Viacom Media Network’s CMT has elevated Margaret Comeaux, Lucia Folk and Anne Oakley each from senior director to vice president; it was announced today by Brian Philips, President, CMT. Comeaux, Folk and Oakley will continue to operate out of the cable channel’s Nashville headquarters.

As Vice President of Music and Events Production for CMT, Margaret Comeaux will continue to oversee the creation, development and production of music and live event specials for the network. She serves as executive producer in charge of such top-rated shows as the annual CMT Music Awards, CMT Crossroads, CMT Artists of the Year and the recent CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party Live From The College Football Playoff National Championship. Comeaux joined CMT in 2000 and  has 20 years’ experience in TV.

Lucia Folk was elevated to Vice President of Public Affairs at CMT, where she will continue to oversee corporate social responsibility and government affairs for the network. She launched CMT’s public affairs division and created the channel’s national call to volunteerism, CMT One Country, which promotes civic participation to the network’s 92 million viewers. Folk leads CMT’s involvement with the Academies of Nashville in Metro Nashville Public Schools, and promotes education to a national audience through CMT Empowering Education. Folk joined CMT in 2002 and holds leadership roles with the Hands on Nashville, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville and the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville.

As Vice President of Radio and Ancillary Business, Anne Oakley is charged with day-to-day oversight of CMT Radio and additional revenue-generating projects for the network. Oakley has been instrumental in the growth of CMT Radio Networks, which includes three syndicated shows hosted by Cody Alan, reaching over 250 stations and nearly three million listeners. She spearheaded the network’s partnership with iHeart Radio, expanding CMT’s footprint and making CMT host and radio personality Cody Alan as the voice of the long-running syndicated show, After MidNite. She joined the network in 2005.

Sony Music Nashville has signed California native, singer/songwriter Cam, who joins the label group’s Arista Nashville artist roster. As a writer, her cuts have spanned pop and country, including Miley Cyrus’ 2013 platinum album Bangerz. Cam is currently recording her Arista Nashville debut album with producer Jeff Bhasker (Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, FUN., The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift) and Tyler Johnson (Ed Sheeran, OneRepublic, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Mikky Ekko).

Cam’s debut single, “My Mistake,” written by Cam and producer Tyler Johnson, ships to country radio on Feb. 3.

See below for more on Arista Nashville’s newest artist.

“American Kids” by Kenny Chesney and “Bartender” by Lady Antebellum topped the list of Country dance favorites in 2014, according to the Marco Club Connection’s 11th annual ranking of Country dance club songs.

The Nashville-based company surveys a panel of nearly 250 club owners, DJs and dance instructors from across the country to compile its rankings every December. Overall votes by the panel determine each song’s placement on the list.

Independent artist J. Michael Harter secured the No. 5 slot with “Holy Cowgirl.”

Popular line dances for “American Kids” and “Bartender,” choreographed by well-known choreographers Randy Pelletier and Donna Manning, helped propel those songs to the top of the rankings.

2014 Top 10 Country Dance Club Hits
1. “American Kids” Kenny Chesney
2. “Bartender” Lady Antebellum
3. “We Are Tonight” Billy Currington
4. “Drunk on a Plane” Dierks Bentley
5. “Holy Cowgirl” J. Michael Harter
6. “Riverbank” Brad Paisley
7. “Crank It Up” Colt Ford
8. “Donkey” Jerrod Niemann
9. “Day Drinking” Little Big Town
10. “Buzzin'” Blake Shelton feat. RaeLynn

A complete archive of Marco Club Connection’s Top 10 Country Dance Club Hits can be viewed at www.MarcoClubConnection.com.

Marco Club Connection is a division of Nashville-based secondary radio promotion company Marco Promotions, and The Aristo Media Group. Club Connection specializes in marketing dance club singles to nightclubs and dance venues across the country. Club Connection maintains a national database of more than 240 venues and world-renowned dance instructor contacts, reaching more than 200,000 club patrons each weekend.

Reba, Brooks & Dunn To Launch Vegas Run Early

Reba and Brooks & Dunn have added a week of performances to their residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Tickets for three new performances on June 17, 19 and 20 are available. Presented jointly by Caesars Palace and AEG Live,  the residency will now open on June 17, one week earlier than planned. Tickets for concert dates on June 24, 26, and 27 are sold out.

Tickets for the additional June performances are on sale now.

 

CMHoF To Open Ronnie Milsap Exhibition

Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Ronnie Milsap with an exhibition titled Ronnie Milsap: A Legend In My Time. The exhibition will open Feb. 6, 2015 and run through August 2015.

To celebrate the exhibit’s launch, a very special “Conversation with Ronnie Milsap,” hosted by museum writer-editor Peter Cooper, will take place in the museum’s 750-seat CMA Theater, Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2:00 p.m.

Milsap will discuss his early inspirations, his path to success, his childhood abandonment and abuse, and his remarkable country music career.

 

MCA’s Music at the Mill Lineup Includes Restless Heart, Phil Keaggy

On Saturday, Feb. 21, McClain Christian Academy will again host “MCA’s Music at the Mill.” The event will be held at The Mill, 300 North Maple Street in Lebanon, Tenn.

This year’s line-up includes: Restless Heart, Phil Keaggy, Jonathan Wyndham, The Willis Clan, Lorraine Jordan & The Carolina Road Band, and comedian Jeff Allen.

Tickets are available by calling 615-444-2678. Benefit proceeds go to McClain Christian Academy.