The Weeknd swept 4 awards on the 2023 Juno Opening Evening Awards, which was livestreamed from the Edmonton Conference Centre on Saturday (March 11). The Canadian celebrity took artist of the yr for a file fourth time; songwriter of the yr for a file fourth time; single of the yr for a record-tying third time for “Sacrifice”; and pop album of the yr for the primary time for Daybreak FM.
The Weeknd is nominated for 2 extra awards on the primary Juno Awards telecast on Monday (March 13). The Opening Evening Awards is analogous to the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony, the place the majority of every yr’s Grammys are offered. However the occasion was much less well-attended than the Grammy Premiere Ceremony often is, maybe partly as a result of it was two days earlier than the primary telecast moderately than simply a number of hours earlier than, because the Grammy Premiere Ceremony is.
A number of Juno winners have additionally performed properly within the U.S. market. These embody Michael Bublé’s Larger (grownup modern album of the yr), Tenille Townes’ Masquerades (nation album of the yr), Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak’s “Twin Body” (rap single of the yr), and Rêve’s “CTRL + ALT + DEL” (dance recording of the yr).
Harry Kinds’ Harry’s Home took the Juno Award for worldwide album of the yr. The blockbuster album has swept awards across the globe, together with the Brit Award for British album of the yr and the Grammy for album of the yr.
Floria Sigismond, who directed the Sam Smith/KimPetras video for “Unholy,” gained music video of the yr. The award was offered by Lyor Cohen, world head of music for YouTube.
Serban Ghenea, whose credit included the aforementioned “Unholy” and Lil Nas X’s That’s What I Need,” was named recording engineer for the second time in three years.
Akeel Henry, whose credit embody Giveon’s “For Tonight” and John Legend’s “Splash,” took the Jack Richardson producer of the yr award.
The Arkells gained group of the yr for a file sixth time. That they had been tied with Blue Rodeo with 5 wins every. (Oddly, neither of those teams has made a lot of a splash within the U.S.)
The occasion additionally acknowledged this yr’s particular award recipients together with the Walt Grealis Particular Achievement Award (Ron Sakamoto) and The MusiCounts Impressed Minds Ambassador Award (Damaged Social Scene’s Kevin Drew).
The livestream was ably co-hosted by Andrew Phung and Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. Alberta pop singer Devon Cole, R&B sensation Dylan Sinclair, post-classical piano icon Jean- Michel Blais, sister trio The Bearhead Sisters carried out. Corb Lund with The Sadies and Shannon Johnson from The McDades shared the stage for a collaborative efficiency of Ian Tyson’s “4 Sturdy Winds” throughout the In Memoriam section. Tyson was among the many Canadian expertise who died prior to now yr, together with Ronnie Hawkins, Susan Jacks, Kerry Chater, Shirley Eikhard and extra,
The Juno Awards broadcast will air reside throughout Canada from Rogers Place in Edmonton at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Hear, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music’s Fb, YouTube and Twitter pages.
The ceremony had initially been scheduled for March 12, however was pushed again a day to keep away from competing with the Oscars. Actor Simu Liu, star of the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is internet hosting for the second yr in a row.
Right here’s the entire listing of winners on the 2023 Juno Opening Evening Awards.
