The artist: Ruth Pointer, 78, of the Pointer Sisters, part of the “Evening of Icons” tour with the Commodores through November. She recommends: Avery Wilson and Rihanna. “I am in love with Wilson’s voice, his style and his song ‘Kiss the Sky.’ Even my granddaughter, who works with me onstage—we get to the dressing room, and that’s the first thing we all want to hear. And I adore Rihanna. Her music is just different and kind of avant-garde.” —Maisy Fernandez

Avery Wilson