Chris Brown Thinks He's More Mature These Days

. (Getty Images)more pics Today in hilarious, excerpts from Chris Brown's XXL cover interview have hit the net and they're mostly about how he's maturing and learning how to ignore negativity, particularly on Twitter. Whoops! Also in music news and gossip, Muse's Matt Bellamy has broken his foot, a Pussy Riot documentary will debut at Sundance, Spotify has released its list of the most-streamed songs, Trace Adkins has apologized kind of for wearing a Confederate flag earpiece, and more.

Promoting 'Positivity and Love' While Threatening to Poop In Someone's EyeThe excerpts of Chris Brown's cover interview with XXL are all kinds of hilarious, given that he recently quit Twitter after furiously threatening to poop in a female comedy writer's eye. Though the singer admits that he regularly flew off the handle at his so-called haters, he thinks he's cultivated a newfound maturity when it comes to social networking:

I havent been as mature and thought out in the past, so, me growing now, its showing my progression. I used to use my Twitter account to vent, but now I mostly use it for marketing and promotions. Even if the media asks me something, if its cool then its, Whats up? But if its anything thats too negative, I dont care to respond.

Except, you know, when he d! oes respond. Still, Brown believes he's a force for good: "I use music or painting as my outlet to get through the confusion. I try to promote positivity and love.

Rihanna Asks a Friend to Take a Picture of Her ButtRihanna posted a shot of herself wrapping her arms around Chris Brown (yes, it's him she even tagged it with his Instagram username) with the caption, "

Matt Bellamy's Hobbling AroundMuse frontman Matt Bellamy was forced to postpone shows in Stockholm, Malmo, and Oslo after he broke his foot. He posted a pretty gnarly X-ray photo, too.

Pussy Riot: The MovieThere's a Pussy Riot documentary on the horizon, HitFix reports. Pussy Riot A Punk Prayer, co-directed by Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin, will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. According to the synopsis, the film poses the question, "Who is really on trial: the three young artists or the society they live in?"

Spotify's Most WantedGotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" was the most-streamed song in the world on Spotify in the past year, NME reports. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" took the No. 2 spot, while fun.'s "We Are Young" rounded out the top 3. No word on how much these artists actually made through Spotify...

Don't Go to Times Square This NYEAmanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra are giving a very special performance at New York City's Terminal 5 this New Year's Eve, playing a set of original songs before launching into Prince's Purple Rain... in its entirety. Palmer has promised to make it rather epic: "The band will, of course, be dressed in our finest Prince-esque finery, covering all aspects of Prince, his facial hair, and his various eras of nudity. We're also encouraging the entire audience to "come as your favorite era of prince". I want to run around counting people in ASSLESS CHAPS, and maybe give them door prizes for bravery. New Years Eve is cold.

Trace Adkins Is Sorry You Think the Stars and Bars Are RacistTrace Adkins drew some criticism a few days ago when he appeared at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony with a Confederate flag earpiece. Though Adkins is aware of the racial implications that come with the Stars and Bars, he says he doesn't mean it that way. He's just a Civil War apologist, see:

As a proud American I object to oppression of any kind.

To me, the battle flag represents remembrance of my Southern lineage I am a descendant of Confederate soldiers who followed that flag into battle.

I advocate for the preservation of Americas battlefields and honest conversation about our Countrys history.

To those who view the flag as a symbol of racism, that was not my message and I did not intend offense.

Rocking the TubeLetterman: Lianne La HavasLeno: Il VoloCarson Daly: Brandi CarlileJimmy Fallon: The WallflowersJimmy Kimmel: Flo Rida

Listen! Listen! Matt Pond has announced a winter tour with Jukebox the Ghost in support of his upcoming album The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hand. Check here for dates, and download his song "Love to Get Used" at Rolling Stone. Stream French synth-pop duo Isaac Delusion's latest single "Transistors" via Soundcloud. The band's EP Early Morning will be released in January 2013. The free download "See Me on My Way" is about as joyful-sounding as anything one would expect from a band called Superhuman Happiness. The band is prepping to release their first full-length album Hands on March 5, 2013.

You Haven't Seen This YetIt's Friday! Time to start dancing in your seat in anticipating of the freaking weekend. Just don't end up like the dude in this music video, the latest from Dog Blood (Boys Noize's Alexander Ridha and Sonny Moore).

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