Artist of the yr
Avril Lavigne, Warner
Lauren Spencer-Smith, Island/Republic*Common
Michael Bublé, Warner
Shawn Mendes, Island*Common
WINNER: The Weeknd, XO*Common
Group of the yr
Arcade Hearth, Columbia*Sony
WINNER: Arkells, Arkells Music*Common
Billy Expertise, Warner
Metric, Thirty Tigers
The Reklaws, Starseed*Unbiased
Single of the yr
“Chew Me,” Avril Lavigne, Warner
“Flowers Want Rain,” Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx, 31 East*Common
“When You’re Gone,” Shawn Mendes, Island*Common
“she’s all i wanna be,” Tate McRae, RCA*Sony
WINNER: “Sacrifice,” The Weeknd, XO*Common
Music video of the yr
“Fraud,” Emma Higgins, director; Jessie Reyez, Island*Common
WINNER: “Unholy,” Floria Sigismondi director; Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Capitol*Common
“Have Mercy,” Karena Evans, director; Chlöe, Parkwood*Sony
“Totally different Than Earlier than,” Mayumi Yoshida, director; Amanda Sum, Unbiased
“Bear in mind Me for Me,” Sterling Larose, director; SonReal and Lily Moore, Black Field*Fontana North/Warner
Worldwide album of the yr
=, Ed Sheeran, Warner
WINNER: Harry’s Home, Harry Kinds, Columbia*Sony
Montero, Lil Nas X, Columbia*Sony
Midnights, Taylor Swift, Republic*Common
Crimson (Taylor’s Model), Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift*Common
Breakthrough group of the yr
WINNER: Banx & Ranx, Common
Hurt & Ease, Cosmo Cat*Unbiased
Uncommon Individuals, EMPIRE/Crooked Metropolis*AMPED
Tommy Lefroy, Unbiased*AWAL
Wild Rivers, Nettwerk*Amped
Songwriter of the yr
WINNER: Abel Tesfaye, writer: XO Music Publishing/Kobalt Music Publishing
Faouzia, writer: Faouzia Music/Kobalt Music Publishing
Tate McRae, writer: T8 Leisure Inc/Sony Music Publishing
Tenille Townes, writer: Yr of the Canine
TOBi, writer: Oluwatobi Ajibolade Publishing
Jack Richardson producer of the yr
WINNER: Akeel Henry
Banx & Ranx
Kaytranada
Mike Sensible
Murda Beatz
Recording engineer of the yr
Derek Hoffman
George Seara
Gus van Go
Jason Dufour
WINNER: Serban Ghenea
Pop album of the yr
Within the Meantime, Alessia Cara, Def Jam*Common
Love Sux, Avril Lavigne, Warner
The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen, 604*Warner
i used to assume i might fly, Tate McRae, RCA*Sony
WINNER: Daybreak FM, The Weeknd, XO*Common
Grownup modern album of the yr
Journey Guide, Francois, Klark Unbiased
Descendant, Jann Arden, Common
He Sang She Sang, Marc Jordan & Amy, Sky Linus*Common/IDLA
WINNER: Larger, Michael Bublé, Warner
A Tyler Shaw Christmas, Tyler Shaw, Sony
Rock album of the yr
WINNER: Otherness, Alexisonfire, Dine Alone*The Orchard
Disaster Of Religion, Billy Expertise, Warner
Get Rollin’, Nickelback, BMG*Warner/ADA
Outta Sight, The Sheepdogs, Warner
Explosions, Three Days Grace, RCA*Sony
Steel/exhausting music album of the yr
Psychic Jailbreak, Most cancers Bats, New Injury*The Orchard
Cruel Destruction, Get the Shot, New Injury*The Orchard
Paid In Full, Cranium Fist, Atomic Hearth*Fontana North/Warner
WINNER: Synchro Anarchy, Voivod, Century*Sony
Thought Kind Descent, Wake, Steel Blade*Sony
Grownup Different album of the yr
Born Losers, Altameda, Pheromone*Fontana North
The Backyard, Basia Bulat, Secret Metropolis*F.A.B.
