It takes courage and talent to leave a record label like Motown Records and start your own venture. Grammy-winning soul and R&B singer Chrisette Michele did just that, creating Rich Hipster label, with which she released her fifth studio album 'Milestone.' Don't miss the diva doing what she does best on a stage near you!

Hitting the road in North America this year is Leonid and Friends, the YouTube sensation tribute band to Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire and others, from Eastern Europe! Despite never having seen Chicago live (they never toured to band leader Leonid Vorobyev's home country of Russia), the group became a global hit for their stunning recreation of the music of the legendary American soft-rockers.

Rufus Wainwright's lush, theatrical pop harks back to the traditions of Tin Pan Alley, cabaret and even opera. Son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, brother to musical siblings Martha and Wainwright, songwriting is in his blood. He remains firmly out of their shadows though, with a folk legacy of his own that includes seven studio albums and a fully-fledged opera.

In 2015 post bop jazz pioneer Kamasi Washington released a studio album spanning three volumes that clocked in at 170 minutes and was aptly named The Epic. This critically acclaimed debut followed years of collaborating with and playing for the likes of Thundercat, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu and Snoop Dogg. Now the genre-bending bandleader hits the road in once again!

15 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, two Juno Awards, and two ACM Awards later and Canadian sensation Tenille Townes is heading on the As You Are Tour. No stranger to delivering powerhouse performances, Townes has worked with legends such as Ketih Urban, Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain, just to name a few.