We attempted to forecast the 2024 CMA Entertainer of the Year in January of last year and discovered why it is not wise to place financial wagers on such matters before the trees have even begun to grow.
It wasn’t our most embarrassing failure, but it was one of nine audacious forecasts we made for country music in 2024. The temptation to change our prediction for Oliver Anthony was strong, but who would notice? because what transpired with him turned out to be very different from what our team had anticipated.
We apologize for the way we unnaturally incorporated Scotty McCreery into the story of the “Rich Man North of Richmond” vocalist.
Five out of nine predictions are accurate, according to a generous accounting. Even Carrie Underwood’s evil sheep could have gotten these five right, according to a more critical critic, but at least we tried.
- Taste of Country named Cody Johnson’s “Dirt Cheap” the No. 1 country song of 2024.
- Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion album was chosen as the top country album of 2024.
- Toby Keith, Joe Bonsall and Kris Kristofferson were three Country Music Hall of Fame artists who died in 2024.
We were also wrong about Morgan Wallen’s and Jelly Roll’s forecasts, but we were right about Shaboozey, Toby Keith, Zach Top, and Rascal Flatts. To view all nine, scroll down. Next up is Taste of Country’s 2024 Top 40 Country Songs.
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