Being Someplace, Dan Mangan, Arts & Crafts*Common
WINNER: Colder Streams, The Sadies, Dine Alone*The Orchard
How Is It That I Ought to Have a look at the Stars, The Climate Station, Subsequent Door*Exterior
Different album of the yr
WINNER: Blue Rev, Alvvays, Celsius Ladies*Common
Duality, Luna Li, AWAL
Sewn Again Collectively, OMBIIGIZI, Arts & Crafts*Common
The Unraveling of Puptheband, PUP, Little Dipper*Common
Tongues, Tanya Tagaq, Six Shooter*Common
Dance recording of the yr
“Afterglow,” Bob Moses and Kasablanca, Astralwerks*Common
“Shinigami Eyes,” Grimes, Columbia*Sony
“These Nights,” Loud Luxurious feat. Kiddo, Armada*Sony
WINNER: “CTRL + ALT + DEL,” Rêve 31, East*Common
“Spiral,” Rezz, RCA*Sony
Underground dance single of the yr
“Debonair,” Bensley, mau5trap*Unbiased/AWAL
“Aye Aye,” Blond:Ish and Cameron Jack, Abracadabra*Above Board
“The Time Is (Now),” Fred The whole lot, Lazy Days*Prime Direct/Paradise
WINNER: “I Knew Techno,” Greg Gow, Restructured*The Orchard
“Simple,” Tiga, Turbo*!K7
Digital album of the yr
Not OK, Mecha Maiko, NewRetroWave*HHV/Imagine
Spectrums, Odonis, Odonis Felte*Secretly
Nightmare on Rezz Avenue 2 Combine, Rezz, HypnoVizion*Common
Artificial Season One, Wealthy Aucoin, We Are Busy Our bodies*Redeye
WINNER: Inside, Teen Daze, Unbiased*Imagine
Conventional R&B/soul recording of the yr
“Please Do Not Lean,” Daniel Caesar feat. BadBadNotGood, Republic*Common
“Palisade,” Jon Vinyl, Vinyl Recordings*Basis
“All I Want,” Protected, RCA*Sony
WINNER: “Final One,” Savannah Ré feat. Dylan Sinclair, Common
“The right way to Make Love,” Thehonestguy, Unbiased*Imagine
Rap single of the yr
“Alejandro Sosa,” 6ixbuzz and Pengz, Warner
“Been Himma,” Dom Vallie, Natalus*The Orchard
“Wrath,” Freddie Dredd, RCA*Sony
WINNER: “Twin Flame,” Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak, RCA*Sony
“Flawed Choices,” XO*Common
Nation album of the yr
Manner Again, Excessive Valley, Cage Free*The Orchard
Honkytonk Revival, Jade Eagleson, Starseed*Unbiased
Bronco, Orville Peck, Columbia*Sony
WINNER: Masquerades, Tenille Townes, RCA*Sony
Good Ol’ Days, The Reklaws, Starseed*Unbiased
Reggae recording of the yr
“Water,” Ammoye, Lulaword*Symphonic
“Like a Star,” Celena, Unbiased
“Jah Love,” Exco Levi, Unbiased
“Within the Streets,” Kairo McLean, Soul Survival*Unbiased
WINNER: “Reggae Occasion,” Kirk Diamond, Kairo McLean and Finn, Unbiased
Up to date roots album of the yr
O Glory, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Divine*Warner
That Was You and Me, Lucky Ones, Sonic *Warner
Maintain on to Love, Shakura S’Aida, Unbiased
WINNER: Come Morning, The Bros. Landreth, Birthday Cake*The Orchard
Home of Desires, The East Pointers, Nettwerk*Amped
Conventional roots album of the yr
