2023 Juno Awards nominations: The Weeknd leads the pack with 6

The Weeknd is again atop the nominees at this 12 months’s Juno Awards.

The Toronto-raised pop singer earned six nods throughout a few of the essential classes together with single of the 12 months for Sacrifice, album of the 12 months with Daybreak FM and artist of the 12 months.

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

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

Nation 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 12 months contenders. They embody Vancouver’s Boslen, Halifax-based Categorised, and three Toronto rappers, Jazz Cartier, Nav and Tobi.

Discover a checklist of the nominees within the main classes, under.

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TikTok Juno fan selection

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

Single of the 12 months

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

Worldwide album of the 12 months

=, Ed Sheeran
Harry’s Home, Harry Kinds
Montero, Lil Nas X
Midnights, Taylor Swift
Purple (Taylor’s Model), Taylor Swift

Album of the 12 months

Who Damage You?, Ali Gatie
Love Sux, Avril Lavigne
Demons Protected By Angels, Nav
I Used to Assume I Might Fly, Tate McRae
Daybreak FM, The Weeknd

Artist of the 12 months

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

Group of the 12 months

Arcade Hearth
Arkells
Billy Expertise
Metric
The Reklaws

Breakthrough artist of the 12 months

Dax
Devon Cole
Preston Pablo
RealestK
Rêve

Breakthrough group of the 12 months

Banx & Ranx
Hurt & Ease
Uncommon Individuals
Tommy Lefroy
Wild Rivers

Songwriter of the 12 months

Abel Tesfaye: Much 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: Anyone Else (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Michelle Buzz, Sean Davidson); Puppet (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Johnny Goldstein, Sean Davidson); RIP, Love (co-songwriters Fran Corridor, Jakke Erixson).
Tate McRae: Chaotic (co-songwriter Victoria Zaro); “Really 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 Final Time (co-songwriters Gordon Sampson, Benjamin Goldsmith); Once you Want It (co-songwriter Stephen Wrabel); When’s it Gonna Occur (co-songwriters Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel).
Tobi: Earlier than 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); Transfer (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Jessica Lee Hansell, Jon Bap, Robin Hannibal, Tavon Thompson, Tyler Demorest).

Nation album of the 12 months

Means Again, Excessive Valley
Honkytonk Revival, Jade Eagleson
Bronco, Orville Peck
Masquerades, Tenille Townes
Good Ol’ Days, the Reklaws

Grownup different album of the 12 months

Born Losers, Altameda
The Backyard, Basia Bulat
Being Someplace, Dan Mangan
Colder Streams, the Sadies
How Is It That I Ought to Have a look at the Stars, The Climate Station

Various album of the 12 months

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

Pop album of the 12 months

Within the Meantime, Alessia Cara
Love Sux, Avril Lavigne
The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen
I Used to Assume I Might Fly, Tate McRae
Daybreak FM, the Weeknd

Rock album of the 12 months

Otherness, Alexisonfire
Disaster of Religion, Billy Expertise
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 12 months

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

Dance recording of the 12 months

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

Up to date Indigenous artist or group of the 12 months

Watin, Aysanabee
Zhawenim, Digging Roots
Code Purple, Indian Metropolis
Past the Reservoir, Julian Taylor
The Crossing, Susan Aglukark

Music video of the 12 months

Fraud by Emma Higgins (Jessie Reyez)
Unholy by Floria Sigismondi (Sam Smith and Kim Petras)
Have Mercy by Karena Evans (Chlöe)
Totally different Than Earlier than by Mayumi Yoshida (Amanda Sum)
Bear in mind 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.