2023 Juno Awards nominations: The Weeknd leads the pack with 6 | 24CA News

The Weeknd is again atop the nominees at this yr’s Juno Awards.

The Toronto-raised pop singer earned six nods throughout among the fundamental classes together with single of the yr for Sacrifice, album of the yr with Dawn FM and artist of the yr.

It’s a repeat efficiency for the hitmaker, born Abel Tesfaye, who most just lately was the highest Juno nominee two years in the past.

Other huge contenders at Canada’s greatest music awards present embrace Calgary’s Tate McRae who’s tied with Napanee, Ont. native Avril Lavigne with 5 nominations.

Country siblings the Reklaws, rapper Nav and pop newcomers Preston Pablo and Rêve all have three nods apiece.

The Juno Awards broadcast from Edmonton on March 13.

On Monday, forward of the nominations ceremony, Junos organizers revealed the rap album or EP of the yr contenders. They embrace Vancouver’s Boslen, Halifax-based Classified, and three Toronto rappers, Jazz Cartier, Nav and Tobi.

Find a listing of the nominees within the main classes, under.

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Avril Lavigne
Lauren Spencer-Smith
MacKenzie Porter
Preston Pablo
Rêve
Shawn Mendes
Tate McRae
The Reklaws
The Weeknd
Tyler Shaw

Single of the yr

Bite Me, Avril Lavigne
Flowers Need Rain, Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx
When You’re Gone, Shawn Mendes
She’s all I Wanna Be, Tate McRae
Sacrifice, The Weeknd

International album of the yr

=, Ed Sheeran
Harry’s House, Harry Styles
Montero, Lil Nas X
Midnights, Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift

Album of the yr

Who Hurt You?, Ali Gatie
Love Sux, Avril Lavigne
Demons Protected By Angels, Nav
I Used to Think I Could Fly, Tate McRae
Dawn FM, The Weeknd

Artist of the yr

Avril Lavigne
Lauren Spencer-Smith
Michael Bublé
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

Group of the yr

Arcade Fire
Arkells
Billy Talent
Metric
The Reklaws

Breakthrough artist of the yr

Dax
Devon Cole
Preston Pablo
RealestK
Rêve

Breakthrough group of the yr

Banx & Ranx
Harm & Ease
Rare Americans
Tommy Lefroy
Wild Rivers

Songwriter of the yr

Abel Tesfaye: Less Than Zero (co-songwriters Tomoko Yamaguch, Hamada Tetsuro, Daniel Lopatin, the Weeknd); “Out of Time” (co-songwriters Max Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord); Sacrifice (co-songwriters Max Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord).
Faouzia: Anybody Else (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Michelle Buzz, Sean Davidson); Puppet (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Johnny Goldstein, Sean Davidson); RIP, Love (co-songwriters Fran Hall, Jakke Erixson).
Tate McRae: Chaotic (co-songwriter Victoria Zaro); “Feel Like Shit” (co-songwriters Victoria Zaro, Jacob Hindlin, Russell J Chell); She’s all I Wanna Be (co-songwriter Greogry Kurstin).
Tenille Townes: The Last Time (co-songwriters Gordon Sampson, Benjamin Goldsmith); When you Need It (co-songwriter Stephen Wrabel); When’s it Gonna Happen (co-songwriters Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel).
Tobi: Before we Panic (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Eric Hagstrom, John Stephen Sudduth, Kevin Martin, Tony Martin, Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel); Flowers (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Daniele Luppi, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Nicole Wray, Leon Michels, Paul Spring); Move (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Jessica Lee Hansell, Jon Bap, Robin Hannibal, Tavon Thompson, Tyler Demorest).

Country album of the yr

Way Back, High Valley
Honkytonk Revival, Jade Eagleson
Bronco, Orville Peck
Masquerades, Tenille Townes
Good Ol’ Days, the Reklaws

Adult different album of the yr

Born Losers, Altameda
The Garden, Basia Bulat
Being Somewhere, Dan Mangan
Colder Streams, the Sadies
How Is It That I Should Look on the Stars, The Weather Station

Alternative album of the yr

Blue Rev, Alvvays
Duality, Luna Li
Sewn Back Together, Ombiigizi
The Unraveling of PupTheBand, Pup
Tongues, Tanya Tagaq

Pop album of the yr

In the Meantime, Alessia Cara
Love Sux, Avril Lavigne
The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen
I Used to Think I Could Fly, Tate McRae
Dawn FM, the Weeknd

Rock album of the yr

Otherness, Alexisonfire
Crisis of Faith, Billy Talent
Get Rollin’, Nickelback
Outta Sight, the Sheepdogs
Explosions, Three Days Grace

Album francophone de l’année

Medium plaisir, Ariane Roy
Mercure en mai, Daniel Bélanger
Pictura de ipse: Musique directe, Hubert Lenoir
Crash, Les Louanges
Chiac Disco, Lisa LeBlanc

Rap album/EP of the yr

Gonzo, Boslen
Retrospected (Acoustic), Classified
The Fleur Print Vol. 2, Jazz Cartier
Demons Protected By Angels, Nav
Shall I Continue?, Tobi

Dance recording of the yr

Afterglow, Bob Moses and Kasablanca
Shinigami Eyes, Grimes
These Nights, Loud Luxury feat. Kiddo
Ctrl + Alt + Del, Rêve
Spiral, Rezz

Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the yr

Watin, Aysanabee
Zhawenim, Digging Roots
Code Red, Indian City
Beyond the Reservoir, Julian Taylor
The Crossing, Susan Aglukark

Music video of the yr

Fraud by Emma Higgins (Jessie Reyez)
Unholy by Floria Sigismondi (Sam Smith and Kim Petras)
Have Mercy by Karena Evans (Chlöe)
Different Than Before by Mayumi Yoshida (Amanda Sum)
Remember me for Me by Sterling Larose (SonReal and Lily Moore)

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For an entire checklist of all class nominations, please go to the Junos official website.