Alessia Cara’s ‘Know-It-All’ Tour

The 19-year-old Canadian singer/songwriter released her debut studio album, Know-It-All, last week via Def Jam. The LP features the single “Here,” which Cara got the chance to play for 55,000 people during a guest appearance at Swift’s Tampa, Fla., Halloween show.

After performing together, Swift interviewed Cara backstage. During the three-part interview, which was posted online this week, Swift asked Cara about focusing on the music, rather than image and hype.

“I knew that when I was going to do this one day … that I wanted it to be about the music,” Cara said. “So when I would go around to play for labels … shopping around, trying to get signed, I just made it a point to say, ‘This is who I am.’ I dressed the way I would always normally dress. And I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that so they wouldn’t try to mold me into anything.”

Following a run of appearances at holiday radio shows, Cara kicks off her “Know-It-All Tour” Jan. 15 in Montreal. Check out the schedule below:

Jan. 15 – Montreal, Quebec – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre           
Jan. 16 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall           
Jan. 22 – Boston, Mass., Brighton Music Hall         
Jan. 28 – Cleveland, Ohio, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame        
Jan. 29 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar     
Jan. 30 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall   
Feb. 1 – Atlanta, Ga., Terminal West
Feb. 2 – Nashville, Tenn., Mercy Lounge      
Feb. 4 – Dallas, Texas, Granada Theater
Feb. 5 – Houston, Texas, Warehouse Live – Studio  
Feb. 6 – Austin, Texas, Emo’s           
Feb. 12 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
March 29 – Vancouver, British Columbia, The Vogue Theatre        
March 31 – Calgary, Alberta, MacEwan Hall Ballroom        
April 1 – Edmonton, Alberta, Union Hall

Tickets are available now. Visit AlessiaCara.com for more information.