The Weeknd has cleaned up on the Junos, Canada’s music awards.
On Monday evening, the Canadian famous person received for finest album of the yr for Daybreak FM. That adopted the Toronto-raised pop famous person, whose actual title is Abel Tesfaye, in pre-telecast award-giving selecting up trophies for finest artist, finest single for “Sacrifice” and songwriter of the yr.
The Weeknd, who penned “Nothing Is Misplaced (You Give Me Energy)” for Avatar: The Means of Water, got here into the Junos with a field-leading six nominations. He earlier received for finest artist on the Junos in 2015, 2016 and 2021, and this yr, beat out competitors from Avril Lavigne, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Michael Bublé and Shawn Mendes in that high-profile class.
The Weeknd’s participation within the Junos, with Daybreak FM put into rivalry, got here as he continues to snub the Grammy Awards stateside. On the identical time, the Rogers Place enviornment in Edmonton rang with boos when the favored Canadian artist was a no-show on the Junos to just accept his album of the yr trophy.
Additionally in the course of the dwell telecast that aired nationwide on the CBC community, Lavigne shouted expletives at a topless environmental activist who crashed the stage – with “Save the Inexperienced Belt” drawn on her again – because the Difficult singer was introducing a musical efficiency by AP Dhillon.
Lavigne additionally picked up the Juno Fan Selection Award for the fourth time. “Now nobody attempt something this time,” the Canadian famous person mentioned whereas accepting the award, earlier than uttering one other expletive, solely this time it was bleeped out.
An emotional high-point for this yr’s Junos got here throughout a efficiency by Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee that was accompanied by video testimony that recalled his grandfather’s time on the McIntosh Residential Faculty in northwestern Ontario, the place Indigenous youth faraway from their households made widespread allegations that they endured bodily and sexual abuse.
In different prize giving on Monday evening, one of the best rap album prize went to Toronto rapper TOBi, often known as Nigerian-Canadian artist Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade, for Shall I Proceed?. And Timmins, Ontario singer-songwriter Preston Pablo received for breakthrough artist of the yr, whereas one of the best up to date R&B recording went for the third time to Jessie Reyez for her second studio album, Yessie.
Additionally Monday evening, Nickelback was inducted into the Canadian Music Corridor Of Fame by Ryan Reynolds and Bublé, through video appearances, and Winnipeg-based Lakewood Faculty music trainer Jewel Casselman was acknowledged because the Canadian music trainer of the yr.
In different pre-telecast prize giving on the Junos, one of the best worldwide album trophy went to Harry Types for Harry’s Home, and the Arkells picked up the Juno for finest group, a class they’ve received 5 instances earlier than.
The Junos, organized by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, have been held with an in-person awards and live performance gala in Edmonton, Alberta. The 2023 version was hosted for the second yr working by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu, who confirmed off his music and dance abilities, which included performing a backflip and a medley of Lavigne hits.
