Summary: With mid-year music revenue figures finally tallied it appears the growth of streaming music has begun to slow as vinyl sales has increase. Also on the rise are reports of payola as indie music artists can’t seem to get played on the radio without paying promoters for the privilege of being put in rotation. These promoters are using a loophole in the law which prevents record labels from paying radio stations in exchange for airplay.<br> Another loophole allows radio stations in the United States to avoid paying musical performers and creators when their song is actually played. The American Music Fairness Act looks to change that which will have a big impact on terrestrial radio.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how James Earl Jones will continue to provide the voice of Darth Vader thanks to artificial intelligence, Spotify gets into Audiobooks and Rihanna heads to the Super Bowl for the halftime show.<br> <br> <br> ‘Avatar’ Rerelease King Of The World With $31M Global Bow, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Wrings $30M WW Start, ‘Ticket To Paradise’ Flying Offshore<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/avatar-rerelease-dont-worry-darling-ticket-to-paradise-global-international-box-office-1235126790/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2022/09/avatar-rerelease-dont-worry-darling-ticket-to-paradise-global-international-box-office-1235126790/</a><br> Box Office: Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Opens to Solid $19.2M Domestically<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dont-worry-darling-box-office-previews-1235226066/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dont-worry-darling-box-office-previews-1235226066/</a><br> Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Tops Hot 100 for 15th Week – Longest Reign Ever for a British Act<br> <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-tops-hot-100-15th-week-longest-british-reign-1235144665/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-tops-hot-100-15th-week-longest-british-reign-1235144665/</a><br> China Box Office Slows to Crawl Speed Ahead of National Day Holiday<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/china-box-office-crawl-speed-1235383462/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/china-box-office-crawl-speed-1235383462/</a><br> Sony Classics Chiefs On The Key To Longevity & The Power Of Theatrical: “Movie Stars Are Made On The Screen, Not The Stream”<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/sony-pictures-classics-power-theatrical-movie-stars-made-screen-not-stream-1235126420/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2022/09/sony-pictures-classics-power-theatrical-movie-stars-made-screen-not-stream-1235126420/</a><br> Google Wants to Take On Dolby with New Open Media Formats<br> <a href="https://www.protocol.com/entertainment/google-dolby-atmos-vision-project-caviar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.protocol.com/entertainment/google-dolby-atmos-vision-project-caviar</a><br> Amazon Scores Big With First ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nfl-amazon-debut-tv-ratings-1235224042/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nfl-amazon-debut-tv-ratings-1235224042/</a><br> International Icon Rihanna Takes Center Stage for Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show<br> <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/international-icon-rihanna-takes-center-stage-for-apple-music-super-bowl-halftim" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nfl.com/news/international-icon-rihanna-takes-center-stage-for-apple-music-super-bowl-halftim</a><br> Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy’s Potential New Leader<br> <a href="https://www."></a>
