Jamie O'Neal creates label
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – Jamie O'Neal created her own indie label Momentum Label Group.
O'Neal, whose hits include There Is No Arizona, When I Think About Angels and Somebody's Hero, will oversee every aspect of Momentum Label Group, including serving as the producer to some of the label's expanding roster.
"I'm so excited about this amazing opportunity," said O'Neal. "I've had my own studio for many years, and being a part of the creative process has always been one of my favorite things about the music business. By having our own label, we can now help introduce the world to some exceptionally talented new artists."
The label assembled a staff of Nashville label veterans to oversee various label operations.
The label's flagship artist, Rachele Lynae, to release her debut single, Party 'Til the Cows Come Home in March.
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CD reviews for Jamie O'Neal
Jamie O'Neal's latest disc, only her third, is a surprise. First and most important is the music itself, which is comprised of country classics except for the closing song. One would not have expected that from a singer considered part of the pop country school.
Second, O'Neal is one of those singers who seemingly disappeared for good after early success. She scored two number ones right out of the chute in 2000 with the poppy "There is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels. ...
It's been four years since Jamie O'Neal's debut album, "Shiver," brought the native Australian three Grammy nominations and Best New Artist of awards from Billboard and the Academy of Country Music. Newly signed to Capitol, O'Neal kicks off her second album, in overdrive with the single "Tying to Find Atlantis." The fiddle and drum-powered country rocker is a showcase for her breathy, in-your-face vocals.
She follows with "Na+ve," a mid-tempo, '80s-style pop tune, "Somebody's Hero," a heartfelt ...
Australian-born and a veteran of the road with her family's band The Murphys, Jamie O'Neal has also done time singing backup for Kylie Minogue and writting songs for Chely Wright, Clay Davidson and Tammy Cochran. Her own voice has taken a while to be heard, but with this debut CD, her sultry, soulful vocals are now front and center.
Dolly Parton's '70's era pop-country is a natural reference to O'Neal's music, and she even reveals a bit of a Dolly-esque warble on songs like "Frantic. ...
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