Road to the BET Awards 2015: Robin Thicke

The singer's journey from controversy back to the stage.

Love After War - Fresh off the success of his first No. 1 album, Blurred Lines and the sometimes controversial headlines that came with it, this past year, Robin Thicke stayed on the humble path. And while it may seem like a quiet journey, the impact he's made resonates clearly. Read on.(Photo: Star Trak)

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Love After War - Fresh off the success of his first No. 1 album, Blurred Lines and the sometimes controversial headlines that came with it, this past year, Robin Thicke stayed on the humble path. And while it may seem like a quiet journey, the impact he's made resonates clearly. Read on.(Photo: Star Trak)

The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Paula - If you didn't get enough of hearing about the split between singer Robin Thicke and Paula Patton in the news, it now has a soundtrack. Desperate to get his estranged wife back following their breakup (due to rumored infidelities), Thicke has ditched the disco-y feel of his "Blurred Lines" fame for the solemn sounds of redemption music. Moreover he begs, pleads and sings for a reconciliation. Click on for this play-by-play of Thicke's latest magnum opus. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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Get Her Back - Soon after his performance of "Forever Love" at the 2014 BET Awards, Robin Thicke released an album dedicated to his then estranged wife, Paula. There wasn't much time for fanfare, he wrote all the songs in three weeks and recorded them in about just as many. It debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.(Photo: Interscope Records)

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Something Else - The side-eyes given towards his 2013 "Blurred Lines" video continued to haunt Thicke when he became the center of one of music's most important lawsuits in recent years.While a judge ruled against him, he and the track's producer, Pharrell are continuing to debate what it means to sample.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Walmart)

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton - The former high school sweethearts have finalized their divorce this year after publicly announcing their separation back in February 2014. They released a joint statement when they announced their separation, “We will always love each other and be best friends; however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time.” Patton filed the paperwork citing the usual “irreconcilable differences.” They will share custody of their four-year-old son, Julian.

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Complicated - The efforts to win in court fell short for Robin Thicke in his marriage this year, too. He and his high school sweetheart Paula Patton were granted a divorce. Not all is lost, however. They're now focused on successful co-parenting.(Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Hyundai)

Still Madly Crazy - Working his way back into the good graces of old school music lovers offended by "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke teamed up with Verdine White (of Earth Wind & Fire) for a feature on Flo Rida's "I Don't Like It, I Love It."(Photos from left: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Foxtail Nightclub, Brad Barket/Getty Images for Pepsi)

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Still Madly Crazy - Working his way back into the good graces of old school music lovers offended by "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke teamed up with Verdine White (of Earth Wind & Fire) for a feature on Flo Rida's "I Don't Like It, I Love It."(Photos from left: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Foxtail Nightclub, Brad Barket/Getty Images for Pepsi)

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Brand New Luv - Thicke also bravely put forth his hope for love again this year, presenting at several events his relationship with model April Love Geary. The two have been spotted jet-setting from L.A. to N.Y. to the Cannes Film Festival.(Photo: Gisela Schober/amfAR15/Getty Images)

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Brand New Luv - Thicke also bravely put forth his hope for love again this year, presenting at several events his relationship with model April Love Geary. The two have been spotted jet-setting from L.A. to N.Y. to the Cannes Film Festival.(Photo: Gisela Schober/amfAR15/Getty Images)

Time of Your Life - For the new school fans, Thicke's back on the road. In June, he hit up the KFEST and the 19th annual Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love Gala" benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

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Time of Your Life - For the new school fans, Thicke's back on the road. In June, he hit up the KFEST and the 19th annual Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love Gala" benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)