Nominations and New Performers Revealed for The 2023 JUNO Awards

By: Staff –

The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards were announced today. This year’s winners will be unveiled in Edmonton, Alberta at The JUNO Opening Night Awards on Saturday, March 11 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Monday, March 13, broadcasting live on CBC.

It was also revealed today that three more of this year’s nominees will join the lineup of performers taking the stage at The JUNO Awards Broadcast – rock band Alexisonfire (Rock Album of the Year), singer-songwriter Aysanabee (Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year) and R&B artist Jessie Reyez (Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Music Video of the Year).

For a complete list and biographies of all nominees and more information on The 2023 JUNO Awards, please visit junoawards.ca. Rewatch the full 2023 JUNO Nominee Announcement at CBCMusic.ca/junos.

2023 JUNO Award Nominations

The Weeknd sweeps this year’s nominations with a total of six including: TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Pop Album of The Year. Pop punk artist Avril Lavigne and Albertan singer-songwriter Tate McRae followed with five nominations each. Avril is nominated for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of The Year; while Tate is up for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Pop Album of The Year.

First-time nominees honoured with three nominations include singer/songwriter Preston Pablo for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Breakthrough Artist Of The Year; and dance-pop artist Rêve for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Breakthrough Artist Of The Year and Dance Recording Of The Year. Canadian rapper NAV also takes home three nominations for Album of the Year, Rap Album/EP of The Year and Rap Single of the Year; alongside singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Artist of the Year; and country music duo The Reklaws for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Group of the Year, and Country Album of the Year.

New JUNO Award Performers Announced

Lighting up the stage is Alexisonfire, who will perform for the second time since their inaugural JUNO performance in 2007.

Aysanabee will make his JUNO Awards debut with a performance since releasing his debut album Watin in 2022.

The four-time JUNO Award winning artist, Jessie Reyez will help celebrate this year’s nominees as she returns for a performance for audiences in Edmonton.

These artists join previously announced acts AP Dhillon, Banx & Ranx, Preston Pablo and Rêve together in a collaborative performance, Nickelback, Tate McRae and Tenille Townes.

Tickets for The 2023 JUNO Awards start at $49.00 (including tax plus fees) and are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca/junos, by phone and in-person at the Rogers Place box office.