A screenshot taken from Robin Thicke’s video for “Get Her Back.”
News about Robin Thicke’s new album Paula hasn’t been good, with reports of fewer than 550 copies sold in Canada in its first week, and a whopping 54 copies sold in Australia.
54 copies seems pretty dismal. Yahoo! News reported that those 54 copies were sold prior to the album’s release date, which, I mean, doesn’t sound so bad after all, I guess, right?
One Australian man set upon a quest to find the 54 people who bought the album.
Comparisons between Paula and last years smash Blurred Lines are everywhere, trying to make the point that Paula will never reach the level of success that Blurred Lines did.
Robin Thicke – “Get Her Back”
It was only last week that VH1 enabled a Q&A session for fans to ask Thicke their “burning questions” using #AskThicke as a hanshtage on Twitter.
Some questions were humorous.
#AskThicke do u do magic tricks and call them magic thickes pls answer
— L(d)a(ddy)uren (@yunglaurendoer) July 13, 2014
How does it feel to be the Joffrey Lannister of pop? #AskThicke
— A Boy Named Sue (@grungerelic) July 11, 2014
Many tweets took to asking Thicke rhetorical questions regarding last year’s “Blurred Lines” video.
Robin Thicke says he wants the Twitter abuse to stop,. But we all know "stop" means "more". He taught us that himself #JustSayin #AskThicke
— Rhys Carter (@RhysCarter1994) July 4, 2014
#AskThicke He's finally getting what he deserves. He says stop, but we all know he wants it.
— Brooke (@DisneyDreamer7) July 4, 2014
#AskThicke Hi @robinthicke – do you think your album sales in the UK are because you said no to marketing and promotion but you meant yes?
— Joe (@goulcher) July 9, 2014
Other tweets were just plain mean:
"@Unnamedinsider: #AskThicke why do you look so rough in HD? pic.twitter.com/fHeeUGojLC""
— Krishna, Khaleesi (@SoPrissyChrissy) July 6, 2014
#AskThicke tweets are still being submitted.
The Wedge, MuchMusic’s alternative music program that began in the early 90s has been cancelled again.
Host of the show and band member of Fucked Up, Damian Abraham, released a tweet just last week about the cancellation.
It’s a heavy loss considering The Wedge had been cancelled in 2010 before it’s resurrection in 2011.
The Wedge has been cancelled, leaving us to mourn the death of our favourite music show ever… Again. http://t.co/yrzyOhBLg9
— AUX (@AUXTV) July 10, 2014
Exclaim! reports that it is unclear whether new episodes will air before the show stops completely.
– Leyland Bradley
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