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In 2010, Niemietz teamed with [[Emmy Award]] winner [[W. G. Snuffy Walden]] creating YouTube cover song videos and writing music, resulting in several EPs and LPs, and the sixty-nine minute live album ''twentytwenty'' (2020). '''(references needed)''' Niemietz's cover of [[Adele]]'s "[[Rolling in the Deep]]" brought 7 million views and caught the attention of [[Ellen DeGeneres]] and she appeared on the ''[[Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' in May 2011.<ref name="In the Deep YouTube"/><ref name="Ellen"/> In January 2012, Niemietz charted #14 on ''[[Billboard magazine]]'s'', Next Big Sound.<ref name="Next Big Sound"/>
<s>Niemietz and Walden co-wrote the song, "Set You Free" for Phil Scarpaci's 2011 film, ''In The Key of Eli''.<ref name="Key of Eli"/> Niemietz and Walden also wrote the song, "Never Too Far From Home" which Niemietz performs in the 2012 short film, ''[[Stetson, Street Dog of Park City]]'', a film promoting the adoption of abandoned pets.<ref name="Stetson 2012"/></s> Niemietz was again invited to share the stage with 5-time [[Grammy Award]]-winning, [[B. J. Thomas]], on June 10, 2012, some fifteen years after their initial [[impromptu]] performance. Niemietz is featured on Thomas' 2013 album, ''[[The Living Room Sessions (B. J. Thomas album)|The Living Room Sessions]]'', performing a duet of his 1968 [[Top 40|Top 10]] hit, "[[Hooked on a Feeling]]".<ref name ="Living room MNN"/><ref name="Living room Allmusic"/> Niemietz and Thomas to performed "[[Hooked on a Feeling]]" at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] on June 28, 2013.<ref name= "Grand Ole Opry"/>
Niemietz is featured in duet with [[Richard Marx]] on his [[PBS]] live television special, ''[[A Night Out With Friends]]'' (2012), singing Marx's number one [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] hit, [[Keep Coming Back (song)|"Keep Coming Back"]].<ref name="Marx A Night Out"/> Marx again called upon Niemietz to perform "[[Santa Claus is Coming to Town]]" for his first Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Spirit (Richard Marx album)|Christmas Spirit]]''.<ref name= "Marx Christmas Spirit"/>
<s>On May 31, 2014, Niemietz performed with [[Mary Ann Mobley]] at the tenth annual What A Pair! benefit for cancer research, at the Saban Theater, in Beverly Hills.<ref name="What A Pair 10th"/><ref name=Eventful/></s>
'''Consolidate the remaining PMJ details, mention Radio City Music Hall again, try to find a reference for how many countries she toured with PMJ, she appears on 8 top 10 Jazz albums with PMJ, but I don't have a reference saying so.'''
== Career old ==
<s>Niemietz is also featured in duet with [[Richard Marx]] on his 2012 album and [[PBS]] live television special, ''[[A Night Out With Friends]]'', singing Marx's number one [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] hit, [[Keep Coming Back (song)|"Keep Coming Back"]].<ref name="Marx A Night Out"/> Marx again called upon Niemietz to perform "[[Santa Claus is Coming to Town]]," a duet, for his first Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Spirit (Richard Marx album)|Christmas Spirit]]''.<ref name= "Marx Christmas Spirit"/></s>
<s>Niemietz and Walden co-wrote the song, "Set You Free" for Phil Scarpaci's 2011 film, ''In The Key of Eli''.<ref name="Key of Eli"/> Niemietz and Walden also wrote the song, "Never Too Far From Home" which Niemietz performs in the 2012 short film, ''[[Stetson, Street Dog of Park City]]'', a film promoting the adoption of abandoned pets.<ref name="Stetson 2012"/></s>
<s>On June 28, 2013, shortly after her twenty-first birthday, Niemietz took the stage with B. J. Thomas to perform "[[Hooked on a Feeling]]" at the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref name= "Grand Ole Opry"/> On May 31, 2014, Niemietz performed with [[Mary Ann Mobley]] at the tenth annual What A Pair! benefit for cancer research, at the Saban Theater, in Beverly Hills.<ref name="What A Pair 10th"/><ref name=Eventful/></s>
<s>[[Melissa Manchester]] and Niemietz [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|(BMI)]] co-wrote the song "Feeling For You" for Manchester's album, ''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' (2015), with [[Keb' Mo']] producing the song and playing guitar on the track.<ref name="Manchester Album"/> "Feelin' for You" was pre-released as a single on January 9, 2015, and premiered at #2 on the Smooth jazz charts.<ref name="Holleran review"/> ''You Gotta Love the Life'' was released on February 10, 2015,<ref name="Single release details -- Feelin for You"/> and hit #17 on the ''Billboard Magazine'' Jazz Albums chart for the week of February 28, 2015.<ref name="Billboard Jazz Albums"/></s>
Niemietz appears on the closing track of [[Scott Bradlee|Scott Bradlee's]], [[Postmodern Jukebox]], ''Swipe Right For Vintage'', released on July 30, 2015. Rearranged by Bradlee, the [[Talking Heads]]', "[[This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]]" (1983), is transformed into a swing piece featuring the horns of Lemar Guillary and Danny Janklow. An accompanying music video was released on August 20, 2015.<ref name="Zumic, This must be"/> September continued to be a busy time for Niemietz in 2015. She performed at the Governor's Ball after-party for the [[Emmy Awards]] on September 20,<ref name="SCTV Governors Ball"/> rushing back to Los Angeles after performing at the ninetieth birthday-bash for [[Gerald D. Hines|Gerald Hines]] at the [[Hines College of Architecture|University of Houston]] on the previous evening.<ref name="CultureMap Hines BDay"/> {{Listen |filename=PostModern_Jukebox_cover_of_Hey_Ya!_feat_Sara_Niemietz.ogg