Well I must say those are good choices if we're talking about individually named musicians with a backup band... i remember hearing genesis back in the day when i was even younger than i am now lol and i thought they were awesome.... although i must say even when i first heard phil collins he was pretty good... in my opinion his music started going downhill a bit though shortly after he started doing his own stuff... Nelly Furtado is really hot lol vocally and physically she's a knockout... i like most of her work... there's only a few songs i don't really like of hers... Now i do know of Sade, however I've only heard a few songs... she does have a very pretty voice though...
No never seen any of these acts live... probably never will unless Nelly Furtado opens up for a show i would happen to be attending... which she is a headliner i believe and i can't really see her "opening" for anyone (maybe.. i don't know that much about her tours so... i could be wrong on that)
Now we're talking about favorite musicians... well I have plenty of favorite "musicians" most of them are dead now though

in either case.... as for ones that are still alive I'll have to go with DJ Shadow (Trip-Hop) , Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day (Alternative-Punk) , and Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin from Outkast (Hip-Hop)
I like to keep things mixed up a little bit... I'm curious to see who other people are into... I hope this thread gets some replies