Dedicates song to wife
Thicke debuts a song from his upcoming album, Paula, on the 2014 BET Awards. The new song is entitled Forever Love. Before the performance begins, Thicke tells the audience:
I’d like to dedicate this song to my wife. I miss you, and I’m sorry.
‘Paula’ weak sales
The first-week sales figures for Thicke’s latest album, Paula, are released. In the United states, 25,000 units were sold, according to Billboard. In the UK, The Guardian reports 530 copies sold. In contrast, Blurred Lines sold 177,000 units in the first week of its release in the US and 26,000 copies in the UK in the same time. When the two albums’ sales are compared for the same amount of time after release, it is an 84% decrease in sales.
$349 flower bouquet
1-800-FLOWERS.com partners with Thicke and are offering two floral arrangements named after his songs, Get Her Back and Forever Love. The Get Her Back bouquet consists of 100 long-stemmed red roses and costs $349.99. The Forever Love bouquet consists of 18 long-stemmed roses and cost either $64.99 or $89.99.