The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio announced next year’s nominees for induction into it’s prestigious institution, setting off the annual bickering over who should or shouldn’t get in. Is the British heavy metal band Def Leppard more deserving than the gothic rock darlings The Cure? Bands such as Roxy Music and Radiohead with their lengthy history seem like no-brainers, but what about popular acts like Rage Against the Machine who only ever released four albums? We take an educated and opinionated guess on which nominees we think should make the cut.

In China, box office began to slow down considerably in August for the same reason grosses decline in other parts of the world; a lack of hit movies. It doesn’t help that subsidies from online ticketing platforms are now being blocked by the government, as is the practice of distributors buying bulk tickets to their own films to boost box office.

Meanwhile, the rush by every media company on the planet to launch their own streaming platform has created an environment where consumers might begin to push back against having to pay for so many subscription services. WarnerMedia is the latest to announce plans for a streaming play.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including the nominees for the National Book Award, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sues Fleetwood Mac and a new television series will depict the formation hip hop legends Wu Tang Clan.

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 14, 2018

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-october-14-2018-300730689.html

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8479831/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-no-1-debut-billboard-200

Imax Taps Megan Colligan as Entertainment President, Greg Foster Departing

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/megan-colligan-imax-greg-foster-1202979988/

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Finally Lands a Release Date in China

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/crazy-rich-asians-china-release-1202980099/

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Nominees for 2019

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478809/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2019-nominees

Here We Go Again: THE RNRHOF 2019

http://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/2018/10/here-we-go-again-rnrhof-2019.html

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

http://bookfilter.com/2018/05/23/the-library-book-2/

2018 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

http://www.nationalbook.org/2018-national-book-awards-finalists-announced/

The Number of Self-Published Titles Cracked 1 Million in 2017