David Bowie's son's speech at BRIT Awards, Chris Martin's touching tribute to George Michael & Rihanna Surpasses Michael Jackson

The son of late singer David Bowie delivered a heartfelt message when accepting the music icon’s posthumous award for MasterCard British Album of the Year at Wednesday’s BRIT Awards. “I lost my dad last year, but I also became a dad,” Jones shared. “I was spending a lot of time, after getting over the shock, trying to work out what would I want my son to know about his granddad. And I think it would be the same thing most of my dad’s fans have taken over the years, that he’s always been there supporting people who think they’re a little bit weird or strange or different. He’s always been there for them, so this award is for all the kooks and all the people who make the kooks.” Hours after collecting the award on behalf of Bowie, Jones wrote on Twitter, “I did forget one little bit of the speech though…. F**k cancer. F**k it right off the planet.” Bowie died from liver cancer on January 10, 2016.

The 2017 BRIT Awards on Wednesday night presented a touching tribute to George Michael, featuring the late singer’s former Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, the band’s backup singers and a performance by Chris Martin. “George’s contribution to the great archive of contemporary music rests alongside the immortals,” Ridgeley told the crowd. “His is a legacy of unquestionable brilliance and one that will continue to shine and resonate for generations to come.” Martin performed a beautiful rendition of Michael’s 1986 song “A Different Corner” as footage of the star played in the background. “I never wanted to be someone else. I wanted to be a star, and I wanted to people to love me and recognize me in the streets. As a child, that was what I wanted, but I never really wanted to be someone else,” Michael reflected, before a clip of him singing “A Different Corner” joined the Coldplay frontman for a duet.

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Rihanna surpassed Michael Jackson this week to become the artist with the third-highest number of top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. According to the outlet, Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain” became her 30th top 10 hit on by moving up the chart to #8. In doing so, Rihanna breaks her tie with Michael Jackson, who earned 29 top 10 hits during his career. The only other artists who have achieved the feat are The Beatles, who earned 34 top 10 hits during their career, and Madonna, who sits at #1 with 38 top 10 songs.

A Japanese telecommunications firm called KDDI has unveiled an app that helps workers find the closest available bathroom stalls and tells employers if they spend too much time in there. “People often waste time by looking around for an available toilet on various floors or by waiting until one becomes available,” KDDI spokesman Daisuke Maruo tells The Japan Times. “We believe this service will help people waste less time.” The app uses sensors installed on the stall doors to determine whether or not they are occupied. The sensors also notify an administrator if a stall is occupied for more than 30 minutes–a service designed to notify bosses of potential accidents. However, it could also be used to bust employees who are avoiding work: A 2012 survey found that a whopping 30 percent of middle-aged businessmen in Japan use bathroom stalls to take naps at work.