ROBIN THICKE’S ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

Robin Thicke arrived at his album release party at Manhattan nightspot Butter on Monday night (12/14) in a high-priced tuxedo with mischievous smile as he celebrated the release of his fourth album.

“It’s funny, I got this tuxedo for Puffy’s 40th birthday and I didn’t even get to hang out,” Robin said on the red carpet. “I was working all night and then I was exhausted. So I went to the party for literally 15 minutes. So I promised the people from Burberry that I would wear this velvet tuxedo one more time.”

The dapper crooner was plenty busy on this night as well — Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Island Def Jam exec L.A. Reid, John Legend, music impresario Andre Harrell and Lil Wayne protege Nicki Minaj, were among the many in attendance to celebrate with Robin.

The celebration was a reunion of sorts for Robin. Nine years ago, when he was just an upstart protégé of Harrell’s with long, scraggly hair, the singer held an event at Butter to introduce himself to the music industry. At the time, he went only by his last name Thicke and was fighting to get out from the shadow of his famous father, actor Alan Thicke. Now, he’s a Grammy Award-winning songwriter with a thriving solo career.