Hurricane Clarice, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Free Grime*AMPED/MNRK
20 printemps, Le Vent du Nord, La Compagnie du Nord*IDLA
Slim Line, Mama’s Broke, Free Grime*AMPED/MNRK
WINNER: Inform ‘Em You Had been Gold, Pharis & Jason Romero, Smithsonian Folkways*AMPED/The Orchard
The Empress, The McDades, Unbiased
Blues album of the yr
WINNER: Lengthy River, Angelique Francis, Unbiased
Midnight Blues, Crystal Shawanda, True North*Common/IDLA
Thanks for Tomorrow, Harrison Kennedy, Electro-Fi*Isotope Music/The Orchard
Preach to My Soul, Spencer Mackenzie, Gypsy Soul*Warner
Stay on the King Eddy, The Harpoonist & The Axe Assassin, Fontana North*The Orchard
Up to date Christian/gospel album of the yr
Into The Wild, Dan Bremnes, CURB | Phrase*New Day
Belief, Daniel Ojo, Psalmist*Unbiased
WINNER: Jordan St. Cyr, Jordan St. Cyr, BEC*The Orchard
Solely Ever All the time, Love & The End result, CURB | Phrase*New Day
The Church Will Rise, Tehillah Worship, Unbiased*Wings
World music album of the yr
Within the Footsteps of Rumi, Ghalia Benali, Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian, Glossa*Naxos
WINNER: Thieves of Desires, Lenka Lichtenberg, Sunflower*Unbiased
José Louis and the Paradox of Love, Pierre Kwenders, Arts & Crafts*Common
Vox.Infold, Ruby Singh, Unbiased
Tradisyon, Wesli,WUP/Disques Les Nuits d’Afrique/Cumbancha*Imagine
Vocal jazz album of the yr
WINNER: That includes, Caity Gyorgy, La Reserve*The Orchard
Blue, Diana Panton, Unbiased*The SRG/ILS Group
Venez donc chez moi, Laura Anglade and Sam Kirmayer, Justin Time*F.A.B./Nettwerk
Nikki By Starlight, Nikki Yanofsky, MNRK
The Ostara Mission, The Ostara Mission, Cellar*The Orchard
Jazz album of the yr (solo)
Pleasure, Ernesto Cervini, TPR*A-Practice
A Little Louder Now, Lauren Falls, Unbiased
El Tinajon, Luis Deniz, Modica*Imagine
Rumba, Rafael Zaldivar, Effendi*Propagande/Naxos
WINNER: Sorts of Love, Renee Rosnes, Smoke Periods*The Orchard
Jazz album of the yr (group)
Semantics, Andrew Rathbun Quintet, SteepleChase*Stateside/The Orchard
Speak Reminiscence, BadBadNotGood, Folks’s Champ*Stem
The Historical past of Us, Carn Davidson 9, TPR*Unbiased
WINNER: Desert Bloom, Florian Hoefner Trio, Alma*Common
The Dragon’s Tail, Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles, Unbiased
Instrumental album of the yr
Canadiana, Canadian Brass, Linus*Common/IDLA
WINNER: The whole lot Was Perpetually Till It Was No Extra, Esmerine, Constellation*Secretly
Iguana, Arduous Rubber Orchestra, Redshift*Unbiased
Aubades, Jean-Michel Blais, Arts & Crafts*Common
Lionheart, Stephan Moccio, Decca*Common
Francophone album of the yr
medium Plaisir, Ariane Roy, La maison fauve*Common
Mercure en mai, Daniel Bélanger, Secret Metropolis*F.A.B.
