 Love Soul Tour for Mary J Blige 2008 202 This Is It for Michael Jackson cancelled 71 Freedom Tour for Alicia Keys 2010 203 Overexposed Tour for Maroon 5 2014 204 See also editList of awards and nominations received by Robin Thicke Pharrell Williams v Bridgeport MusicReferences edit Something Else Album Details umusicpub com Universal Music Publishing Group Archived from the original on April 30 2021 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