Folk Melody: Independent label and music publishing company Melody Place has hired industry vets Bob Reeves as Head/Promotion & Commercial Partnerships and Liz Kiley as Head/Marketing. Reeves led promotion teams for Warner Music Nashville, Reviver and, most recently, Riser House before launching Excelsior Music in 2024 (CAT 1/8/24). Kiley's prior stops include UMG, MTV Networks/Viacom and The Box Network. Melody Place's frontline artists include Sara Evans, Pia Toscano, Katharine McPhee, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Braden Hull and Jackie Evancho.