Pictura De Ipse : Musique directe, Hubert Lenoir, Simone*The Orchard
WINNER: Crash, Les Louanges, Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
Chiac Disco, Lisa LeBlanc, Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
Kids’s album of the yr
Good to Meet You, Beppie, Platoon
Say Howdy, Jeremy and Jazzy, Hidden Pony*Common
I Am Love, Splash’N Boots, Unbiased*The Orchard
WINNER: Stroll off the Earth & Romeo Eats, Vol. 2, Stroll off the Earth and Romeo Eats, Golden Carrot*The Orchard
Maestro Contemporary Wes Presents: Julia the Nice, Younger Maestro and Keysha Freshh, Unbiased
Classical album of the yr (solo artist)
Winner of the 18th Worldwide Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competitors Warsaw 2021, Bruce Liu, Deutsche Grammophon*Common
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1, David Jalbert, ATMA*Common
La Zingarella: Via Romany Songland, Isabel Bayrakdarian, AVIE*Naxos
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes, Onyx*PIAS America/The Orchard
WINNER: Fables, Philip Chiu, ATMA*Common
Classical album of the yr (massive ensemble)
Clara – Robert – Johannes: Lyrical Echoes Canada’s Nationwide Arts Centre Orchestra, carried out by Alexander Shelley, Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble Vocal Arts-Quebec, carried out by Matthias Maute, that includes Karina Gauvin, Leaf Music*Naxos
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen – Arvo Pärt: Symphonie No. 4, “Los Angeles,” I Musici de Montréal, carried out by Jean-Marie Zeitouni, ATMA*Common
WINNER: Viola Borealis, Orchestre de l’Agora, carried out by Nicolas Ellis, that includes Marina Thibeault, ATMA*Common
Radiant Daybreak: Music for Introduction and Christmas, The Elora Singers, carried out by Mark Vuorinen, Unbiased
Classical album of the yr (small ensemble)
Nagamo, Andrew Balfour and musica intima Redshift*Unbiased
Hemsi: Chamber Works, ARC Ensemble Chandos*Naxos/PIAS
Vagues et ombres, collectif9 Alpha*Unbiased
WINNER: Early Italian Cello Concertos, Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, carried out by Claude Lapalme, Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
De la cour de Louis XIV à Shippagan! Chants traditionnels acadiens et airs de cour du XVIIe Siècle, Suzie LeBlanc, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Vincent Lauzer, and Sylvain Bergeron, ATMA*Common
Classical composition of the yr
“An Total Augmented Sense of Properly-being,” Anthony Tan, Unbiased
WINNER: “Bestiary I & II,” Bekah Simms, Centrediscs*Naxos
“The Black Fish,” Keyan Emami, Centrediscs*Naxos
“Prayers for Ruins,” Nicole Lizée, Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
“Supervillain Études,” Vincent Ho, Navona*Naxos
Up to date indigenous artist or group of the yr
“Watin,” Aysanabee, Ishkōdé*Common
WINNER: “Zhawenim,” Digging Roots, Ishkōdé*Common R&B
“Code Crimson,” Indian Metropolis, Rising Solar*Warner
“Past the Reservoir,” Julian Taylor, Howling Turtle*Warner
“The Crossing,” Susan Aglukark, Aglukark*Common/IDLA
Conventional indigenous artist or group of the yr
kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ, Cikwes, Nehiyaw Soul*Bigstone Cree Nation
Katajjausiit, Iva & Angu, Unbiased
Mikwanak Kamôsakinat, Joel Wooden, Unbiased
Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Starting, Northern Cree, Unbiased
WINNER: Unbreakable, The Bearhead Sisters, Unbiased
Comedy album of the yr
Let Me Maintain Your Child, Courtney Gilmour, Comedy Information*Unbiased
Splash Pad, Jackie Pirico, Unbiased
WINNER: A Individual Who Is Gingerbread, Jon Dore, Howl & Roar*Unbiased
Right here Stay, Not A Cat, Matt Wright, Chillybrain
Issues Black Ladies Say – The Album, Zabrina Douglas, Howl & Roar*Unbiased
Album paintings of the yr
Emy Storey (Artwork Director, Designer, & Photographer), Becca McFarlane and Pamela Littky (Photographer); CRYBABY – Tegan and Sara, Mother+Pop*Redeye
WINNER: Ian Ilavsky (Artwork Director & Designer), Maciek Szczerbowski (Illustrator); The whole lot Was Perpetually Till It Was No Extra – Esmerine, Constellation*Secretly
Jud Haynes (Artwork Director & Designer); Kubasongs – Kubasonics, Unbiased
Kee Avil (Artwork Director), Lawrence Fafard (Photographer); Crease – Kee Avil, Constellation*Secretly
Lights (Artwork Director & Illustrator), Virgilio Tzaj (Designer), Matt Barnes (Photographer); PEP – Lights, Fueled By Ramen*Warner
