Fearless Forecast 2017: Big Year For Beyoncé, Spotify, Bruno Mars, Protest Music

2017 Magic: Look for a big year from Bruno Mars. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

This time last year, I continued my annual December tradition of shifting temporarily from reporter to prognosticator–and made four fearless predictions for the 2016 music business. I didn’t get them all right, but I came pretty darn close.

First, I said Taylor Swift would double her 2015 earnings total of $80 million–she did slightly better than that, raking in $170 million. Second, I pr...